【calamity】的解释和释义

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calamity的近义词5p1中文字网

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一. an event resulting in great loss and misfortune5p1中文字网

e.g. the whole city was affected by the irremediable calamity
the earthquake was a disaster5p1中文字网

Synonym: catastrophedisastertragedycataclysm5p1中文字网

一. 灾难;灾祸; 祸患
A calamity is an event that causes a great deal of damage, destruction, or personal distress.5p1中文字网

e.g. He described drugs as the greatest calamity of the age...
他称毒品是这个时代最大的祸害。
e.g. ...the calamity of war...
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一. 灾害,不幸事件：disaster 灾难,不幸(语气较弱) | calamity 灾害,不幸事件 | nature calamity 自然灾害5p1中文字网

二. 灾害：calamity science 灾害学 | calamity 灾害 | calcium carbide 炭化钙5p1中文字网

三. 灾祸：buckle 变形,坍塌 | calamity 灾祸 | canyon 峡谷5p1中文字网

用作名词(n.)

Calamity stalks in that country.
灾难在那个国家蔓延。
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。
The marriage proved to be the greatest calamity of his life.
事实证实这桩婚姻是他一生中最大的不幸。
It will be a calamity if I fail my exam.
这次考试如果通不过我就惨了。
They kept a record of earthquake calamity.
他们记录地震所发生的灾祸。

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So full is the world of calamity, that every source of pleasure is polluted.5p1中文字网
出自：S. Johnson

n.(名词)

calamity, catastrophe, disaster: 这三个词均可指不幸的灾难。disaster指人为的或自然的灾祸; calamity指造成的灾祸比disaster更大; catastrophe指造成的损失无法补偿。