| 单词 | calamity |
| 释义 | calamity /kəlæməti/ [countable, uncountable] an event that causes great harm, especially to the political or financial affairs of a country or organization, or to sb's personal life灾难，灾祸（尤指对国家或机构的政治或财政方面，或对个人生活方面造成重大打击的事件）◆sudan suffered a series of calamities during the 1980s.苏丹在 20 世纪 80 年代经受了一连串灾难。◆his financial help saved the magazine from total calamity.他的资金援助将那本杂志从彻底的危难中拯救出来。ⓘ a calamity is less serious than a disaster or catastrophe and is not usually used for an event in which people die. * calamity 严重性比 disaster 和 catastrophe 要低，通常不指有人员死亡的事件。calamity/kəlˈæməti ||; kəˈlæmətɪ/noun [c,u] (plural calamities) a terrible event that causes a lot of damage or harm 灾难；灾祸calamitysee ⇨ disaster 1 ca·lam·i·ty /kə`læmətɪ; kəˈlæmɪti/n [c,u]an unexpected event that causes a lot of damage or suffering 灾难，祸患; 重大的不幸:◇the government was determined to avoid yet another political calamity. 政府下决心避免另一次的政治灾难。◇the area has been plagued by calamity. 那个地区已被灾难笼罩。 |
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