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cataclysms
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大灾难, 自然灾害
a sudden, violent natural disaster that drastically alters the earth's landscape
- The 2004 Indonesian earthquake and tsunami caused a massive cataclysm that claimed over 200,000 lives.
2004年印尼地震和海啸造成了一场巨大的灾难，夺走了超过20万人的生命。
- Scientists point to an asteroid or comet impact as the leading theory for the cataclysm that wiped out the dinosaurs.
科学家们指出，小行星或彗星的撞击是导致恐龙灭绝的大灾难的主要理论。
- Landslides and rock avalanches are examples of relatively common terrestrial cataclysms that can develop with little warning.
山体滑坡和岩石崩塌是相对常见的陆地灾难的例子，它们可以在几乎没有预警的情况下发展。
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大灾难, 灾变
a sudden or disastrous event that destroys or changes a whole region or system
- Fall of the Western Roman Empire marked a political and economic cataclysm from which Europe did not recover for centuries.
西罗马帝国的灭亡标志着一个政治和经济的大灾难，欧洲几个世纪都未能从中恢复。
- World War I represented a cataclysm that demolished long-standing political systems and redrew the map of Europe.
第一次世界大战代表了一场大灾难，它摧毁了长期存在的政治体系并重新绘制了欧洲地图。
- Emergence of the internet sparked a cataclysm in how people share information and do business.
互联网的出现引发了人们分享信息和做生意方式的剧变。
- Company faced a public relations cataclysm over harmful business practices exposed in news report.
公司因新闻报道中揭露的有害商业行为而面临公关灾难。
- The earthquake was a cataclysm that reshaped the landscape and devastated the city.
地震是一场大灾难，它改变了地貌并摧毁了城市。