Disaster

(noun.) an act that has disastrous consequences.

迦勒编辑

• The Prussians, after the disaster of Jena in 1807, had set to work to put their house in order. 赫伯特·乔治·威尔斯. 世界史纲.
• One day, it was the ninth of September, seemed devoted to every disaster, to every harrowing incident. 玛丽·雪莱. 最后一个人.
• Unfortunately a sudden change came, fraught with disaster. 弗兰克·刘易斯·戴尔. 爱迪生的生平和发明.
• Ah what disaster, if the mother's door opened just beneath him, and she saw him! 戴维·赫伯特·劳伦斯. 恋爱中的女人.
• For two weeks no word has come back from them, but rumours were rife that they had met with a terrible disaster and that all were dead. 埃德加·赖斯·巴勒斯. 火星战神.
• Though Minorca has been twice taken, and is now probably lost for ever, that disaster has never been imputed to any neglect in the executive power. 亚当·斯密. 国富论.
• It was a victory that at some moments came very near disaster. 赫伯特·乔治·威尔斯. 世界史纲.
• Here's a disaster--a multiplicity of disasters in short, as Lady Berwick said one day, when the compound evils fell upon her. 哈里特·威尔逊. 哈里特·威尔逊回忆录.
• Twas evident she knew not of the disaster. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 匹克威克外传.
• No blame attached to the officers--that lying and disaster-breeding verdict so common to our softhearted juries is seldom rendered in France. 马克·吐温. 傻子出国记.
• In reaching the point where the disaster had occurred I had to pass the divisions of Smith and Wallace. 尤利西斯·格兰特. U．S．格兰特的个人回忆录.
• You will rejoice to hear that no disaster has accompanied the commencement of an enterprise which you have regarded with such evil forebodings. 玛丽·雪莱. 弗兰肯斯坦.
• The latter, I believe, he considered a match for any kind of disaster not absolutely mortal. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 大卫·科波菲尔.
• While I described the disaster, Mr. Jaggers stood, according to his wont, before the fire. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 远大前程.
• The whole drift towards industrial training in schools has the germs of disaster within it--a preoccupation with the technique of a career. 沃尔特·李普曼. 政治序论.
• Encouraged by these disasters of the imperial power, the Ionian cities in Asia began for a second time to revolt against the Persians. 赫伯特·乔治·威尔斯. 世界史纲.
• What a series of misfortunes and disasters! 埃德加·赖斯·巴勒斯. 火星战神.
• Here's a disaster--a multiplicity of disasters in short, as Lady Berwick said one day, when the compound evils fell upon her. 哈里特·威尔逊. 哈里特·威尔逊回忆录.
• So Athens was disliked and envied by her own empire; her disasters were not felt and shared as disasters by her subject-cities. 赫伯特·乔治·威尔斯. 世界史纲.
• But I can be the first to support and guard my country, now that terrific disasters and ruin have laid strong hands upon her. 玛丽·雪莱. 最后一个人.
• I conceived that my disasters were now completely at an end, and I looked forwards to a rich harvest, with unbounded applause. 哈里特·威尔逊. 哈里特·威尔逊回忆录.
• In consequence of the disasters that had befallen us in the past few days, Lee could be reinforced largely, and I had no doubt he would be. 尤利西斯·格兰特. U．S．格兰特的个人回忆录.
• The disasters of Russia in Manchuria in 1905 released the spirit of German imperialism to bolder aggressions. 赫伯特·乔治·威尔斯. 世界史纲.
• He met with other disasters common to worthy inventors and discontinued his efforts to improve the art. 威廉·亨利·杜利特. 世纪发明.
• I had no choice, after that, but to return to my proper place and my proper work, before more disasters happened to me. 威尔基·柯林斯. 月亮宝石.
• But two disasters happened to the Etruscans which so weakened them that the Romans were able at last to master them altogether. 赫伯特·乔治·威尔斯. 世界史纲.
• Murders, revolts, chastisements, disasters, cunning alliances, and base betrayals, and no Herodotus to record them. 赫伯特·乔治·威尔斯. 世界史纲.
• I most fervently hope I may not have to add, a day of disasters as well. 威尔基·柯林斯. 白衣女人.
• Still bright on clouds of suffering dim Shines that soft, solemn joy; Nor care I now, how dense and grim Disasters gather nigh. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 简·爱.
• The disasters deepened as Regulus spoke. 威廉·梅克比斯·萨克雷. 名利场.

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