プログレッシブ和英中辞典(第4版)の解説
さいなん【災難】
〔不幸〕(a) misfortune；〔災害〕(a) disaster；〔不慮の出来事〕an accident, a catastrophe
災難に遭う
meet with (a) misfortune／have bad luck
帰途に災難に遭った
He met with an accident on his way home.
このところ災難続きだ
I have had 「a series of misfortunes [a run of bad luck] recently.
災難を免れる
escape a disaster
あんな人にあっちゃ災難だ
What bad luck to have to deal with a person like that!