底特律曾经是一座显赫一时、繁荣兴旺的城市。

Detroit was once a grand and prosperous city.

他因拒绝服从该党关于钢铁国有化的路线而顿然显赫一时。

He suddenly came into prominence as a result of his refusal to obey the party-line on the nationalization of steel.

曾经称霸地球显赫一时的恐龙，在白垩纪时代的这次温度巨变中，似乎全都灭绝了。

The temperature drop during the Cretaceous period would almost certainly have wiped out an 'abundance' of the world's dinosaurs.