plague
瘟疫
常用释义
英音[ pleɪɡ ]
美音[ pleɪɡ ]
变形
复数:
plagues
第三人称单数:
plagues
现在分词:
plaguing
过去式:
plagued
过去分词:
plagued
基本释义
- n. 瘟疫，传染病；鼠疫（尤指腺鼠疫）；（老鼠或昆虫等肆虐造成的）灾害，祸患； 普遍的祸害；烦恼事；<古>愿上天降灾难于……（a plague on）
- v. 困扰，折磨；烦扰，纠缠；使得灾祸
考试频率
中考
考频：近四年出现1次
- v. 折磨; 烦扰; 打扰
四级
考频：近五年出现3次
- v/n. 折磨; 使苦恼; 讨厌的人/物
六级
考频：近五年出现2次
- v/n. 折磨; 使苦恼; 讨厌的人/物
考研
考频：近六年出现1次
- v. 折磨; 困扰; 纠缠
例句
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1·It delves into everything from seasickness, jet lag and the hazards of camels to malaria and plague.它探究了从晕船、时差和骆驼的危害到疟疾和瘟疫的一切。
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2·Public health groups applauded the approved tax as a step toward fixing certain lasting health issues that plague Americans.公共卫生组织对批准的税收法案表示欢迎，认为这是在解决困扰美国人的某些长期健康问题方面迈出的一步。
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3·Iconoclasts, either because they were born that way or through learning, have found ways to work around the perceptual shortcuts that plague most people.要么天生如此，要么后天习得，总之传统叛逆者找到了困扰大多数人的认知捷径的替代方法。
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4·Spotted fever in purples for example, which we call measles, was a significant cause of death as was the plague, which we don't have anymore, thank goodness.拿紫色斑疹热作为例子，也就是我们所说的麻疹，和鼠疫一样，是导致死亡的重要原因，谢天谢地，现在已经没有鼠疫了。
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5·After the plague had swept the city of Milan in 1484 and 85, he turned his attention to town planning and made several designs for churches and other buildings.在1484年和85年鼠疫席卷米兰之后，他将注意力转向了城市规划，并为教堂和其他建筑做了一些设计。
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6·The city is under threat from a plague of rats.这座城市面临着鼠患的威胁。来源: 《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》
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7·Now I will plague and punish thee at thy own house.现在我要在你家里责罚你。
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8·In 1616-1619 an epidemic, possibly of bubonic or pneumonic plague, swept coastal New England, killing as many as nine out of ten.1616-1619年，一场可能是淋巴腺鼠疫或肺鼠疫的流行病席卷了新英格兰沿海地区，十人中有九人因此死亡。
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9·Take bubonic plague for example. The disease is most commonly transmitted to humans through flea bites, and the fleas live on rodents.以黑死病为例。这种疾病最常通过跳蚤叮咬传染给人类，跳蚤生存在啮齿类动物上。
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10·The agent caused a disease called "fowl plague".这种病原体引起了一种叫做“鸡疫”的疾病。
网络释义
- bubonic plague : n. [医]黑死病
- lung plague : 牛肺疫，牛传染性胸膜肺炎
- black plague : 鼠疫；黑死病
- great plague : n. 大瘟疫（指1665年流行于伦敦的鼠疫）
- devouring plague : 吞噬瘟疫（游戏中用语）
同根词
词根：
plaguy
词语辨析
plague/afflict/inflict.导航词义：使受痛苦
plague:v. 折磨，使苦恼.指糟糕的事情（如病痛、问题等）在很长一段时间内不断困扰某个人、组织、地区等，通常用被动语态。
He was plagued by insomnia.
他受到失眠的折磨。
Labour shortages continued to plague that area.
用工荒继续困扰该地区。
afflict:v. 使痛苦，折磨.指疾病、战争、贫困等让某人、某地区等饱受折磨，常用被动语态。
About 20% of that country's population is afflicted by famine.
那个国家20%左右的居民饱受饥荒之苦。
How many people around the world are afflicted with arthritis?
世界上有多少人为关节炎所折磨？
inflict:v. 使承受，使遭受.指使人、机构、地区等遭受不愉快的事。
The strikes inflicted serious damage on the company.
罢工给公司造成了巨大损失。
Peasants still had to pay the rent despite all of the damage inflicted by the storm.
尽管暴风雪造成了各种损失，农民依然得交租。