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plague /pleɪɡ/ n. | vt. | phr.
I n.
1. 瘟疫；鼠疫；[the plague] 腺鼠疫，肺鼠疫
the Great Plague 伦敦大瘟疫(指1665年流行于伦敦的腺鼠疫)
2. (基督教《圣经》用语)天罚
3. 〈口〉天灾，灾难，祸患
a plague of locusts 蝗灾
a plague of burglaries 盗贼之灾
a plague of war 战祸
4. 〈口〉令人痛苦(或烦恼、厌烦等)的人(或事物)；烦恼，苦恼，烦扰
London's fogs used to be a plague to residents. 伦敦的雾一向使当地居民觉得讨厌。
That child is the plague of my life. 那孩子是我一生的烦恼。
II vt.
1. 使染瘟疫
2. 使受灾祸
Famine plagued a score of nations. 二十来个国家遭受饥荒。
a small shop plagued by thefts 屡遭偷窃的小店
3. 〈口〉使痛苦，使烦恼，使厌烦；烦扰，打扰
Money problems plagued him for years. 他为钱的问题烦恼多年。
His life was plagued by poverty and illness. 他一生受贫困与疾病的折磨。
plague sb. with requests 纠缠着向某人提请求
be plagued with doubts and fears 为疑虑和恐惧所困扰
[MFr < LL plāga pestilence < L: blow²; 与 Gr plēgē stroke¹, L plangere to strike 有关] phr. avoid sb.(sth.) like (或 as) the plague 极力回避某人 (某物) plague on (或 take) sb. (sth.) 愿上天降祸于某人 (某事物)(用于诅咒)A plague on it! 该死的! Plague take the fellow! 那家伙真该死! adopt a “plague on both your houses” attitude 采取一种“双方都该死”的态度(即对争持不下的双方都表示不满) plague the life out of sb. 极力取笑 (或折磨)某人 |