In the history of coalition warfare such impasses have been common, and sometimes disastrous . 在联合作战的历史中，这种相持不下的局面是很普通的，往往也是灾难性的。
What, then, is bankruptcy, but the most cruel, the most iniquitous, most unequal and disastrous of imposts ? 总破产还不就是最厉害，最不公平，最不合理，带来大灾大难的征税吗？
It was the vane on the roof turning round and this change in the wind was the signal for a disastrous rain . 这是房顶上的风标在转动，风向的这种变化，就是一场特大暴雨的信号。
A roosevelt in the white house from 1909 to 1913 might well have averted the disastrous rupture that occurred in 1912 . 如果罗斯福1909至1913年在白宫的话，1912年发生的灾难性分裂可能会避免。
He would make a shot at a latin tag, but mangle it; he would quote shakespeare, with equally disastrous results . 他要尝试一下拉丁谚语，可是写得乱七八糟；他也会引证几句莎士比亚，结果同样糟糕。
The roman cavalry came back from the pursuit of hannibal's horse to turn what was already a defeat into a disastrous rout . 罗马骑兵在追逐汉尼拔的马队的归途中横扫残敌，使汉尼拔的这场败仗更是灾难性地溃不成军。
Only a great lust for poweror near-fanatical ideological convictioncan have impelled them into careers in which there are few winners and disastrous penalties for losers . 只有一种巨大的权力欲或是一种近于狂热的思想意识信念才能趋使他们投入只有少数人取胜，而失败者要遭灭顶之灾的事业。
The year 1976 saw a disastrous earthquake in tangshan 1976年发生了唐山大地震。
Central china affected by disastrous floods in august 2002 中国中部受水灾影响。
Sandstorm disastrous weather in northwestern region 试谈西北地区沙尘暴灾害性天气
