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scourge

[skɜ:dʒ] [skɜrdʒ]
  • 复数:scourges;
  • 第三人称单数:scourges;
  • 过去式:scourged;
  • 过去分词:scourged;
  • 现在分词:scourging;
  • 相关单词 scourgedscourges
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    柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典释义
    • N-COUNT
      灾难;祸害
      A scourge is something that causes a lot of trouble or suffering to a group of people.
      例句
      ...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。
    • 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.
      例句
      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。
    英汉词典释义
    • n.
      带来灾难的人或东西,祸害
      the scourge of Heaven 灾殃, 祸患 After the scourge of war came the scourge of disease. 战乱之后瘟疫接踵而来。
      鞭子
      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。
    • vt.
      惩罚,压迫
      He was scourged by the memory of his misdeeds. 他对以往的胡作非为的回忆使得他精神上受惩罚。
    英英词典释义
    • 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"