单词 | plague |
释义 | plague n 1 (a) the plague [sing] =bubonic plague (bubonic). (b) [C] any deadly infectiousdisease that kills many people 瘟疫 [attrib 作定语] The incidence of cholera in the camps has reached plague proportions. 营中霍乱流行已酿成瘟疫之灾. 2 [C] ~ of sth large numbers of a pest that invade an area and cause annoyance or damage 侵扰一地造成破坏的大量有害动物 a plague of flies, locusts, rats, etc 蝇、 蝗、 鼠等灾害. 3 [C usu sing 通常作单数] (infml 口) cause of annoyance; nuisance 惹人烦恼的事物、 人或原因 What a plague that boy is! 那男孩太讨厌了! 4 (idm 习语) avoid sb/sth like the plague => avoid. plague, v 1 [Tn, Tn.pr] ~ sb/sth (with sth) (a) annoy sb, esp by repeatedly asking questions or making demands 烦扰某人(尤指一再询问或要求) plague sb with questions, requests for money, etc 一再询问、 要钱等烦扰某人. (b) cause suffering or discomfort to sb 使某人受苦或难受 She was plagued with arthritis. 她患关节炎十分痛苦. 2 [Tn] cause trouble or difficulty to (sb/sth) 给(某人[某事物])造成麻烦或困难 a construction schedule plagued by bad weather 因天气恶劣受阻的工程进度. |
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