calamity
美音:
[kə´læmətı
]英音:
[kə´læmətı
]n.灾难,不幸事件
难易程度:
calamity为短语/超纲词汇
词形变化:
名词复数:calamities
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calamity
/kəl'æmətɪ; kə`læmətɪ/
n serious misfortune or disaster 灾祸; 灾难
*The earthquake was the worst calamity in the country's history. 那次地震是全国有史以来最严重的灾难.
* (joc 谑) There are worse calamities than failing your driving test. 比起你驾驶考试不合格来说, 更大的灾难还多着呢.
calamity
npluralcalamities[C][
Date: 1300-1400;
Language: Old French;Origin: calamité, from
Latin calamitas]
a terrible and unexpected event that causes a lot of damage or suffering
=
disaster It would be a calamity for the farmers if the crops failed again.>calamitousadj
1. 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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