| 单词 | plague |
| 释义 | plague (pleɪg ) Word forms: plagues , plaguing , plagued 1. countable noun [oft supplement NOUN] A plague is a very infectious disease that spreads quickly and kills large numbers of people. A cholera plague had been killing many prisoners of war at the time. Synonyms: disease, infection, epidemic, contagion 2. uncountable noun [oft the NOUN] Plague or the plague is a very infectious disease which usually results in death. The patient has a severe fever and swellings on his or her body. ...a fresh outbreak of plague. ...illnesses such as smallpox, typhus and the plague. 3. countable noun A plague of unpleasant things is a large number of them that arrive or happen at the same time. The city is under threat from a plague of rats. [+ of] Last year there was a plague of robbery and housebreaking. Synonyms: infestation, invasion, epidemic, influx 4. countable noun [usually singular] If you describe something as a plague, you mean that it causes a great deal of trouble or harm. Inflation will remain a recurrent plague. Tim seems to have escaped the cynicism which is the absolute plague of our generation. Synonyms: bane, trial, cancer, evil 5. verb If you are plagued by unpleasant things, they continually cause you a lot of trouble or suffering. She was plagued by weakness, fatigue, and dizziness. [be VERB-ed + by] Fears about job security plague nearly half the workforce. [VERB noun] Synonyms: torment, trouble, pain, torture 6. verb If someone plagues you, they keep bothering you or asking you for something. I'm not going to plague you with a lot more questions. [VERB noun with noun] Tommy Cook had been plaguing Pinner for months. [VERB noun] Synonyms: pester, trouble, bother, disturb 7. to avoid someone or something like the plague phrase [VERB inflects] If you say that you avoid someone or something like the plague, you are emphasizing that you deliberately avoid them completely. [emphasis] I would avoid him like the plague. Avoid this film like the plague. 8. a plague on sb/sth phrase [PHRASE noun] You say a plague on a particular person or thing when you are very irritated by them and do not want to bother with them any more. [old-fashioned, feelings] A plague on you and your damned percentages! Idioms: avoid someone or something like the plague to deliberately avoid someone or something because you dislike them so much I normally avoid cheap Chianti like the plague. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers Collocations: plague a country It must be recognized, however, that this will not solve the serious problems that plague that country. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 He banned trials by ordeal, tried to prevent private wars that were plaguing the country and introduced the presumption of innocence in criminal procedure. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Natural disasters have plagued the country throughout the 20th century. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Its high caloric content owes to the scarcity of food that plagued the country during and after the conflict. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 In 2000, they were one of the three parties to sign a peace agreement in an effort to end the then seven-year civil war that had plagued the country. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 It warned that low inflation and high unemployment would continue to plague the region. Times, Sunday Times Irrigation systems were being expanded to bring new lands into production, bringing with them problems which would plague the region for several decades. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 For several months a terrible drought has plagued the region. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Scientists hope this may be an early sign of the end of the drought that has long plagued the region. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 However, a drought in 1892 and poor farming methods which never allowed the soil to recover, prompted a large famine that plagued the region. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Skills shortages continue to plague the industry. Times, Sunday Times The company has been turning to former military personnel in an attempt to address the shortage of skilled workers that plagues the industry. Times, Sunday Times However, analysts believe that the legal issues that plagued the industry for years may be fading. Times, Sunday Times In late 2008-09, the newspaper was affected by the rough economic times that have plagued the industry overall. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Upturns and downswings plagued the industry in the 1970s, with new lows reached in the 1980s and early 1990s. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 As the plague spreads, the blind are forced into prisons and concentration camps, to live or die with no help. ST When a sudden plague spreads, necessitating quarantine, the questing party escape the city so as to continue their journey. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Plague spreads rapidly and causes a large proportion of the population to leave the village, seeking salvation from a terrible disease. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Middle borns aren't so much withdrawn as they are plagued by a lack of direction. Times, Sunday Times However, from the start, the library was plagued by the lack of adequate budgets, and by lack of space to accommodate all volumes necessary. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 From the beginning, the project was plagued by a lack of engineering expertise. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Certain college towns have traditionally been plagued by a lack of accommodations on big weekends like graduation and football games. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The administration was plagued by a lack of sufficient funds for many years and a president when classes first began. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Translations: Chinese: 使困扰 Japanese: 悩まされる |
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