tragedy

复数：tragedies

1. [C][U]惨事,灾难 a terrible, unhappy, or unfortunate event
2. [C]悲剧 a serious play that ends sadly, especially with the main character's death, and is often intended to teach a moral lesson

• bear〔cause, suffer〕 a tragedy忍受〔引起,惨遭〕不幸

• famous tragedy著名的悲剧
• great tragedy极大的不幸

• family〔love〕 tragedy家庭〔爱情〕悲剧
• air tragedy空难

• tragedy to sb's friend某人朋友的不幸

1. Tragedy is in store for that poor girl from the beginning.
   从一开始，那个女孩的悲剧就是不可避免的。
2. Shakespeare's Hamlet is a very famous tragedy.
   莎士比亚的《哈姆雷特》是一部十分著名的悲剧。
3. It was not long before tragedy struck again.
   没多久，灾难又再次降临。
4. This recent tragedy has put the manufacturersof the drug squarely in the dock.
   新近发生的这一悲惨事件使药品厂商受到指控。
5. It was a tragedy that she died so young.
   她这么年轻就去世，真是太不幸了。