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 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• Unfortunately, the above calamities are real in the world that we all live in today.
  不幸的是，上述的灾难是真正在世界上我们都生活在今天。
• 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。
• We must be prepared against natural calamities.
  我们要做好准备，以防自然灾害。
• 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。
• There are incidents all over the world that cannot be avoided tragedy's, accidents, deaths, calamities and war.
  世界上有很多事件不可避免地成为悲剧，事故，死亡，灾祸和战争。
• The meteorological satellite system has brought increased accuracy to weather forecasting, substantially reducing economic losses due to natural calamities;
  卫星气象系统提高了天气预报的准确率，大幅度减少了由于自然灾害造成的经济损失；
• 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；