scourge
US
UK scourge n: figurative (cause of widespread suffering)
SC 祸根 huò gēn
SC 灾祸之源 huò gēn，zāi huò zhī yuán
That new software's the scourge of the office.
那个新软件就是办公室的祸根。
scourge n: historical (whip)
SC 鞭刑
SC 鞭子 biān zi
TC 鞭子
TC 鞭子
The prisoner was punished with the scourge.
囚犯受到了鞭刑的惩罚。
scourge [sb] vtr: historical (punish by whipping)
SC 鞭打 biān dǎ
Though they scourged her many times, she did not confess to the charges.
虽然受到数次鞭打，她还是没有认罪。