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disaster
n.災難(catastrophe,calamity)
disastrous
adj.災難性的，悲慘的 (catastrophic)
A few disastrous investments ruined the company.
一些損失慘重的投資毀了公司。
calamity
n.不幸之事，災難(catastrophe,mishap)
The Red Cross provides relief in case of calamities such as floods, earthquakes and hurricanes.
紅十字會為洪水、地震和颶風之類的災難提供救濟。
unfortunate
adj.不幸的
holocaust
n.大屠殺(slaughter)
carnage
n.大屠殺，殘殺(massacre,slaughter)
cataclysm
n.洪水， 大災難
The eruption of the volcano was an unexpected cataclysm.
火山爆發是一場意外災難。
avalanche
n.雪崩
It is reported that no people were killed in the current avalanche.
據報道，沒有人在這次雪崩中喪生。
slaughter
n./v.屠宰， 殘殺，屠殺(carnage, genocide)
catastrophe
n.異常的災禍(disaster)
The crash of the stock market was a financial catastrophe.
股市崩盤是一場金融災難。
casualty
n.意外傷亡，事故
Jane saw a casualty on the highway and phoned the police.
簡在高速公路上看到一場事故，于是給警察打了電話。
mishap
n.災禍，不幸(mischance,accident)
The fisherman drowned in a boating mishap.
漁夫在一次劃船事故中淹死了。
adversity
n.不幸;逆境(misfortune)
The adversity of losing one's job is difficult to bear.
失去工作的不幸是難以忍受的。
afflict
vt.使痛苦，折磨(torture)
He was afflicted with arthritis.
他患了關節炎。
