plague

[pleig]

n.瘟疫, 麻烦, 灾祸
vt.折磨, 烦扰, 造成麻烦

n.

1. 瘟疫[C]

Europe suffered many plagues in the Middle Ages.

欧洲在中世纪屡屡遭受瘟疫。

2. 鼠疫[the S]

The plague caused thousands of deaths.

鼠疫造成数千人死亡。

3. 【口】天灾, 灾难, 祸患[C][(+of)]

The stores had to cope with a plague of burglaries.

商店不得不设法对付盗贼之灾。

4. 【口】讨厌的人(或事物)[C]

That child is the plague of my life.

那孩子成了我一辈子的烦恼。

vt.

1. 使染瘟疫

2. 使受灾祸

Famine has plagued these countries for years.

这些国家遭受饥荒多年。

3. 【口】使苦恼; 烦忧; 折磨[(+with)]

A severe back injury plagued him all his life.

严重的背伤终身折磨着他。

词形变化

名词: plaguer | 动词过去式: plagued | 动词过去分词: plagued | 动词现在分词: plaguing | 动词第三人称单数: plagues |

词义辨析

同义:

n.瘟疫; 传染病

disease  epidemic  pestilence

vt.烦忧; 使烦恼

annoy  vex  bother  torment  molest  trouble  harass  badger  worry  pester  haunt  

同义参见:

torment  ride  infest  cancer  torture  

英英释义

名词 plague:

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

同义词：pestilence, pest, pestis

any epidemic disease with a high death rate

同义词：pestilence, pest

a swarm of insects that attack plants

同义词：infestation

any large scale calamity (especially when thought to be sent by God)

an annoyance

动词 plague:

cause to suffer a blight

同义词：blight

annoy continually or chronically

同义词：harass, hassle, harry, chivy, chivvy, chevy, chevvy, beset, molest, provoke

补充

plagueplague英:[pleiɡ] 美:[pleɡ]n.1.瘟疫Plague was once very common here.以前, 瘟疫在这里时有发生。vt.1.使染瘟疫He has been plaguing me with silly questions.他老是拿些愚蠢的问题来烦我。

例句

1. A cholera plague killed many prisoners of war.霍乱疫情夺去了很多战俘的生命。 2. a fresh outbreak of plague新近爆发的鼠疫 3. 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。 4. I normally avoid cheap wine like the plague.我一般都会对廉价的葡萄酒敬而远之。 5. Inflation will remain a recurrent plague.通货膨胀仍将反反复复, 令人头痛。 6. 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。 7. 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？ 8. The city is under threat from a plague of rats.这座城市正遭受鼠患威胁。 9. Last year there was a plague of robbery and housebreaking.去年抢劫和入室盗窃成灾。 10. A plague on you and your damned percentages!你和你那些该死的百分比都见鬼去吧！ 11. 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。 12. Fears about job security plague nearly half the workforce.几乎一半的员工担心工作保障问题。 13. The system is still plagued by technical faults.这个系统还存在技术故障问题。 14. She was plagued by fatigue and dizziness.她疲惫不堪, 头昏眼花。 15. 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。 16. 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。 17. Tommy Cook has been plaguing Pinner for months.汤米·库克已经烦扰平纳好几个月了。 18. 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。 19. diseases that plague mankind传染人类的各种疾病 20. Famine plagued a score of nations.二十来个国家遭受饥荒。 21. He's been plaguing me with silly questions all day!他整天老是拿愚蠢的问题来烦我! 22. a plague of fleas.蚤灾。 23. staff theft is usually the plague of restaurants.员工偷盗常常是饭店苦恼的事。 24. a plague on all their houses!.愿灾难降临到他们的家庭。 25. he has been plagued by ill health.他一直被病魔折磨着。 26. the problems that plagued the company.困扰这家公司的问题。 27. he was plaguing her with questions.他老是用问题来烦她。 28. a plague of ants/locusts蚁灾；蝗灾 29. The project was plagued by a series of disasters.这项工程为接连发生的意外灾祸所困。 30. The country was hit by a plague of natural disasters that year.那年这个国家遭受了自然灾害。 31. a plague of locusts蝗灾 32. There has been a plague of bank robberies in the area.这一地区的银行屡遭抢劫。 33. a plague that swept through the tribe in the 1600s十七世纪肆虐整个部落的瘟疫 34. a time of plague瘟疫期 35. an outbreak of (the) plague腺鼠疫的爆发 36. I avoid my weird neighbor like the plague.我极力回避我那古怪的邻居。 37. parasites that plague deer折磨鹿的寄生虫 38. Computer viruses plague Internet users.计算机病毒困扰着互联网用户。 39. Crime plagues the inner city.市中心区一直犯罪活动猖獗。 40. Drought and wildfires continue to plague the area.这一地区连遭干旱和野火之灾。 41. The new plane has been plagued by/with mechanical problems. [=has had many mechanical problems]这架新飞机频出机械故障。 42. an athlete plagued by knee injuries长期受膝盖伤折磨的运动员 43. He is plagued by a sense of guilt.他一直被一种罪恶感所折磨。 44. She is plagued by fear of another terrorist attack.她因害怕再一次发生恐怖袭击而持续焦虑不安。 45. I was plagued with doubts about my decision.我因怀疑自己的决定而苦恼。