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单词 plague
释义 plague¹ /pleɪɡ/ n.
1.【病理】(epidemic)瘟疫

A cholera plague killed many prisoners of war.霍乱疫情夺去了很多战俘的生命。

2.【病理】(infectious disease of rodents and humans)(腺)鼠疫;黑死病

a fresh outbreak of plague新近爆发的鼠疫

to avoid sb/sth like the plague极力回避某人/某物;像躲瘟神一样躲避某人/某物

I would avoid him like the plague when his wife and children were around.他妻子和孩子在场的时候, 我会极力躲着他。

I normally avoid cheap wine like the plague.我一般都会对廉价的葡萄酒敬而远之。

3.=bubonic plague
4.(affliction)烦恼;苦恼;烦扰;令人痛苦的事

Inflation will remain a recurrent plague.通货膨胀仍将反反复复, 令人头痛。

Tim seems to have escaped the cynicism which is the absolute plague of our generation.蒂姆好像并没有染上我们这代人愤世嫉俗的通病。

5.<非正式>(nuisance)令人讨厌的人(或事物);讨厌的人(或事物)

What is spyware and why has it become such a plague?什么是间谍软件?为什么它如此让人讨厌?

6.(large numbers)+of rats, locusts灾;天灾;+of attacks, robberies祸患;灾祸

The city is under threat from a plague of rats.这座城市正遭受鼠患威胁。

Last year there was a plague of robbery and housebreaking.去年抢劫和入室盗窃成灾。

7.<古>(curse)真该死, 愿上天降祸(用来表示厌恶等的诅咒)

A plague on you and your damned percentages!你和你那些该死的百分比都见鬼去吧!

plague² /pleɪɡ/ vt.(plagues,plaguing,plagued)
1.(afflict)使痛苦;使苦恼;折磨;使烦恼

Memories she had no wish to confront began to plague her.那不堪回首的记忆开始折磨起她来。

Fears about job security plague nearly half the workforce.几乎一半的员工担心工作保障问题。

(by problems, difficulties)因某事而苦恼;受某事的困扰

The system is still plagued by technical faults.这个系统还存在技术故障问题。

(by illness)饱受某事物的折磨

She was plagued by fatigue and dizziness.她疲惫不堪, 头昏眼花。

to be plagued by doubts被疑虑困扰

Investors are plagued by doubts about Detroit's Big Three carmakers.投资者对底特律三大汽车制造商一直心存疑虑。

2.(bring down a plague upon)使受灾祸;降祸于

In the film, two sisters are plagued by a 300-year-old curse that any man they fall in love with will die.电影中, 两姐妹受到300年来的古老诅咒的折磨, 她们爱上哪个男人, 哪个男人便会死。

3.<非正式>(annoy)使恼怒;使生气;烦扰

Tommy Cook has been plaguing Pinner for months.汤米·库克已经烦扰平纳好几个月了。

to plague sb with questions缠着某人问问题;不断问某人问题以使其厌烦

I'm not going to plague you with a lot more questions.我不会再缠着你问个没完没了了。

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