calamities

英 [kəˈlæmɪtiz]

美 [kəˈlæmətiz]

n.  灾难; 灾祸
calamity的复数

柯林斯词典

• N-VAR 灾难;灾祸; 祸患
  Acalamityis an event that causes a great deal of damage, destruction, or personal distress.
  1. He described drugs as the greatest calamity of the age...
     他称毒品是这个时代最大的祸害。
  2. ...the calamity of war...
     兵燹战祸
  3. It could only end in calamity.
     它只会落得个灾难性的下场。

双语例句

• We must be prepared against natural calamities.
  我们要做好准备，以防自然灾害。
• But if they leave policy loose too long, the risks of different calamities mount.
  但如果让宽松政策持续过长时间，发生另一种灾难的风险将会上升。
• Calamities are of two kinds: misfortune to ourselves, and good fortune to others.
  灾难有两种：一种对我们是不幸的，另一种对其他人是幸运的。
• One moment's false security can bring a century of calamities.
  图一时之苟安，贻百年之大患。
• But2011 has already witnessed a cascade of global crises and calamities that have placed unprecedented demands on the international community and its resources.
  但是在2011年我们已经目睹了一连串的全球危机和灾难，这对国际社会及其资源提出了前所未有的要求。
• He who foresees calamities suffers them twice over.
  预见灾难的人承受了它们两次。
• For some unaccountable reason, these were not vast calamities.
  也不知由于什么原因，原来这些并不是大灾难啊。
• That calamities fall upon societies such as ours, often without warning.
  灾难常常不提前预警就降临到我们的社会。
• We must band ourselves against natural calamities despite the disputes on the working plan.
  尽管我们对工作计划存在着分歧，但我们应该联合起来与自然灾害作斗争。
• He conjectured that some individuals may be able to detect major calamities
  他猜测说有些人也许能够察觉重大灾难。