pox

pox
noun
  1. any of several viral diseases producing a rash of pimples that become pus-filled and leave pockmarks on healing
    痘,痘疮
    ■(the pox)(informal)syphilis
    (非正式)梅毒
    ■(the pox)(historical)smallpox
    (史)天花
常用词组
a pox on
  1. (archaic)used to express anger or intense irritation with someone or something
    (古)(用于表达对人或物的愤怒)见鬼;该死
    a pox on both their houses!.
    让他们两家族都见鬼去!。
语源
  1. late Middle English: alteration of pocks, plural of pock
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