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plague

/pleɪɡ/ /pleɪɡ/
  • n.
    瘟疫,传染病;鼠疫(尤指腺鼠疫);(老鼠或昆虫等肆虐造成的)灾害,祸患; 普遍的祸害;烦恼事;<古>愿上天降灾难于……(a plague on)
  • v.
    困扰,折磨;烦扰,纠缠;使得灾祸
复数plagues
第三人称单数plagues
现在分词plaguing
过去式plagued
过去分词plagued
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词语例句

  1. 瘟疫,传染病n.

    • Diseases like dengue wiped out the people in that region in a succession of plagues.

      一场场瘟疫接连而来,其中,像登革热这样的疾病夺去了那个地区许多人的生命。

    • They are suffering from a time of plague.

      他们正遭受瘟疫期的折磨。

  2. 鼠疫(尤指腺鼠疫)un.

    • The outbreak of the plague triggers a financial crisis in that country.

      腺鼠疫的爆发给那个国家带来了一场经济危机。

  3. (老鼠或昆虫等肆虐造成的)灾害,祸患cn.

    • The city is under threat from a plague of rats.

      这座城市面临着鼠患的威胁。

  4. 普遍的祸害cn.

    • The plague of violence in those regions is frightening.

      那些地区普遍存在的暴力危害骇人听闻。

  1. It delves into everything from seasickness, jet lag and the hazards of camels to malaria and plague.
    它探究了从晕船、时差和骆驼的危害到疟疾和瘟疫的一切。
  2. Public health groups applauded the approved tax as a step toward fixing certain lasting health issues that plague Americans.
    公共卫生组织对批准的税收法案表示欢迎,认为这是在解决困扰美国人的某些长期健康问题方面迈出的一步。
  3. Iconoclasts, either because they were born that way or through learning, have found ways to work around the perceptual shortcuts that plague most people.
    要么天生如此,要么后天习得,总之传统叛逆者找到了困扰大多数人的认知捷径的替代方法。

相关短语

  • Plague Inc
    瘟疫公司;瘟疫公司进化;病毒公司;版
  • locust plague
    蝗灾
  • capacitor plague
    电容灾难;容
  • Penumbra Black Plague
    英文名称;半影之黑色瘟疫
  • Fowl Plague
    鸡瘟;真性鸡瘟;禽疫

词语扩展

n.
[医]瘟疫;灾祸;麻烦;讨厌的人
vt.
折磨;使苦恼;使得灾祸
adj.
plaguy讨厌的;麻烦的
adv.
plaguily讨厌地;烦恼地;极其
plaguy非常地;达到可厌程度

词义分布

瘟疫
54.5%
鼠疫
43.5%
灾祸
0.9%
天灾
0.6%
疫疠
0.6%

英英释义

  • n.a serious (sometimes fatal) infection of rodents caused by Yersinia pestis and accidentally transmitted to humans by the bite of a flea that has bitten an infected animal
  • n.any epidemic disease with a high death rate
  • n.a swarm of insects that attack plants
  • n.any large scale calamity (especially when thought to be sent by God)
  • n.an annoyance
  • v.cause to suffer a blight

词源

  • plague瘟疫,祸患
    来自拉丁语plaga,瘟疫,灾害,来自plangere,击,打,哀伤,捶胸顿足,来自PIE*plak,击,打,捶胸,可能来自声词,捶胸哀叹的声音,词源同plangent,apoplexy.比喻用法。