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

• They may have informed you of the terrible calamities that have fallen on our family.
  他们或许已经把我们家发生的可怕的灾难告诉你了。
• 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。
• 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”？
• 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。
• One moment's false security can bring a century of calamities.
  图一时之苟安，贻百年之大患。
• 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；
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• Undertake take precautions against natural calamities prevents the another obligation that caustic job is an underwriter actively.
  积极进行防灾防损工作是保险人的又一义务。