calamity
gb/kəlˈæmɪti/ us/kəlˈæmɪti/
C1
Anh
~ 5900
Các nghĩa
0 nghĩa
Danh từ
formal
C1
event
1
very serious disaster or misfortune
A very bad event that causes a lot of harm, pain, or problems for many people.
Mẫu sử dụng:
[a/the] calamity for [someone/something]
Lỗi thường gặp:
Learners sometimes use "calamity" for small problems (e.g., a delayed bus). In English, "calamity" is usually reserved for very serious events. Also, remember it is countable: you say "a calamity" or "several calamities," not just *"there was calamity" in most contexts.
Từ đồng nghĩa
disaster (More common and slightly less formal; often interchangeable in most contexts.)
|
catastrophe (Very close in meaning but can sound even more dramatic than "calamity.")
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tragedy (Emphasizes human suffering and emotional loss more than physical or financial damage.)
Từ trái nghĩa
blessing (Highlights something very good or helpful, often surprisingly so, in contrast to serious harm.)
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boon (A great benefit or help, often in a difficult situation, opposite of a harmful event.)
Cụm từ đi kèm
natural calamity
|economic calamity
|a major calamity
|personal calamity
|prevent a calamity
|end in calamity
Chủ đề
disasters
|society
|emotions
|nature
|core_vocabulary
Ví dụ
- The earthquake was a national calamity that left thousands homeless.
- If the dam breaks, it will be an environmental calamity for the region.
- Losing both jobs in the same week felt like a personal calamity to the young couple.
- The report warns that ignoring climate change could lead to economic calamity.
- Thanks to early evacuation, the potential calamity was largely avoided.
Ví dụ cho người học
- The flood was a great calamity for the small town.
- The war brought calamity to millions of people.
- Losing all of their money in one day was a calamity for the family.
- The fire could have become a real calamity, but the firefighters stopped it.
- They worked hard to prevent another calamity like the last accident.
Danh từ
informal
C2
entity
2
person or thing causing constant disasters
A person or thing that often makes big mistakes or causes bad problems again and again.
Mẫu sử dụng:
[someone] is a [calamity] at [activity]
Lỗi thường gặp:
Learners may think this meaning is very common, but it is mostly used in jokes or strong criticism. It is not a neutral way to talk about someone. It also suggests repeated or serious problems, not just one small mistake.
Từ đồng nghĩa
disaster (Informally used about a person who often fails or causes trouble, similar humorous tone to this sense.)
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mess (More general and less dramatic; suggests someone is disorganized or always in trouble, not always causing big problems.)
Từ trái nghĩa
a safe pair of hands (Describes someone reliable and careful, the opposite of a person who constantly causes problems.)
Cụm từ đi kèm
a walking calamity
|a bit of a calamity
|a calamity in the kitchen
|a social calamity
|prove to be a calamity
Chủ đề
daily life
|people
|daily_life
|core_vocabulary
Ví dụ
- I'm a complete calamity in the kitchen and burn almost everything I cook.
- He’s a walking calamity; wherever he goes, something gets broken.
- Putting him in charge of the event turned out to be a total calamity.
- She's a bit of a calamity when it comes to technology, so we set up the computer for her.
- With his record, hiring him as a driver could be a real calamity.
Ví dụ cho người học
- My brother is a calamity when he tries to fix things.
- I am a walking calamity; I drop my phone every week.
- She was a calamity at the party and spilled juice on three people.
- They said he was a calamity as a manager because many things went wrong.
- I feel like a calamity when I play sports, because I always fall.
Ngữ pháp
Dạng từ điển
calamity
IPA
GB/kəlˈæmɪti/
US/kəlˈæmɪti/
Âm tiết và trọng âm
calam - ity (2 âm tiết)
Stress on 2nd syllable (ity)
Các dạng từ
Noun
- Base: calamity
- Plural: calamities
Họ từ
Cách diễn đạt
a walking calamity
1/ə wˈɔkɪŋ kəlˈæmɪti/
idiom
informal
very accident-prone or trouble-prone person
A person who often has accidents or causes bad problems wherever they go.
Ví dụ
- With the number of laptops he’s broken, he’s basically a walking calamity.
- She joked that she was a walking calamity after spilling coffee on herself twice in one morning.