plague

名词 n. 动词 v.
中文释义
美 /plɛɡ/|[pʰɫ̥ɛːɡ]

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. The bubonic plague, the pestilent disease caused by the virulent bacterium Yersinia pestis. capitalized,countable,often,sometimes,uncountable
    — It was about the beginning of September, 1664, that I, among the rest of my neighbours, heard in ordinary discourse that the plague was returned again in Holland[…] It mattered not from whence it came; but all agreed it was come into Holland again.
  2. An epidemic or pandemic caused by any pestilence, but especially that caused by the above disease. countable,uncountable
    — Great plagues, such as the bubonic plague or smallpox or syphilis or influenza, can happen again.
  3. A widespread affliction, calamity, or destructive influx, especially when seen as divine retribution. countable,uncountable
    — Ten Biblical plagues over Egypt, ranging from locusts to the death of the crown prince, finally forced Pharaoh to let Moses's people go.
  4. A grave nuisance, whatever greatly irritates. countable,figuratively,uncountable
    — Bart is an utter plague; his pranks never cease.
  5. A group of common grackles. countable,uncountable
动词 v.
  1. To harass, pester or annoy someone persistently or incessantly. transitive
    — "Moreover," replied Congreve, "it was a sort of flattery to the duke. It showed that she valued the power of plaguing him more than her own fairest ornament. Flattery is the real secret by which a woman keeps her lover."
  2. To afflict with a disease or other calamity. transitive
    — Natural catastrophes plagued the colonists till they abandoned the pestilent marshland.

词形变化

plagues plural plagues present,singular,third-person plaguing participle,present plagued participle,past plagued past

词汇关系

衍生词
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词源

词源 1
From Middle English plage, borrowed from Old French plage, from Latin plāga (“blow, wound”), from plangō (“to strike”). Cognate with Middle Dutch plāghe (> Dutch plaag), plāghen (> Dutch plagen); Middle Low German plāge; Middle High German plāge, pflāge (> German Plage); plāgen (> German plagen); Swedish plåga; French plaie, Occitan plaga. Doublet of plaga. Displaced native Old English wōl.
词源 2
From Middle English plage, borrowed from Old French plage, from Latin plāga (“blow, wound”), from plangō (“to strike”). Cognate with Middle Dutch plāghe (> Dutch plaag), plāghen (> Dutch plagen); Middle Low German plāge; Middle High German plāge, pflāge (> German Plage); plāgen (> German plagen); Swedish plåga; French plaie, Occitan plaga. Doublet of plaga. Displaced native Old English wōl.
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