词汇 | plague |
释义 | plague | BrE pleɪɡ, AmE pleɪɡ | A. noun ① uncountable Medicine (epidemic) 瘟疫 ; (bubonic plague) 鼠疫 ▸ a plague of typhoid/cholera 伤寒/霍乱瘟疫 ▸ a plague epidemic/bacterium/vaccine 瘟疫流行/病菌/疫苗 ▸ the Great Plague 大瘟疫 [1665-1666年主要在英国伦敦流行的黑死病]▸ to avoid sb/sth like the plague informal 极力回避某人/某事物 ② countable (large number) 灾祸 ▸ a plague of locusts/rats/muggers 蝗灾/鼠害/抢劫祸患 ③ countable informal (annoying person) 讨厌的人 ; (annoying thing) 令人烦恼的事物 ▸ the noise is a constant plague to the residents 噪音一直烦扰着居民 ▸ that dog is a real plague! 那只狗实在讨厌! B. transitive verb ① (beset) 困扰 ▸ to be plagued with or by sth 为某事物所困扰 ▸ the computer is plagued with or by technical faults 这台计算机频频出现技术故障 ▸ we were plagued with or by wasps 我们为黄蜂所困扰 ② (harass) 纠缠 ▸ to plague sb with questions/complaints; 不断提问题/发牢骚烦扰某人 ▸ to plague sb for sth; 缠着某人要求某事物 ▸ to plague sb to do sth; 缠着某人做某事 ▸ to plague the life out of sb informal 把某人烦得要死 |
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