apocalyptic
apocalyptic
a∙poc∙a∙lyp∙tic / əˌpɑkəˈlɪptɪk ; əˌpɔkəˈlɪptɪk /
◙adj
1. warning people about terrible events that will happen in the future
• 预言将有大灾难的:
»The novel presents us with an apocalyptic vision of the future.
这部小说向我们描述了未来的恐怖景象。
2. connected with the final destruction and end of the world, or with any great destruction
• (像)世界末日的,末世的:
»Before them was an apocalyptic landscape of burnt villages and bomb craters.
在他们面前是被焚毁的村落和一个个弹坑,一幅世界末日的景象。