常用短语

参考例句

1. For me, the July twentieth affair was in every way a calamity .

   就我来说，七月二十日事件完全是大祸临头。

2. They have found comfort under calamity , and refuge and hope in affliction.

   他们在不幸中找到了安慰，在苦难中找到了庇护和希望。

3. We agreed that the war was in reality a calamity for civilization.

   我们一致认为战争实质上是对文明的一场浩劫。

4. Hawthorne attempts to dissociate himself from the headlong calamity which he, too, records.

   霍桑企图将自己与他所描写的灭顶大灾分开。

5. This is the way to keep off every calamity of life.

   这是防止住生命中灾难的办法。

6. A bazaar was held for the benefit of the victims of the natural calamity .

   为灾民举办了义卖。

7. The recent flooding in the south was a calamity .

   最近南方的洪水是一场灾难。

8. They supposed that some calamity had befallen the Governor.

   他们心想这位先生一定遇到了什么无妄之灾。

9. "How was your holiday?"- "It was a calamity .".

   【休假过得如何? 】【很 (凄) 惨 】。

10. An optimist sees an opportunity in every calamity .

    乐观者在灾难中可以看到希望。

同义词

• accident
• catastrophe
• disaster
• misfortune
• mishap
• tragedy