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scourgeBrE /skɜːdʒ/NAmE /skɜːrdʒ/ noun [usually sing.] ~ (of sb/sth) (formal) a person or thing that causes trouble or suffering 祸害；祸根；灾害◆the scourge of war/disease/poverty 战争/疾病/贫穷之苦◆Inflation was the scourge of the 1970s. 通货膨胀曾是 20 世纪 70 年代的祸患。a whip used to punish people in the past （旧时用作刑具的）鞭子 scourgeBrE /skɜːdʒ/NAmE /skɜːrdʒ/ verbpresent simple - I / you / we / they scourge BrE /skɜːdʒ/ NAmE /skɜːrdʒ/present simple - he / she / it scourges BrE /ˈskɜːdʒɪz/ NAmE /ˈskɜːrdʒɪz/past simple scourged BrE /skɜːdʒd/ NAmE /skɜːrdʒd/past participle scourged BrE /skɜːdʒd/ NAmE /skɜːrdʒd/ -ing form scourging BrE /ˈskɜːdʒɪŋ/ NAmE /ˈskɜːrdʒɪŋ/ [usually passive] ~ sb(literary) to cause trouble or suffering to sb 折磨；使受苦难；使痛苦◆He lay awake, scourged by his conscience. 他备受良心的折磨，不能入睡。~ sb(old use) to hit sb with a scourge 鞭打；鞭笞 SYN whip |