plague
英[pleɪg]
美[pleɡ]
- n. 瘟疫；灾祸；麻烦；讨厌的人
- vt. 折磨；使苦恼；使得灾祸
英英释意
- 1. a serious (sometimes fatal) infection of rodents caused by Yersinia pestis and accidentally transmitted to humans by the bite of an infected rat flea (especially bubonic plague)
- 2. any epidemic disease with a high death rate
- 3. a swarm of insects that attack plants;
- "a plague of grasshoppers"
- 4. any large scale calamity (especially when thought to be sent by God)
- 5. an annoyance;
- "those children are a damn plague"