plague

汉语翻译

n. 瘟疫, 天罚, 麻烦, 灾祸
vt. 折磨, 使苦恼, 使得灾祸
【医】 鼠疫, 瘟疫

词型变化：

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

英语解释：

名词 plague:

1. 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
2. any epidemic disease with a high death rate
   同义词：pestilence, pest
3. a swarm of insects that attack plants
   同义词：infestation
4. any large scale calamity (especially when thought to be sent by God)
5. an annoyance

动词 plague:

1. cause to suffer a blight
   同义词：blight
2. annoy continually or chronically
   同义词：harass, hassle, harry, chivy, chivvy, chevy, chevvy, beset, molest, provoke

例句：

1. He's been avoiding me like the plague since our quarrel.
   我们吵架以後，他一直如避蛇蝎似的躲著我。
2. Plenty is no plague.
   [谚]多多益善。
3. Plague came in the wake of earthquake.
   地震之后紧跟着就是瘟疫。
4. The plague has broken out.
   突然发生了鼠疫。
5. A great plague was then raging in the city.
   那时一场大瘟疫正在该城肆虐。

详细解释：

plague

n.（名词）
A widespread affliction or calamity, especially one seen as divine retribution.
瘟疫，祸患：广泛的苦难或灾祸，特别是被认为神的惩罚的
A sudden destructive influx or injurious outbreak:
突然的灾害：一种突发性破坏的汇集或有害的爆发：
例句：
a plague of locusts; a plague of accidents.
蝗虫灾害；不测之灾

A cause of annoyance; a nuisance:
纷扰：引起厌烦的原因；令人头痛的事：
例句：
.the plague of social jabbering.(George Santayana)
.社交闲谈造成的纷扰.(乔治·桑塔亚那)

A highly infectious, usually fatal, epidemic disease, especially bubonic plague.
瘟疫，传染病：一种高度传染且经常是致命的瘟疫，特别指淋巴腺鼠疫
v.tr.（及物动词）
plagued,plagu.ing,plagues
To pester or annoy persistently or incessantly.See Synonyms at harass
使苦恼，烦扰：经常不断地打扰或烦扰参见 harass
To afflict with or as if with a disease or calamity:
使遭殃，困扰：被或似乎被某种疾病或灾难折磨：
例句：
.Runaway inflation further plagued the wage- or salary-earner.(Edwin O. Reischauer)
.失控的通货膨胀加深了工薪阶层的痛苦.(埃德温O.赖肖尔)


来源：
Middle English plage [blow, calamity, plague]
中古英语 plage [打击，灾难，灾祸]
from Late Latin pl3ga
源自 后期拉丁语 pl3ga
from Latin [blow, wound] * see pl3k- 2
源自 拉丁语 [灾难，受伤] *参见 pl3k- 2
V., Middle English plaghen
动词， 中古英语 plaghen
from Middle Dutch
源自 中古荷兰语
from plaghe [plague]
源自 plaghe [灾害]
from Late Latin pl3ga
源自 后期拉丁语 pl3ga

【引伸】
plagu.er
n.（名词）