| 释义 |
scourge /skɜːdʒ/ n. | vt.
I n.
1. (旧时用作刑具的)鞭子
2. 被视为惩罚工具的人(或事物)；天谴；苦难的根源；灾难，祸害
In olden times, an outbreak of disease was called a scourge. 古时，疫病流行被称为天谴。
the scourge of street crime 街头犯罪的祸害
Lack of rain is the scourge of certain parts of Africa. 缺雨在非洲某些地区为害甚烈。
make oneself the special scourge of the region 使自己成为该地区的一害
Smallpox finally ceased to be a scourge. 天花终于不再成为灾难了。
II vt.
1. 鞭打，鞭笞
2. 严厉惩罚；严斥，严厉批评
scourge the schools for their low standards 严厉批评教育水平低劣的学校
3. (鞭打似地)驱赶
4. 使苦恼；使痛苦；折磨；使荒废
He scourgeed himself with the painful memory of his childhood. 他用自己童年痛苦的回忆折磨自己。
a region scourged by malaria 深受疟疾危害的地区
the numerous wars that have scourged Europe 蹂躏欧洲的无数次战争
[< Ang-Fr escorge < OFr escorgier? to lash < es- ex-¹ + L corrigia whip] |