plagues

英 [pleɪɡz]

美 [pleɪɡz]

n.  死亡率高的传染病; (老鼠或昆虫等肆虐造成的)灾害，祸患
v.  给…造成长时间的痛苦(或麻烦); 困扰; 折磨; 使受煎熬; 纠缠; 缠磨; 缠扰
plague的第三人称单数和复数

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT 瘟疫；疫病
  Aplagueis a very infectious disease that spreads quickly and kills large numbers of people.
  1. 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。
• N-UNCOUNT （腺）鼠疫；黑死病
  Plagueorthe plagueis a very infectious disease which usually results in death. The patient has a severe fever and swellings on his or her body.
  1. ...a fresh outbreak of plague.
     新一轮鼠疫的爆发
  2. ...illnesses such as smallpox, typhus and the plague.
     像天花、伤寒和鼠疫这样的疾病
• N-COUNT （某一事物肆虐造成的）灾难，祸患
  Aplague ofunpleasant things is a large number of them that arrive or happen at the same time.
  1. The city is under threat from a plague of rats...
     该市处于鼠患的威胁之下。
  2. Last year there was a plague of robbery and housebreaking.
     去年抢劫和入室行窃成灾。
• N-COUNT 烦扰；令人头痛的事物
  If you describe something as aplague, you mean that it causes a great deal of trouble or harm.
  1. Inflation will remain a recurrent plague...
     通货膨胀将继续成为周期性的烦扰。
  2. 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。
• VERB 困扰；使烦恼；折磨
  If youare plagued byunpleasant things, they continually cause you a lot of trouble or suffering.
  1. She was plagued by weakness, fatigue, and dizziness...
     她感觉体虚、疲倦、头昏眼花。
  2. Fears about job security plague nearly half the workforce.
     几乎一半的员工担心失业。
• VERB 缠扰；纠缠
  If someoneplaguesyou, they keep bothering you or asking you for something.
  1. 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。
  2. Tommy Cook had been plaguing Pinner for months.
     汤米·库克已纠缠平纳好几个月了。
• PHRASE 极力回避
  If you say that youavoidsomeone or somethinglike the plague, you are emphasizing that you deliberately avoid them completely.
  1. 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。
  2. I normally avoid cheap wine like the plague.
     我一般对廉价的葡萄酒敬而远之。
• PHRASE …真该死；愿上天降祸于…
  You saya plague ona particular person or thing when you are very irritated by them and do not want to bother with them any more.
  1. A plague on you and your damned percentages!
     你和你该死的百分比都见鬼去吧！

双语例句

• This contradiction still plagues the US operation in Afghanistan today.
  这种矛盾至今仍困扰着美国在阿富汗的行动。
• The problem of illegal immigration is one that plagues many parts of europe.
  非法移民是欧洲许多地方一个烦恼的问题。
• Meteorological Conditions and Prewarning of Grasshopper Plagues in Inner Mongolia The body becomes addicted to the nicotine in tobacco.
  内蒙古草原蝗虫大暴发的气象条件及预警人的身体对于烟草内所含的尼古丁上瘾。
• The disastrous droughts of the past few years are just biblical plagues sent to try us.
  过去几年的大旱灾就好像是《圣经》里讲到的瘟疫，是上帝对我们的考验。
• Plagues aside, many critics see xenotransplantation as a colossal waste of resources.
  除了疫病外，许多批评家把异种移植看作是资源的巨大浪费。
• His vaccine for polio eradicated one of the world's worst plagues.
  他根除小儿麻痹症疫苗是世界上最坏的瘟疫。
• This period is an important transition period in China, with all kinds of plagues and grave disasters.
  该时期是我国历史上的重要转型期，各种疫情凸显，带来了深重的灾难。
• At this mountain, we have no plagues of blood, frogs, and lice.
  在这山上，没有血灾、蛙灾，和虱灾。
• There are certain political and social plagues which are propagated only in the atmosphere of shallow self-confidence and vulgar thoughtlessness.
  某些政治和社会瘟疫，只在浅薄的自信和庸俗轻率的气氛里才会传播开来。
• Tornadoes, severe earthquakes, and plagues create wide spread havoc.
  龙卷风、大地震和瘟疫成普遍的毁坏。