"the whole city was affected by the irremediable calamity"
"the earthquake was a disaster"
双语例句
用作名词 (n.)
The recent flooding in the south was a calamity. 最近南方的洪水是一场灾难。
She is always on the alert for some new calamity. 她总是保持警觉以防某种新的灾难。
用作名词 (n.)
Calamity stalks in that country. 灾难在那个国家蔓延。
If we had been careful such a calamity would not have befallen us. 假如我们谨慎的话，这种灾难不会降临到我们的头上。
The marriage proved to be the greatest calamity of his life. 事实证明这桩婚姻是他一生中最大的不幸。
It will be a calamity if I fail my exam. 这次考试如果通不过我就惨了。
They kept a record of earthquake calamity. 他们记录地震所发生的灾祸。
～+ prep. -phrase
I am afraid my report for the past year is not a very cheerful one,it is the story of one calamity on the back of another. 恐怕我关于去年的报告不令人愉快,那是一个接一个的灾难故事。
The frost last week was a great calamity to the citrus industry. 上周的霜冻对柑橘种植业是一场大灾难。
The spring floods were a great calamity to the farmers whose crops and homes were ruined. 这场春季洪水对那些房屋和庄稼被毁的农民来说是一场大灾难。
The loss of the ship was a calamity to the navy. 该船的沉没为海军的一大不幸。
