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

• 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。
• 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。
• But, I do not intend to address all the challenges and calamities in this message.
  但我没有打算在这里去宣讲这种种的挑战与灾难。
• M: To take appearance for reality is a grievous sin and the cause of all calamities.
  将现象当成实相是一种严重的错失以及一切灾难的原因。
• 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。
• They will only triumph by persevering in their struggle against natural calamities.
  他们只有坚持与自然灾害搏斗，才能取得胜利。
• Do you mean that even the world's calamities and disasters are, at some level, created by us so that we can "experience the opposite of Who We Are"?
  你的意思是，在某些层面，甚至世界上的灾难和不幸，也都是我们自己创造的，因为我们要“经验我们真正是谁的另一面”？
• Suffered a series of calamities.
  他们遭受了一连串的灾难。
• 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。