plague
n
1
(a) the plague [sing]
=bubonic plague (bubonic).
(b) [C] any deadly infectiousdisease that kills many people 瘟疫
[attrib 作定语]
The incidence of cholera in the camps has reached plague proportions. 营中霍乱流行已酿成瘟疫之灾.
2 [C] ~ of sth large numbers of a pest that invade an area and cause annoyance or damage 侵扰一地造成破坏的大量有害动物
a plague of flies, locusts, rats, etc 蝇、 蝗、 鼠等灾害.
3 [C usu sing 通常作单数]
(infml 口) cause of annoyance; nuisance 惹人烦恼的事物、 人或原因
What a plague that boy is! 那男孩太讨厌了!
4 (idm 习语) avoid sb/sth like the plague => avoid. plague, v
1 [Tn, Tn.pr]
~ sb/sth (with sth)
(a) annoy sb, esp by repeatedly asking questions or making demands 烦扰某人(尤指一再询问或要求)
plague sb with questions, requests for money, etc 一再询问、 要钱等烦扰某人.
(b) cause suffering or discomfort to sb 使某人受苦或难受
She was plagued with arthritis. 她患关节炎十分痛苦.
2 [Tn] cause trouble or difficulty to (sb/sth) 给(某人[某事物])造成麻烦或困难
a construction schedule plagued by bad weather 因天气恶劣受阻的工程进度.
In 1858 an area of poor housing, factories and farm buildings was torn down and Central Park was created, reaching from 59th Street to 110th Street and across three avenues.
Both Maori and Pacifice Islanders are encouraged to use their own languages.
政府鼓励毛利人与太平洋岛民使用他们自己的语言。
Twelve days later, millions more Indians lined the railway tracks as a slow train took the jar containing his ashes 584 kilometres to a place by the river.