| [/skɜːdʒ; skədʒ/] n 用法:
1 whip for flogging people （用以打人的）鞭子. 用法:
2 (fig 比喻) person or thing that causes suffering 造成灾难的人或事物:
The new boss was the scourge of the inefficient. 新老板来了以後, 不称职的人就遭殃了. *
the scourge of war 战争的苦难. scourge 2
v [Tn] 用法:
1 flog (sb) with a scourge 鞭打（某人）. 用法:
2 (fml 文) cause (sb) to suffer 使（某人）受痛苦:
scourged by guilt 受内疚的煎熬. |