plague

/pleɪɡ/ n. / v.
标准词条 CET-4
一句话记住

瘟疫；灾祸；困扰；折磨

释义与例句

n. 瘟疫；灾祸
a deadly infectious disease; a widespread affliction
  1. The plague killed millions of people in Europe.
    瘟疫在欧洲夺去了数百万人的生命。
  2. Locusts are a plague to farmers in the region.
    蝗虫是该地区农民的一大灾祸。
展开其余 1 条例句
  1. The city was struck by a terrible plague.
    这座城市遭受了一场可怕的瘟疫。
v. 困扰；折磨
to cause persistent trouble or suffering to
  1. Drug problems plague many inner cities.
    毒品问题困扰着许多市中心地区。
  2. He has been plagued by illness all his life.
    他一生都被疾病折磨。
展开其余 1 条例句
  1. Technical glitches plagued the launch of the software.
    技术故障困扰着该软件的发布。

词源与构词

记忆钩子 谐音"不累的"→瘟疫让人不得安宁，别想不累

词族与关联词

词族（同一词根派生出的不同词性或形式）
  • plagued 困扰的
    过去分词作形容词
同义词
  • affliction 苦难；折磨
    指持续的痛苦或不幸
    Poverty is a common affliction in the area. 贫困是该地区普遍的苦难。
常见搭配
  • be plagued by 被……困扰
    The team was plagued by injuries all season. 整个赛季球队都被伤病困扰。
  • avoid the plague 躲避瘟疫
    People fled the city to avoid the plague. 人们逃离城市以躲避瘟疫。