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

• To make preparations for disaster relief; in cases of natural calamities and emergencies, to offer relief and assistance to the sick, the injured and other victims;
  （一）开展救灾的准备工作；在自然灾害和突发事件中，对伤病人员和其他受害者进行救助；
• 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。
• 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。
• They have done remarkably well in coping with natural calamities.
  他们在战胜自然灾害方面做得极为出色。
• Suffered a series of calamities.
  他们遭受了一连串的灾难。
• They will also be insured against natural calamities for ten years.
  它们还将获得十年的自然灾害保险。
• 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。
• Once natural and man-made calamities happened, they had to rely on the government's relief.
  今年遭天灾又遇人祸，真是一个凶年。遇上天灾人祸，他们只能靠政府救济。
• Therefore, a deep ponder should be given to the natural calamities.
  自然灾害也给我们留下了深深的思考。
• For those two will send sudden destruction upon them, and who knows what calamities they can bring?
  因为他们的灾难必忽然而起。耶和华与君王所施行的毁灭，谁能知道呢？