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plague/pleiɡ/ n. & v.●n. 1a (prec. by 前接 the) a contagious bacterial disease characterized by fever and delirium, with the formation of buboes (bubonic plague 腺鼠疫) and sometimes infection of the lungs (pneumonic plague 肺鼠疫) (症状为发烧和神志不清的)鼠疫 b any severe or fatal contagious disease spreading rapidly over a wide area 疫病 2 (foll. by 后跟 of) an unusual infestation of a pest etc. (害虫等引起的)灾害 a plague of frogs 蛙灾 3a great trouble 灾难 b an affliction, esp. as regarded as divine punishment 折磨；(尤指)天罚 4 colloq. a nuisance [口]烦恼，烦扰 5 (in int. 用于感叹句) joc. or archaic a curse etc. [诙] [古义]诅咒 a plague on it! 该死的 ! ●v. tr. (plagues, plagued, plaguing) 1 afflict, torment 使痛苦，折磨 plagued by war 饱受战争的折磨 2 colloq. pester or harass continually [口] (不断地)纠缠；骚扰 □ plaguesome adj.[Middle English from Latin plaga ‘stroke, wound’, probably from Greek plaga, plēgē] |