plague
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UK plague n: (disease, pestilence)
SC 瘟疫 wēn yì
The town was cordoned off due to an outbreak of plague.
由于瘟疫爆发，这个镇子被封锁了起来。
plague n: (infestation of insects or rats)
SC 灾害 zāi hài
TC 災害
TC 災害
SC 虫灾 zāi hài，chóng zāi
The citizens of Hamlin called on the services of the Pied Piper because of a plague of rats.
由于老鼠太多成了灾害，哈姆林的居民们请来了花衣吹笛手。
plague n: figurative (epidemic)
SC 灾难 zāi nàn
TC 災難
TC 災難
SC 灾害 zāi nàn ，zāi hài
TC 災害
TC 災害
Many people thought swine flu would be a modern plague.
许多人将猪流感视为当代瘟疫。
plague of [sth] n: figurative ([sth] bad and persistent) (比喻)
SC 挥之不去的瘟疫
SC 阴魂不散的东西，令人烦扰的事物 yīn hún bú sàn de dōng xī，lìng rén fán rǎo de shì wù
Anna has suffered a plague of misfortunes.
不幸总是如影随形跟随着安娜。
plague [sb/sth] vtr: figurative, often passive (afflict)
SC 折磨 zhé mó
TC 折磨
TC 折磨
SC 困扰 zhé mó ，kùn rǎo
That country has been plagued by misfortune.
那个国家多灾多难。
plague [sb] vtr: figurative (bother persistently)
SC 烦扰 fán rǎo
SC 不停叨扰
The new trainee is always plaguing the boss with questions.
那位新实习生就像十万个为什么，天天缠着老板问问题。
avoid [sb/sth] like the plague v expr: informal (stay away from)
SC 不惜一切代价避开
SC 无论怎样都要避免
Jenny is the most annoying person in the office; I avoid her like the plague.
avoid doing [sth] like the plague v expr: informal (not do)
SC 无论怎样都要避免
SC 想尽一切办法避免
Many teenagers avoid cleaning their room like the plague.
Black Death, black plague n: (plague epidemic: 14th century) (肆虐于14世纪的瘟疫流行病)
SC 黑死病 hēi sǐ bìng
The Black Death spread across Europe in the mid-14th century.
bubonic plague n: (serious contagious disease)
SC 黑死病 hēi sǐ bìng
SC 淋巴腺鼠疫 hēi sǐ bìng，lín bā xiàn shǔ yì
In the middle ages the bubonic plague killed a third of the European population.