calamity
灾害
definition
noun
the fire was the latest calamity to strike the area
an event causing great and often sudden damage or distress; a disaster.
translation of 'calamity'
noun
灾难,
劫,
遭,
眚,
意外,
遭遇,
惨剧,
殃,
乱子,
难,
大祸,
危难,
祸,
害,
灾害,
灾
example
It has shown its capacity to plan ahead and be ever ready for any 'calamity' or disaster that may beset the country.
To the extent that the pessimism is based on fears of an election day terrorist 'calamity' , it's hard to argue with.
emergency measures may be necessary in order to avert a 'calamity'
What new 'calamity' could be taking shape in the odd disasters of recent weeks?
Yes, this country could be devastated by terrorism, or a meteor strike, or some economic 'calamity' .
the journey had led to 'calamity' and ruin
Plan for stress, say the experts, just like you plan ahead for any 'calamity' you want to avoid.
Earth was among the many planets destroyed in this 'calamity' , and many humans were lost also.
The skipper was experienced and had faced worse seas before and so sudden was the 'calamity' which overwhelmed him that he was unable to send out a Mayday call.
One morning's natural 'calamity' has delivered tens of thousands of new victims.
Before the oil well 'calamity' , villagers there led a peaceful life, getting along with each other in harmony.
Whenever any 'calamity' , disaster or accident occurs, their team arrives there as volunteers for relief work.
There were those indeed who believed this 'calamity' marked the end of the world.
Speaking of the next step, for families who have lost someone in this 'calamity' , what's the next step for them?
the fire was the latest 'calamity' to strike the area
Which devastating 'calamity' is to come our way, hyperinflation or collapsing deflation?
The liberation brought fresh 'calamity' and distress for those Jews who had survived the Holocaust.
It wasn't long before an even greater 'calamity' than sea sickness set upon them.
Nearly every 'calamity' and malady known to humankind has a saint to look after it.
After unloading, I decided it would be prudent to park in the lot rather than risk further 'calamity' .
The areas that were most damaged by the 'calamity' is certainly back on its feet.
The worst economic 'calamity' to befall a family, and especially women and children, is divorce.
In the face of this 'calamity' , the puzzle remains why so many settlers moved to a place that turned out to be so inhospitable.
the journey had led to 'calamity' and ruin
Today, opinion is divided on whether the new course is better or worse - but everyone agrees the disruption has been 'calamitous' and unnecessary.
After a 'calamitous' decline in the value two years ago, it's now more stable.
If he hadn't made such a fuss about acceptable standards of behaviour, his fall from grace might not have been so swift and 'calamitous' .
It was the one place in all the world where our 'calamitously' scattered and tormented family could be together, in a cobbled and more or less cheerful mosaic.
The prime minister has most 'calamitously' deceived himself.
If Carey has done something so 'calamitously' wrong that this severe a punishment is handed out then damn him.
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