| 词汇 | doomsday |
| 释义 | doomsday noun[ U ] uk /ˈduːmz.deɪ/ us /ˈduːmz.deɪ/ the end of the world, or a time when something very bad will happen: 世界末日 doomsday scenario Ecologists predict a doomsday scenario (= a time when death and destruction will happen) if global warming continues to increase at the present rate.生态学家预言，如果全球气候变暖继续以目前的速度发展下去，那么世界末日就要来临。 until doomsday You could talk until doomsday (= for a very long time), but they will never change their minds. till doomsday We could be waiting for this bus till doomsday (= for a very long time). Synonym Judgment Day Ends and endings abrupt end accomplishment at the close of something break break something up cessation conclusion death ending endpoint era expiration expiry finalization swansong tailpiece terminable terminative the tail end twilight doomsday | American Dictionarydoomsday noun[ U ] us/ˈdumzˌdeɪ/ the end of the world Doomsday is also Judgment Day. Examples of doomsdaydoomsday For this, the analyst must consider several possible scenarios, including the doomsday scenario. Somewhere in my files will be found a copy of his doomsday text. The rest of us might do better to recall, when warned of the next doomsday, what ever became of the last one. I wrote a couple of indignant articles trying to explain the folly and announcing doomsday. They can automate their response, as with a doomsday machine, or change their environment, as when troops burn their bridges to make retreats impossible. Apparently, the creature will be released on doomsday and will play some role in the destruction to take place at that time. What about the argument that juxtaposes the doomsday machine with a guard and the guard with the person being guarded? For most acts of precommitment in everyday life do not take the form of external physical constraints, such as ropes, handcuffs and doomsday machines + they take the form of rules. Doomsday environmental predictions have held the media stage for many years; the public impact of these prognostications seems to be wearing thin. That is the doomsday scenario, which may or may not happen. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Given increases that barely match inflation, some would say that we face a doomsday scenario. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 We could argue from now until doomsday about how to define an uneconomic pit. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 But there is no shortage of doomsday projections on which to reflect. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 All the doomsday predictions about the effects and outcome of the review are premature. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 We do not know what land will be acquired compulsorily by various authorities between now and doomsday. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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