cataclysmic
adjective
literaryuk/ˌkæt.əˈklɪz.mɪk/us/ˌkæt̬.əˈklɪz.mɪk/causinga lot ofdestruction, or asudden,violentchange:
灾难性的Thesecountriesare on thebrinkof cataclysmicfamine.这些国家就要爆发灾难性的大饥荒了。
a cataclysmiceruption/tsunami/earthquake灾难性的（火山）爆发/灾难性的海啸/灾难性的地震
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cataclysm
- Someeventsmay havesmallconsequences, whileothersarenearlycataclysmic intheirimpact.
- TheDepressionwas aworldwidecataclysmicevent.
- Greenhousegasescouldcausea cataclysmicchangein the world'sclimate.
- Saturn’sringsweren'tformedby asinglecataclysmicevent.
- Theconsequencesofbankruptcyarepotentiallycataclysmic.
Causing things to happen
- -induced
- activate
- activation
- actuation
- agent
- attribute
- attributesomethingtosomeone
- in
- inaugurate
- inauguration
- instate
- pioneer
- realization
- realize
- reattribute
- reawaken
- reimpose
- render
- seed
- spark
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