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scourgeHskV:J, $skV:rJn [C usually sing]something or someone that causes great suffering or a lot of trouble引起苦难的人或事;苦难的根源One of the roles of the United Nations is to save succeeding generations from the scourge of war.联合国的一个职责是使后代人免受战争的苦难。Aids has been described as the scourge of the modern world.艾滋病被说成是现代社会的天罚。He is the self-appointed scourge of the educational establishment and has angered many teachers with his criticism of their work.他是自封的教育机构的严厉批判者，他对教师们的工作的批评引起公愤。
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