| 词汇 | plague |
| 释义 | plague verb [ T ] uk/pleɪɡ/ us/pleɪɡ/ C2 不断困扰;折磨;使受煎熬 to cause worry, pain, or difficulty to someone or something over a period of time Financial problems have been plaguing their new business partners. 财政问题一直困扰着他们的新商业合作伙伴。 My shoulder's been plaguing me all week. 我的肩膀整个星期都很难受。 （尤指因不停提问而）使烦恼，打搅 to annoy someone, especially by asking repeated questions The children plagued him with questions all through lunch. 吃午饭时孩子们不停地问他问题，使他很烦。 He's been plaguing me for a loan of the book. 他总是缠着我向我借那本书。 plague noun [ C or U ] uk/pleɪɡ/ us/pleɪɡ/ C2 (also the plague, the Plague)瘟疫 a serious disease that kills many people, often used to refer to bubonic plague, a very infectious disease caused by bacteria spread mainly by fleas (= small insects that bite) on rats or other animals, that causes swelling, fever, and usually death in humans In 1349 almost half the townspeople of Cork died of plague after the Black Death arrived in the town. The book looks at infectious diseases, from the plague to SARS, and at how treatment has changed over the centuries. Somehow they had survived when the Plague came. They described the historical plagues that had killed millions. Compare: Black Death a plague of something （令人烦恼或可能造成破坏的）一大群 a large number of things that are unpleasant or likely to cause damage a plague of insects 昆虫灾害 Unfortunately, the bumper harvest was quickly followed by a plague of mice. humorous A plague of journalists descended on the town. 一大群记者来到镇上。 Computer users all over the world faced a plague of viruses. They suffered a plague of mechanical problems during their trip. |
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