noun [专属名词] 瘟疫，传染病；鼠疫（尤指腺鼠疫）；（老鼠或昆虫等肆虐造成的）灾害，祸患； 普遍的祸害；烦恼事；<古>愿上天降灾难于……（a plague on）
It delves into everything from seasickness, jet lag and the hazards of camels to malaria and plague. 它探究了从晕船、时差和骆驼的危害到疟疾和瘟疫的一切。
verb [vt. 及物动词] 困扰，折磨；烦扰，纠缠；使得灾祸
She was plagued by weakness, fatigue, and dizziness. 她被虚弱、疲劳和眩晕折磨。
plag(击， 打) + ue → 能打倒人的 → 瘟疫
- 网友用 “Plague” 造句精选
- The city is under threat from a plague of rats. 这座城市面临着鼠患的威胁。
- Public health groups applauded the approved tax as a step toward fixing certain lasting health issues that plague Americans. 公共卫生组织对批准的税收法案表示欢迎，认为这是在解决困扰美国人的某些长期健康问题方面迈出的一步。
- ...a fresh outbreak of plague. …瘟疫的新一轮爆发。
- Iconoclasts, either because they were born that way or through learning, have found ways to work around the perceptual shortcuts that plague most people. 要么天生如此，要么后天习得，总之传统叛逆者找到了困扰大多数人的认知捷径的替代方法。