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scourge

scourge
[英] [skɜ:dʒ] [美] [skə:dʒ] 生词本

n.

vt.

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1. N-COUNT 灾难;祸害 A scourge is something that causes a lot of trouble or suffering to a group of people. 

  • ...the best chance in 20 years to end the scourge of terrorism...

    20 年来消灭恐怖主义祸害的最佳机会

  • Drugs are a scourge that is devastating our society.

    毒品是破坏我们社会的一大祸害。

2. VERB 使痛苦;危害;折磨 If something scourges a place or group of people, it causes great pain and suffering to people. 

  • Economic anarchy scourged the post-war world.

    经济混乱使得战后的世界陷入水深火热之中。

Noun

1. a whip used to inflict punishment (often used for pedantic humor)

2. something causes misery or death;

  • "the bane of my life"

3. a person who inspires fear or dread;

  • "he was the terror of the neighborhood"
Verb

1. punish severely; excoriate

2. whip;

  • "The religious fanatics flagellated themselves"

3. devastate or ravage;

  • "The enemy lay waste to the countryside after the invasion"
1. After the scourge of war came the scourge of disease.
战乱之后瘟疫接踵而来。

来自《现代英汉综合大词典》

2. If you can rid our monastery of this scourge, that would be a great happiness for us!
你若能为我僧院除了这条祸根，正是三生有幸了！

来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

3. The cruel captain used a scourge on his disobedient sailor.
那残忍的船长鞭打不服从命令的水手。

来自《现代英汉综合大词典》