单词 | plague |
释义 | Word Frequency plague(pleɪɡ) noun 1. any widespread and usually highly contagious disease with a high fatality rate 2. an infectious disease of rodents, esp rats, transmitted to humans by the bite of the rat flea (Xenopsylla cheopis) 3. bubonic plague 4. something that afflicts or harasses 5. informal an annoyance or nuisance 6. a pestilence, affliction, or calamity on a large scale, esp when regarded as sent by God 7. archaic used to express annoyance, disgust, etc a plague on you verbWord forms: plagues, plaguing or plagued (transitive) 8. to afflict or harass 9. to bring down a plague upon 10. informal to annoy Derived forms plaguer (ˈplaguer) noun Word origin C14: from Late Latin plāga pestilence, from Latin: a blow; related to Greek plēgē a stroke, Latin plangere to strike |
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