plague
noun
verb
pleɪɡ
noun
1
a
disease
that
causes
death
and
spreads
quickly
to
a
large
number
of
people
瘟疫，疫病
C
drops
in
population
levels
due
to
plagues
and
famines
瘟疫和饥荒造成的人口下降
2
the plague
also
又作
a
very
infectious
disease
that
produces
high
fever
and
swollen
places
on
the
body,
and
often
leads
to
death,
especially
BUBONIC
PLAGUE
鼠疫〔尤指腺鼠疫〕;
U
The
plague
caused
100,000
deaths
in
London
alone
in
the
1600s.
17 世纪最初 10 年，鼠疫仅在伦敦一地就造成了 10 万人死亡。
3
a plague of rats/locusts etc
an
uncontrolled
and
harmful
increase
in
the
numbers
of
a
particular
animal
or
insect
鼠灾/蝗灾等
A
plague
of
squirrels
is
threatening
our
forests.
松鼠灾害正威胁到我们的森林。
verb
4
to
cause
pain,
suffering,
or
trouble
to
someone,
especially
for
a
long
period
of
time
不断困扰，折磨，使苦恼
usually passive 一般用被动态
be
plagued
by/with
sth
He
was
plagued
by
eye
troubles.
他受到眼病的困扰。
Financial
problems
continued
to
plague
the
company.
财政问题继续困扰该公司。
5
to
annoy
someone,
especially
by
asking
for
something
many
times
or
asking
them
many
questions
使烦恼 （生气 ），打搅
plague
sb
with
sth
The
kids
have
been
plaguing
me
with
questions.
孩子们一直缠着问我问题。