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calamity
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音标：英 [kə'læmɪtɪ] 美 [kə'læməti]
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解释：
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n. 灾难；不幸事件
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n. (Calamity)人名；(英)卡拉米蒂
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中文词源：
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calamity 灾难来自calamus, 芦苇。指不结实，豆腐渣。
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英文词源：
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calamity (n.)
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early 15c., from Middle French calamite (14c.), from Latin calamitatem (nominative calamitas) "damage, loss, failure; disaster, misfortune, adversity," origin obscure. Early etymologists associated it with calamus "straw" (see shawm); but it is perhaps from a lost root preserved in incolumis "uninjured," from PIE *kle-mo-, from base *kel- (1) "to strike, cut" (see holt).
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双语例句：
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1. He described drugs as the greatest calamity of the age.
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他称毒品是这个时代最大的祸害。
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来自柯林斯例句
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2. The frost last week was a great calamity to the citrus industry.
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上周的霜冻对柑橘种植业是一场大灾难.
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来自《简明英汉词典》
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3. The marriage proved to be the greatest calamity of his life.
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事实证明这桩婚姻是他一生中最大的不幸.
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来自《简明英汉词典》
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4. The recent flooding in the south was a calamity.
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最近南方的洪水是一场灾难.
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来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
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5. The attack on Pearl Harbor was a crushing calamity.
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偷袭珍珠港(对美军来说)是一场毁灭性的灾难.
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来自《现代英汉综合大词典》
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更多相关例句：
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He described drugs as the greatest calamity of the age.
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他称毒品是这个时代最大的祸害。【柯林斯例句】
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The frost last week was a great calamity to the citrus industry.
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上周的霜冻对柑橘种植业是一场大灾难.【《简明英汉词典》】
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The recent flooding in the south was a calamity.
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最近南方的洪水是一场灾难.【《现代汉英综合大词典》】
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They have issued the calamity - stricken people with food.
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他们把食品发给灾民.【《简明英汉词典》】
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Calamity occurs in successive years.
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灾祸连年.【《现代汉英综合大词典》】
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Even a greater natural calamity cannot daunt us.
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再大的自然灾害也压不垮我们.【《现代汉英综合大词典》】
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If we had been careful such a calamity would not have befallen us.
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假如我们谨慎的话,这种灾难不会降临到我们的头上.【《简明英汉词典》】
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He gave the money to the victims of a natural calamity in order to crown his father's wish.
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他把这笔钱捐给灾民,以遂其父的心愿.【《现代汉英综合大词典》】
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It could only end in calamity.
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它只会落得个灾难性的下场。【辞典例句】
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They supposed that some calamity had befallen the Governor.
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他们心想这位先生一定遇到了什么无妄之灾.【辞典例句】
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For me, the July twentieth affair was in every way a calamity.
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就我来说, 七月二十日事件完全是大祸临头.【辞典例句】
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This is the way to keep off every calamity of life.
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这是防止住生命中灾难的办法.【辞典例句】
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His becoming blind was a great calamity.
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他双目失明是巨大的不幸.【辞典例句】
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War is a frightful calamity.
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战争是可怕的灾难.【辞典例句】
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Calamity is man's true touch stone.
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灾祸是吾人真正的试金石.【辞典例句】
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