| 词汇 | plague |
| 释义 | plagueUK:*/ˈpleɪg/US:/pleɪg/ ,(plāg)UK-RP:UK-Yorkshire:Irish:Scottish:US Southern:Jamaican: 主要翻译 plague n (disease, pestilence)瘟疫The town was cordoned off due to an outbreak of plague.由于瘟疫爆发，这个镇子被封锁了起来。 plague n (infestation of insects or rats)灾害；虫灾The citizens of Hamlin called on the services of the Pied Piper because of a plague of rats.由于老鼠太多成了灾害，哈姆林的居民们请来了花衣吹笛手。 plague n figurative (epidemic)灾难；灾害Many people thought swine flu would be a modern plague.许多人将猪流感视为当代瘟疫。 plague of [sth] n figurative ([sth] bad and persistent) (比喻)挥之不去的瘟疫；阴魂不散的东西，令人烦扰的事物Anna has suffered a plague of misfortunes.不幸总是如影随形跟随着安娜。 plague [sb/sth] vtr figurative, often passive (afflict)折磨；困扰That country has been plagued by misfortune.那个国家多灾多难。 plague [sb] vtr figurative (bother persistently)烦扰；不停叨扰The new trainee is always plaguing the boss with questions.那位新实习生就像十万个为什么，天天缠着老板问问题。 复合形式： avoid [sb/sth] like the plague v expr informal (stay away from)不惜一切代价避开；无论怎样都要避免Jenny is the most annoying person in the office; I avoid her like the plague. avoid doing [sth] like the plague v expr informal (not do)无论怎样都要避免；想尽一切办法避免Many teenagers avoid cleaning their room like the plague. Black Death, black plague n (plague epidemic: 14th century) (肆虐于14世纪的瘟疫流行病)黑死病The Black Death spread across Europe in the mid-14th century. bubonic plague n (serious contagious disease)黑死病；淋巴腺鼠疫In the middle ages the bubonic plague killed a third of the European population. |
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