1 N-COUNT [oft supplement NOUN] 瘟疫;疫病 A plague is a very infectious disease that spreads quickly and kills large numbers of people. 瘟疫;疫病
SYN disease, infection, epidemic, contagion
2 N-UNCOUNT [oft the NOUN] (腺)鼠疫;黑死病 Plague or the plague is a very infectious disease which usually results in death. The patient has a severe fever and swellings on his or her body. (腺)鼠疫;黑死病
3 N-COUNT (某一事物肆虐造成的)灾难,祸患 A plague of unpleasant things is a large number of them that arrive or happen at the same time. (某一事物肆虐造成的)灾难,祸患
SYN infestation, invasion, epidemic, influx
4 N-COUNT [usually singular] 烦扰;令人头痛的事物 If you describe something as a plague, you mean that it causes a great deal of trouble or harm. 烦扰;令人头痛的事物
SYN bane, trial, cancer, evil
5 VERB 困扰;使烦恼;折磨 If you are plagued by unpleasant things, they continually cause you a lot of trouble or suffering. 困扰;使烦恼;折磨
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She was plagued by weakness, fatigue, and dizziness. [be VERB-ed + by]
她感觉体虚、疲倦、头昏眼花。
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Fears about job security plague nearly half the workforce. [VERB noun]
几乎一半的员工担心失业。
SYN torment, trouble, pain, torture
6 VERB 缠扰;纠缠 If someone plagues you, they keep bothering you or asking you for something. 缠扰;纠缠
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I'm not going to plague you with a lot more questions, Miss Culver. [VERB noun with noun]
卡尔弗小姐,我不会再问更多的问题来烦你了。
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Tommy Cook had been plaguing Pinner for months. [VERB noun]
汤米·库克已纠缠平纳好几个月了。
SYN pester, trouble, bother, disturb
7 PHRASE [VERB inflects] 极力回避 If you say that you avoid someone or something like the plague, you are emphasizing that you deliberately avoid them completely. 极力回避 [emphasis]
8 PHRASE [PHRASE n] …真该死;愿上天降祸于… You say a plague on a particular person or thing when you are very irritated by them and do not want to bother with them any more. …真该死;愿上天降祸于… [old-fashioned, feelings]
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