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calamitous
[英] [kəˈlæmɪtəs] [美] [kəˈlæmɪtəs] 生词本

adj.

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1. ADJ-GRADED 不幸的;灾难性的;严重的 If you describe an event or situation as calamitous, you mean it is very unfortunate or serious. 

  • ...the calamitous state of the country.

    国势危难

  • ...a calamitous air crash.

    一起严重的坠机事件

Adjective

1. (of events) having extremely unfortunate or dire consequences; bringing ruin;

  • "the stock market crashed on Black Friday"
  • "a calamitous defeat"
  • "the battle was a disastrous end to a disastrous campaign"
  • "such doctrines, if true, would be absolutely fatal to my theory"- Charles Darwin
  • "it is fatal to enter any war without the will to win it"- Douglas MacArthur
  • "a fateful error"