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calamity

/kəˈlæmɪti/

Meanings
noun

灾难，灾祸。

An event resulting in great loss.

Examples :

"The earthquake was a terrible calamity, causing widespread destruction and many deaths. "
那场地震是一场可怕的灾难，造成了广泛的破坏和许多人员伤亡。
disaster event suffering negative situation

Related Words

Illustration widespread

widespread adjective

/ˈwaɪdˌsprɛd/

广泛的，普遍的。

"The flu was widespread throughout the school, with many students absent. "

流感在学校里广泛传播，很多学生都缺席了。

Illustration resulting

resulting verb

/ɹɪˈzʌltɪŋ/

产生，造成。

"The lack of sleep resulted in a poor performance on the math test. "

缺乏睡眠导致了数学考试的糟糕表现。

Illustration destruction

destruction noun

/ˌdɪsˈtɹʌkʃən/

毁灭，破坏。

"The destruction of the condemned building will take place at noon."

被判拆除的大楼将在中午被 毁灭/破坏。

Illustration deaths

deaths noun

/dɛθs/

死亡，逝世，去世

"The death of my grandmother saddened the whole family."

奶奶的去世让全家人都感到悲伤。

Illustration results

results noun

/ɹɪˈzʌlts/

结果，后果。

"the result of a course of action;  the result of a mathematical operation"

一项行动的结果；一项数学运算的结果

Illustration suffering

suffering verb

/ˈsʌfəɹɪŋ/

遭受，受苦。

"Is anyone here afraid of suffering hardship?"

这里有人害怕吃苦吗？

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disaster noun

/dɪˈzæs.tə/ /dɪˈzɑːs.tə(ɹ)/ /dɪˈzæs.tɚ/

灾难，灾害， катастрофа.

"The earthquake was a disaster, causing widespread damage to homes and schools. "

那场地震是一场灾难，对房屋和学校造成了广泛的破坏。

Illustration earthquake

earthquake noun

/ˈɜːθkweɪk/ /ˈɝθkweɪk/

地震, 地动

"The earthquake shook the school building during recess, causing some minor damage. "

地震在课间休息时摇晃了学校大楼，造成了一些轻微的损坏。

Illustration terrible

terrible adjective

/ˈtɛ.ɹə.bl̩/

可怕，糟糕。

"The witch gave him a terrible curse."

那巫婆给了他一个可怕的诅咒。

Illustration distress

distress noun

/dɪˈstɹɛs/

痛苦，苦恼

"The noisy construction next door was a constant distress for the students trying to study. "

隔壁工地嘈杂的施工声让努力学习的学生们苦不堪言。

Illustration causing

causing verb

/ˈkɔzɪŋ/ /ˈkɑzɪŋ/

导致，引起。

"The lightning caused thunder."

闪电引起了雷声。

Illustration event

event noun

/əˈvɛnt/

事件，事情，活动

"The school play was a memorable event. "

学校的戏剧表演是一件令人难忘的事情。