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calamity

calamity

[英] [kəˈlæmiti] [美] [kəˈlæmɪti] 生词本

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1. N-VAR 灾难;灾祸; 祸患 A calamity is an event that causes a great deal of damage, destruction, or personal distress. 
  • He described drugs as the greatest calamity of the age...

    他称毒品是这个时代最大的祸害。

  • ...the calamity of war...

    兵燹战祸

  • It could only end in calamity.

    它只会落得个灾难性的下场。

Noun

1. an event resulting in great loss and misfortune;

  • "the whole city was affected by the irremediable calamity"
  • "the earthquake was a disaster"

法律

  • 1.灾害
1. After more than a hundred years of anti-imperialist, anti-feudal struggle, the calamity-ridden Chinese nation at last stood up.
经过一百多年的反帝反封建斗争,灾难深重的中华民族终于站起来了。

来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

2. Calamity occurs in successive years.
灾祸连年。

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3. Even a greater natural calamity cannot daunt us.
再大的自然灾害也压不垮我们。

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4. He gave the money to the victims of a natural calamity in order to crown his father's wish.
他把这笔钱捐给灾民,以遂其父的心愿。

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5. If we had been careful such a calamity would not have befallen us.
假如我们谨慎的话,这种灾难不会降临到我们的头上。

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6. The attack on Pearl Harbor was a crushing calamity.
偷袭珍珠港(对美军来说)是一场毁灭性的灾难。

来自《现代英汉综合大词典》

7. The frost last week was a great calamity to the citrus industry.
上周的霜冻对柑橘种植业是一场大灾难。

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8. The marriage proved to be the greatest calamity of his life.
事实证明这桩婚姻是他一生中最大的不幸。

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9. The recent flooding in the south was a calamity.
最近南方的洪水是一场灾难。

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10. They have issued the calamity-stricken people with food.
他们把食品发给灾民。

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