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单词 calamity
释义
calamity
kəlæmɪti kəˈlæməti
Word forms: plural calamities
N-VAR 灾难;灾祸; 祸患 A calamity is an event that causes a great deal of damage, destruction, or personal distress. 灾难;灾祸; 祸患 [formal]
  • 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。

SYN disaster, tragedy, ruin, distress
Quotations
Calamities are of two kinds: misfortune to ourselves, and good fortune to others Ambrose Bierce The Devil's Dictionary
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