柯林斯詞典calamity /k??l?m?t?/ (calamities) 1. N-VAR A calamity is an event that causes a great deal of damage, destruction, or personal distress. 災難[正式] He described drugs as the greatest calamity of the age. 他形容毒品是這個時代最大的災難。 返回 calamity劍橋詞典a serious accident or bad event causing damage or suffering 災難；災禍 A series of calamities ruined them - floods , a failed harvest , and the death of a son . 一連串的災難擊垮了他們——洪水、歉收、喪子。 返回 calamity