plague
plague
noun
plaguesome
adjective
语源
noun
- [mass noun]a contagious bacterial disease characterized by fever and delirium, typically with the formation of buboes (see bubonic plague) and sometimes infection of the lungs (pneumonic plague). (see bubonic plague)
鼠疫
■[count noun]a contagious disease that spreads rapidly and kills many people
瘟疫
■[count noun]an unusually large number of insects or animals infesting a place and causing damage
天灾，虫灾
a plague of fleas.
蚤灾。
■[in sing.]a thing causing trouble or irritation
烦恼事，苦恼事，烦扰事
staff theft is usually the plague of restaurants.
员工偷盗常常是饭店苦恼的事。
■[in sing.](archaic)used as a curse or an expression of despair or disgust
(古)愿上天降灾难于…（用于诅咒或表达绝望或厌恶）
a plague on all their houses!.
愿灾难降临到他们的家庭。
- [with obj.]cause continual trouble or distress to
折磨，烦扰，打扰
he has been plagued by ill health.
他一直被病魔折磨着。
the problems that plagued the company.
困扰这家公司的问题。
■pester or harass (someone) continually
烦扰，纠缠
he was plaguing her with questions.
他老是用问题来烦她。
plaguesome
adjective
语源
- late Middle English: Latin plaga 'stroke, wound', probably from Greek (Doric dialect) plaga, from a base meaning 'strike'
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