calamitous

英[kə'læmɪtəs] 美[kə'læmɪtəs]
  • adj. 造成灾祸的
  • calabria n.卡拉布里亚区(意大利行政区名)
  • calabrian adj.(意大利西南部)卡拉布里亚的卡拉布里亚人的.卡拉布里亚方言的.[地质学]卡拉不期(更新世早期)的.
  • caladium n.[植]贝母
  • calais n.加来(法国北部港市)
  • calamanco n.[纺]比利时毛呢
Adjective:
  1. (of events) having extremely unfortunate or dire consequences; bringing ruin;

    "the stock market crashed on Black Friday"
    "a calamitous defeat"
    "the battle was a disastrous end to a disastrous campaign"
    "such doctrines, if true, would be absolutely fatal to my theory"
    "it is fatal to enter any war without the will to win it"
    "a fateful error"

1. We are exposed to the most calamitous accidents.
我们遭受着极大的灾难.

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2. Light reveals the subtle alteration of things, the sly or calamitous impermanence or mortal life.
事物的细微变动, 人生的狡猾,倏忽无常,一一都在光中显露出来.

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3. In all these respects, the environment in many developing countries is calamitous.
在所有这些方面, 许多发展中国家的环境是灾难性的.

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4. Second, this system calamitous political incentives.
第二, 这套体系会催生灾难性的的政治动机.

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5. When central banks put themselves at the disposal of finance ministries, the results can be calamitous.
当央行让自己听命于财政部长时, 结果可能是灾难性的.

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    用作形容词 (adj.)
    1. A calamitous earthquake broke out here.
      这里发生了灾难性的地震。
    2. We are exposed to the most calamitous accidents.
      我们遭受着极大的灾难。
    3. Angola is a beautiful, rich yet calamitous country.
      安哥拉是个美丽富饶又多灾多难的国家。
    4. The rich world faces a nasty recession but that recession need not be calamitous.
      发达国家面临着严重的衰退,但是这种衰退并不必然导致巨大灾难。

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