| [/pleɪg; pleɡ/] n 用法:
1 (a) the plague [sing] =bubonic plague (bubonic).
(b) [C] any deadly infectiousdisease that kills many people 瘟疫:
[attrib 作定语] The incidence of cholera in the camps has reached plague proportions. 营中霍乱流行已酿成瘟疫之灾. 用法:
2 [C] ~ of sth large numbers of a pest that invade an area and cause annoyance or damage 侵扰一地造成破坏的大量有害动物:
a plague of flies, locusts, rats, etc 蝇、 蝗、 鼠等灾害. 用法:
3 [C usu sing 通常作单数] (infml) cause of annoyance; nuisance 惹人烦恼的事物、 人或原因:
What a plague that boy is! 那男孩太讨厌了! 用法:
4 (idm 习语) avoid sb/sth like the plague => avoid. plague 2
v 用法:
1 [Tn, Tn.pr] ~ sb/sth (with sth) (a) annoy sb, esp by repeatedly asking questions or making demands 烦扰某人（尤指一再询问或要求）:
plague sb with questions, requests for money, etc 一再询问、 要钱等烦扰某人.
(b) cause suffering or discomfort to sb 使某人受苦或难受:
She was plagued with arthritis. 她患关节炎十分痛苦. 用法:
2 [Tn] cause trouble or difficulty to (sb/sth) 给（某人[某事物]）造成麻烦或困难:
a construction schedule plagued by bad weather 因天气恶劣受阻的工程进度. |