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scourge/skɜ:dʒ/ n. & v.●n. 1 a whip used for punishment, esp. of people 鞭 2 a person or thing seen or regarded as an agent of punishment, esp. on a large scale 被视为惩罚工具的人(或事物)；祸患，灾难 the scourge of famine 饥荒的灾难 ●v. tr. 1 whip 鞭打，鞭笞 2 punish; afflict; oppress 惩罚；使痛苦；压迫 □ scourger n.[Middle English from Old French escorge (n.), escorgier (v.) (ultimately as EX-1, Latin corrigia ‘thong, whip’)] |