(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"
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用作形容词 (adj.)
A calamitous earthquake broke out here. 这里发生了灾难性的地震。
We are exposed to the most calamitous accidents. 我们遭受着极大的灾难。
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。
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。