calamity

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基本釋義

n.
災(zāi)禍,災(zāi)難; 不幸之事; 困苦; 不幸

詞性變化

實(shí)用例句

He described drugs as the greatest calamity of the age.

他稱毒品是這個(gè)時(shí)代最大的禍害。

柯林斯例句

The frost last week was a great calamity to the citrus industry.

上周的霜凍對(duì)柑橘種植業(yè)是一場(chǎng)大災(zāi)難.

《簡(jiǎn)明英漢詞典》

The recent flooding in the south was a calamity.

最近南方的洪水是一場(chǎng)災(zāi)難.

《現(xiàn)代漢英綜合大詞典》

They have issued the calamity - stricken people with food.

他們把食品發(fā)給災(zāi)民.

《簡(jiǎn)明英漢詞典》

Calamity occurs in successive years.

災(zāi)禍連年.

《現(xiàn)代漢英綜合大詞典》

Even a greater natural calamity cannot daunt us.

再大的自然災(zāi)害也壓不垮我們.

《現(xiàn)代漢英綜合大詞典》

If we had been careful such a calamity would not have befallen us.

假如我們謹(jǐn)慎的話,這種災(zāi)難不會(huì)降臨到我們的頭上.

《簡(jiǎn)明英漢詞典》

He gave the money to the victims of a natural calamity in order to crown his father's wish.

他把這筆錢捐給災(zāi)民,以遂其父的心愿.

《現(xiàn)代漢英綜合大詞典》

It could only end in calamity.

它只會(huì)落得個(gè)災(zāi)難性的下場(chǎng)。

辭典例句

They supposed that some calamity had befallen the Governor.

他們心想這位先生一定遇到了什么無妄之災(zāi).

辭典例句

For me, the July twentieth affair was in every way a calamity.

就我來說, 七月二十日事件完全是大禍臨頭.

辭典例句

This is the way to keep off every calamity of life.

這是防止住生命中災(zāi)難的辦法.

辭典例句

His becoming blind was a great calamity.

他雙目失明是巨大的不幸.

辭典例句

War is a frightful calamity.

戰(zhàn)爭(zhēng)是可怕的災(zāi)難.

辭典例句

Calamity is man's true touch stone.

災(zāi)禍?zhǔn)俏崛苏嬲脑嚱鹗?

辭典例句

英英釋義

Noun
  • 1. an event resulting in great loss and misfortune;

    "the whole city was affected by the irremediable calamity"

    "the earthquake was a disaster"

同義詞辨析

disaster, calamity, catastrophe, misfortune

這些名詞均表示"災(zāi)難"或"不幸"之意。

  • disaster: 普通用詞,指大破壞、痛苦或傷亡。
  • calamity: 多指?jìng)€(gè)人的不幸,比disaster嚴(yán)重,強(qiáng)調(diào)災(zāi)難引起的悲痛以及對(duì)于損失的感覺。
  • catastrophe: 語氣最強(qiáng),指可怕的災(zāi)難,強(qiáng)調(diào)最終的結(jié)局。
  • misfortune: 普通用詞,多批較為嚴(yán)重的不幸,強(qiáng)調(diào)不幸多由外界因素所致。

同義詞

n.災(zāi)難;大禍

catastrophedisastertragedy

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