[N-COUNT 可数名词]瘟疫;疫病 A plague is a very infectious disease that spreads quickly and kills large numbers of people.
[oft supp N]
A cholera plague had been killing many prisoners of war at the time.
当时霍乱疫情已在夺去很多战俘的生命。
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[N-UNCOUNT 不可数名词](腺)鼠疫;黑死病Plague or the plague is a very infectious disease which usually results in death. The patient has a severe fever and swellings on his or her body.
[also the N]
...a fresh outbreak of plague.
新一轮鼠疫的爆发
...illnesses such as smallpox, typhus and the plague.
像天花、伤寒和鼠疫这样的疾病
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[N-COUNT 可数名词](某一事物肆虐造成的)灾难,祸患 A plague of unpleasant things is a large number of them that arrive or happen at the same time.
[N of n]
The city is under threat from a plague of rats...
该市处于鼠患的威胁之下。
Last year there was a plague of robbery and housebreaking.
去年抢劫和入室行窃成灾。
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[N-COUNT 可数名词]烦扰;令人头痛的事物 If you describe something as a plague, you mean that it causes a great deal of trouble or harm.
[usu sing]
Inflation will remain a recurrent plague...
通货膨胀将继续成为周期性的烦扰。
Tim seems to have escaped the cynicism which is the absolute plague of our generation.
蒂姆好像并没有染上我们这代人愤世嫉俗的通病。
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[VERB 动词]困扰;使烦恼;折磨 If you are plagued by unpleasant things, they continually cause you a lot of trouble or suffering.
[be V-ed by n]
[V n]
She was plagued by weakness, fatigue, and dizziness...
她感觉体虚、疲倦、头昏眼花。
Fears about job security plague nearly half the workforce.
几乎一半的员工担心失业。
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[VERB 动词]缠扰;纠缠 If someone plagues you, they keep bothering you or asking you for something.
[V n with n]
[V n]
I'm not going to plague you with a lot more questions, Miss Culver...
卡尔弗小姐,我不会再问更多的问题来烦你了。
Tommy Cook had been plaguing Pinner for months.
汤米·库克已纠缠平纳好几个月了。
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[PHRASE 短语]极力回避 If you say that you avoid someone or something like the plague, you are emphasizing that you deliberately avoid them completely.
[V inflects]
[emphasis]
I would avoid him like the plague when his wife and my parents were around...
他的妻子和我的父母在旁边时,我会极力躲着他。
I normally avoid cheap wine like the plague.
我一般对廉价的葡萄酒敬而远之。
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[PHRASE 短语]…真该死;愿上天降祸于… You say a plague on a particular person or thing when you are very irritated by them and do not want to bother with them any more.
◆an outbreak of plague鼠疫的爆发2[countable ]any infectious disease that kills a lot of people 死亡率高的传染病SYN
epidemic
◆the plague of AIDS艾滋病这种严重的传染病3[countable ]plagueof sth large numbers of an animal or insect that come into an area and cause great damage (大批动物或昆虫肆虐造成的)灾害,祸患◆a plague of locusts/rats, etc.蝗灾、鼠害等IDIOMsee
avoid
verb1plaguesb/sth (with sth) to cause pain or trouble to sb/sth over a period of time 给…造成长时间的痛苦(或麻烦);困扰;折磨;使受煎熬SYN
trouble
◆to be plagued bydoubt 为疑虑所困扰◆Financial problems are plaguing the company.财政问题使这家公司焦头烂额。◆The team has been plagued by injury this season.本赛季这支队一直为队员受伤所困扰。2plaguesb (with sth) to annoy sb or create problems, especially by asking for sth, demanding attention, etc. 纠缠;缠磨;缠扰SYN
hound
◆Rock stars have to get used to being plagued by autograph hunters.摇滚歌星必须习惯歌迷要求签名的纠缠。plague/pleɪɡ; NAmEpleɪɡ/
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plagueplague1 /pleɪɡ/ ●○○ noun
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1[countable] a disease that causes death and spreads quickly to a large number of people: drops in population levels due to plagues and famines2[uncountable] (also the plague) a very infectious disease that produces high fever and swollen places on the body, and often leads to death, especially bubonic plague → Black Death: The plague caused 100,000 deaths in London alone in the 1600s.3a plague of rats/locusts etc an uncontrolled and harmful increase in the numbers of a particular animal or insect: A plague of squirrels is threatening our forests. → avoid somebody/something like the plague
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1to cause pain, suffering, or trouble to someone, especially for a long period of timebe plagued by/with something He was plagued by eye troubles. Financial problems continued to plague the company.GRAMMARPlague is often passive in this meaning.2to annoy someone, especially by asking for something many times or asking them many questionsplague somebody with something The kids have been plaguing me with questions.
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