misfortune

noun

1. 厄运；不幸
   bad luck
   1. He has known great misfortune in his life.
      他一生中经历过巨大的不幸。
   2. We had the misfortune to run into a violent storm.
      我们不幸遭遇了猛烈的暴风雨。
2. 不幸的事故（或情况、事件）
   an unfortunate accident, condition or event
   1. She bore her misfortunes bravely.
      她勇敢地承受不幸的遭遇。

1. N-VAR 不幸;灾祸
   A misfortune is something unpleasant or unlucky that happens to someone.
   1. She seemed to enjoy the misfortunes of others...
      她似乎喜欢幸灾乐祸。
   2. He had his full share of misfortune.
      他吃尽了苦头。

1. His story is a catalogue of misfortune.
   他的经历充满着接二连三的不幸。
2. That's probably the most bare and bleak island I've ever had the misfortune to clap eyes on
   那可能是我不幸看到的最光秃、最荒凉的岛屿。
3. Were it not for this misfortune, he might never have been forced into the business of grinding out novels to support his family.
   要不是因为这一不幸变故，他可能永远都不会迫于无奈地开始流水线式创作小说养家糊口。
4. She seemed to enjoy the misfortunes of others
   她似乎喜欢幸灾乐祸。
5. He had his full share of misfortune.
   他吃尽了苦头。
6. I felt more than ordinary human sympathy for him in his misfortune. I was deeply moved as a fellow sufferer.
   我对他的遭遇，不只是普普通通的同情，还有一种深切的同病相怜的感触。
7. We become companion in misfortune from then on.
   从那时起，我们就成了患难之交。
8. There is no highroad to happiness or misfortune; every man brings them on himself.; Fortunes or misfortunes are all created by man himself.
   祸福无门，唯人自召[招]。
9. We are companions in misfortune.
   我们是患难之交。
10. She had the misfortune to break her leg.
    她不幸摔断了腿。
11. Man often accuses nature of his own misfortune.
    人常因自己的不幸而责怪老天。
12. The campaign brought honours and promotion to many, but for me it had nothing but misfortune and disaster.
    这次战役给许多人带来了升迁和荣誉，但是带给我的却只是不幸和灾难。
13. Do people truly benefit from hardship and misfortune?
    我们真的能从苦难和不幸中获益吗？
14. Maybe it was the pain and guilt associated with a life of misfortune.
    也许是他生活的不幸所造成的痛苦和内疚使然。
15. We all know of your daughter's misfortune.
    我们都知道你女儿的不幸。
16. I deeply regret your misfortune.
    我对你的不幸，深感遗憾。
17. We are in sympathy with his misfortune.
    我们对他的不幸表示同情。
18. Any unexpected misfortune happened to my son, I would not live any longer.
    我的儿子要是有个三长两短，我就不想活了。
19. He had the misfortune to break his left arm.
    他不幸把左胳臂折断了。
20. A misfortune befell him.
    不幸降临到他身上。
21. Fortune often brings you misfortune when it brings you happiness.
    命运常在给你带来幸福的同时给你带来不幸。
22. Oh, Misfortune, blessed be thou; for through thee I have seen the face of my Lover.
    哦，厄运，让上帝祝福你吧，通过你我看到了我的情人的脸。
23. He had a misfortune while swimming.
    他在游泳时发生了不幸。
24. Calamities are of two kinds: misfortune to ourselves, and good fortune to others.
    灾难有两种：一种对我们是不幸的，另一种对其他人是幸运的。
25. You had the misfortune to fall in love with man who's not your husband.
    你竟然爱上一个不是你丈夫的人。
26. We not because of our present's misfortune, but will give up our happiness for a lifetime.
    我们不会因为我们现在的不幸，而放弃我们一辈子的幸福的。
27. I'm feeling very sad about your misfortune.
    我对你的不幸感到十分伤心。
28. It's this ignorance that is our misfortune.
    这个不小心是我们的不幸。
29. Has brought you and your kingdom great misfortune and biood-shed.
    带给你和你的王国巨大的不幸和很大牺牲。
30. Meets you is I biggest misfortune.
    遇见你是我最大的不幸。

  tragedy adversity calamity catastrophe disaster misfortune【导航词义：悲剧，灾难】

  tragedy n. 悲剧性事件，惨剧

〔辨析〕指因有人死亡而令人震惊的不幸事件。

  adversity n. 逆境，不幸

〔辨析〕指困难重重或不走运的境况。

  calamity n. 灾难，祸患

〔辨析〕指意外发生的、造成重大损失的灾祸，语气强于 disaster，侧重于悲痛的心情；有时也指个人的不幸， 多为幽默用语。

  catastrophe n. 重大灾难；大祸

〔辨析〕语气最强，指造成破坏、死亡的可怕灾难，强调最终的结局；也可指极为麻烦的局面或悲惨的结局。

  disaster n. 灾难，灾祸

〔辨析〕普通用词，通常指各类人为或自然的灾祸，如核泄漏、洪水、暴风雪等。

  misfortune n. 不幸，灾祸

〔辨析〕多指较为严重的不幸，强调多由厄运或外界因素所致。

noun

1. unnecessary and unforeseen trouble resulting from an unfortunate event

   Synonym:    bad luck

2. an unfortunate state resulting from unfavorable outcomes

   Synonym:    bad lucktough luckill luck