calamity - COCO

📢 音标

/kəˈlæməti/

📝 词性

noun

📖 中文含义

灾难,灾祸,不幸事件

💡 易记方式

�(联想记忆):联想“卡拉OK(Kala)”唱得太难听,导致“city(mity谐音)”发生灾难(calamity),即“卡拉”祸害了“城市”.

🔗 常用搭配

natural calamity(自然灾害)/ avert a calamity(避免一场灾难)/ economic calamity(经济灾难)

📚 例句

The earthquake was a terrible calamity that left thousands homeless.

那次地震是一场可怕的灾难,导致数千人无家可归.

The sudden loss of his job was a personal calamity for him.

突然失业对他而言是一场个人的不幸.