C U 灾祸，灾难accident;disaster

　avert a ～　避免灾难
　cause ～　酿成灾害
　evade ～　避开灾难，祛灾
　flee from a ～　逃难
　suffer a ～　遭受灾难
　survive a ～　幸免于难
　ward off a ～　避开灾难
　bring ～ to the country and the people　祸国殃民
　appalling ～　骇人听闻的灾难
　crushing ～　毁灭性的灾难
　dire ～　可怕的灾难
　greatest ～　最大的不幸
　individual ～　个人的不幸
　national ～　国难
　natural ～　自然灾难
　real ～　真正的灾难
　social ～　社会的灾难
　unavoidable ～　不可避免的灾难
　war ～　战祸
　water ～　水灾
　50 people were killed in the ～ 　50人在那场灾难中丧生
　the ～ of war　战祸（或兵燹）
　a real ～ to the nation　对民族的一大灾难

　Calamity stalks in that country.　灾难在那个国家蔓延。
　If we had been careful such a calamity would not have befallen us.　假如我们谨慎的话，这种灾难不会降临到我们的头上。
　The marriage proved to be the greatest calamity of his life.　事实证明这桩婚姻是他一生中最大的不幸。
　It will be a calamity if I fail my exam.　这次考试如果通不过我就惨了。
　They kept a record of earthquake calamity.　他们记录地震所发生的灾祸。
　I am afraid my report for the past year is not a very cheerful one, it is the story of one calamity on the back of another.　恐怕我关于去年的报告不令人愉快，那是一个接一个的灾难故事。
　The frost last week was a great calamity to the citrus industry.　上周的霜冻对柑橘种植业是一场大灾难。
　The spring floods were a great calamity to the farmers whose crops and homes were ruined.　这场春季洪水对那些房屋和庄稼被毁的农民来说是一场大灾难。
　The loss of the ship was a calamity to the navy.　该船的沉没为海军的一大不幸。

 ♣ calamity, catastrophe, disaster
　参见disaster条。

　［派生词］ calamitious adj.受灾的，灾难的
　［同义词］ catastrophe, disaster, tragedy, accident
　［反义词］ blessing, good luck, triumph
　［词源］　希腊语katastrophe（翻倒）