apocalypse
noun uk/əˈpɒk.ə.lɪps/ us/əˈpɑː.kə.lɪps/
[ S or U ]大灾变；大动乱
a very serious event resulting in great destruction and change
The book offers a vision of the future in which there is a great nuclear apocalypse. 这本书描述了未来核战争带来的灭顶之灾。
the Apocalypse[ S ] （《圣经》中描述的）世界末日
in the Bible, the total destruction and end of the world