But even if the odds of calamity are small, why gamble?(雖然造成災難的可能性很小，可是為什么要去冒險呢？)

But for new ACTS it is a calamity.(但是對于新藝人來講這可是一個災難。)

Mental health in the aftermath of a calamity(不幸事件后果涉及的精神健康問題)

"If not checked, this could lead to a national calamity," he said.(“如果不加以遏止，這會導致一場全國性的災難。”他說。)

But a calamity on this scale creates certain business opportunities.(但是此等規模的災難還是創造了一定的商業機會。)

They mar my path, they set forward my calamity, they have no helper.(這些無人幫助的，毀壞我的道，加增我的災。)

And the stimulus might prevent a total calamity, they say.(并且他們表示刺激計劃能組織一個全面的災難的發生。)

They prevented me in the day of my calamity: but the LORD was my stay.(我遭遇災難的日子，他們來攻擊我。但耶和華是我的倚靠。)

Even a greater natural calamity cannot daunt us.(再大的自然災害也壓不垮我們。)

His proposal is to start by using solar systems with associated batteries to do much of the work that diesel generators do in post-calamity situations.(他建議在后災害狀況下，首先用附加電池的太陽能系統去承擔本應由柴油發電機完成的許多工作。)

用作名詞(n.)

Calamity stalks in that country.
災難在那個國家蔓延。If we had been careful such a calamity would not have befallen us.
假如我們謹慎的話，這種災難不會降臨到我們的頭上。The marriage proved to be the greatest calamity of his life.
事實證明這樁婚姻是他一生中最大的不幸。It will be a calamity if I fail my exam.
這次考試如果通不過我就慘了。They kept a record of earthquake calamity.
他們記錄地震所發生的災禍。

用作名詞 (n.)

動詞+～

avert a calamity避免災難cause calamity釀成災害evade calamity避開災難，祛災flee from a calamity逃難suffer a calamity遭受災難survive a calamity幸免于難ward off a calamity避開災難bring calamity to the country and the people禍國殃民

形容詞+～

appalling calamity駭人聽聞的災難crushing calamity毀滅性的災難dire calamity可怕的災難greatest calamity最大的不幸individual calamity個人的不幸national calamity國難natural calamity自然災難real calamity真正的災難social calamity社會的災難unavoidable calamity不可避免的災難

名詞+～

war calamity戰禍water calamity水災

介詞+～

50 people were killed in the calamity 50人在那場災難中喪生

～+介詞

the calamity of war戰禍（或兵燹）a real calamity to the nation對民族的一大災難

So full is the world of calamity, that every source of pleasure is polluted.