disaster, calamity, catastrophe, misfortune

名詞 misfortune:

1. unnecessary and unforeseen trouble resulting from an unfortunate event
   同義詞：bad luck
2. an unfortunate state resulting from unfavorable outcomes
   同義詞：bad luck, tough luck, ill luck

1. A great misfortune befell him.
   一場大難降臨到他的頭上。
2. I expressed my commiserations on his misfortune.
   我對他的不幸表示同情。
3. Misfortune tests the sincerity of friends.
   [諺]患難識知交。
4. Various strokes of misfortune led to his ruin.
   他遭諸多不幸而一蹶不振。
5. One misfortune followed another.
   不幸的事情一件接著一件。
6. She is no stranger to misfortune.
   她對不幸的經(jīng)歷并不陌生。
7. He had the misfortune to fall ill on the day of the examination.
   他很倒霉，在考試當天生病了。

mis.for.tune

n.（名詞）

Bad fortune or ill luck.
厄運：壞運氣或倒霉
The condition resulting from bad fortune or ill luck:
不幸事故：由厄運或晦氣帶來的境遇：
例句：
wanted to help those in misfortune.
想幫助那些身處逆境的人

A distressing occurrence:
倒霉事，不幸的事：
例句：
.Misfortunes are too apt to wear out Friendship.(Charlotte Charke)
.不幸的事情最能損害友誼.(夏洛特·查克)

<參考詞匯><同義詞>misfortune,adversity,mishap,mischanceThese nouns all refer to a state or an instance of ill fortune or bad luck.
這些名詞都指示一種壞運氣或倒霉的狀態(tài)或事件。
Misfortune, which applies most broadly,often suggests the operation of distressing circumstances beyond the victim`s control:
Misfortune 適用范圍最廣，它經(jīng)常暗含著受害者所不能控制的令人煩惱的外部環(huán)境的運轉(zhuǎn)：
例句：
She had the misfortune to become gravely ill.
她真倒霉，得了重病。

Adversity frequently implies continuing hardship or affliction:
Adversity 經(jīng)常暗含著連續(xù)不斷的艱難和磨難：
例句：
debt-ridden farmers struggling with adversity. Bothmishap and mischance connote slight or negligible incidents or consequences:
負債累累的農(nóng)場主和逆境進行斗爭。 Mishap 和 mischance 兩詞都包含著輕微的或微不足道的事件或影響的意思：

例句：
They arrived at their destination without any mishaps.
他們毫無差錯地到達了目的地。

例句：
By mischance I dialed a wrong number.
很倒霉，我撥錯了電話號碼