英语词汇“plague”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

　

单词	plague
释义	Trends of plague View usage for: plague (pleɪg) Word forms: plural, 3rd person singular presenttense plagues, present participle plaguing, past tense, past participle 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 More Synonyms of plague 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 More Synonyms of plague 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 More Synonyms of plague 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 More Synonyms of plague 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 More Synonyms of plague 7. See to avoid someone or something like the plague 8. See a plague on sb/sth More Synonyms of plague plague in British English (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 plague in American English (pleɪg) noun 1. anything that afflicts or troubles; calamity; scourge 2. any contagious epidemic disease that is deadly; esp., bubonic plague 3. Informal a nuisance; annoyance 4. Bible any of various calamities sent down as divine punishment: Ex. 9:14, Num. 16:46 verb transitiveWord forms: plagued or ˈplaguing 5. to afflict with a plague 6. to vex; harass; trouble; torment SIMILAR WORDS: anˈnoy Derived forms plaguer (ˈplaguer) noun Word origin ME plage < MFr < L plaga, a blow, misfortune, in LL(Ec), plague < Gr plēgē, plaga < IE plaga, a blow < base plag-, to strike > flaw2 More idioms containing plague avoid someone or something like the plague Examples of 'plague' in a sentence plague These examples have been automatically selected and may contain sensitive content.Read more… The distrust this woman voiced will plague this city long after the news cameras stop rolling. The Sun (2014) The plague quickly claims its first victims. The Times Literary Supplement (2012) There will be so much litter in the streets that rats and plague are sure to follow. Times, Sunday Times (2013) This country has been plagued by corruption. Times, Sunday Times (2006) Yet it still plagues many of our inner cities. The Sun (2010) Another could see a plague of rats or giant insects unleashed on the telly camp. The Sun (2007) We are still plagued by them today. Times, Sunday Times (2015) The rodent plague has been caused by the many tourists who visit the place on account of its legendary status. The Sun (2012) Which would cause global economic collapse, a humanitarian catastrophe and many plagues. Times, Sunday Times (2015) The rodents are known to carry 40 diseases including plague. The Sun (2010) So too did disease, notably plague. Times, Sunday Times (2016) A palpable hit or a cultural binge that brings down a plague on both their houses? Times, Sunday Times (2011) Poverty and disease plague millions. Times, Sunday Times (2010) The plague, smallpox, and countless diseases we call minor today had no cures. Christianity Today (2000) In the cities unemployment was halved, attendance at school and college nearly doubled; cholera and plagues had been brought under control. Grenville, J. A. S. The Collins History of the World in the 20th Century (1994) A piece of musical theatre about the great plague of London, of course. Times, Sunday Times (2011) In other languages plague British English: plague 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. American English: plague Brazilian Portuguese: atormentar Chinese: 使困扰 European Spanish: atormentar French: tourmenter German: plagen Italian: affliggere Japanese: 悩まされる Korean: 시달리다 European Portuguese: atormentar Latin American Spanish: atormentar Translate your text for free All related terms of 'plague' duck plague an acute , highly fatal disease of ducks caused by a herpesvirus cattle plague an acute contagious viral disease of cattle, characterized by severe inflammation of the intestinal tract and diarrhoea plague-ridden afflicted by the plague or a plague white plague tuberculosis of the lungs bubonic plague Bubonic plague is a serious infectious disease spread by rats. It killed many people during the Middle Ages . plague-stricken afflicted by the plague or a plague pneumonic plague a form of plague characterized by lung involvement a plague on sb/sth 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. avoid someone or something like the plague to deliberately avoid someone or something because you dislike them so much to avoid someone or something like the plague If you say that you avoid someone or something like the plague , you are emphasizing that you deliberately avoid them completely. Chinese translation of 'plague' plague (pleɪɡ) n (c) (= disease) 瘟疫 (wēnyì) (场(場), chǎng) (fig) [of locusts, rats] 灾(災)难(難) (zāinàn) (场(場), chǎng) [of robberies, attacks] 祸(禍)患 (huòhuàn) vt (fig) [problems, difficulties] 烦(煩)扰(擾) (fánrǎo) to plague sb with questions 不断(斷)向某人发(發)问(問) (bùduàn xiàng mǒurén fāwèn) 1 (noun) in the sense of disease Definition any widespread and usually highly contagious disease with a high fatality rate the plague that floored ancient Athens Synonyms disease the disease of racism eating away at the core of our society infection Ear infections are common in pre-school children. epidemic A flu epidemic is sweeping through Britain. contagion The contagion of tuberculosis was the plague of that era. pandemic pestilence areas where the pestilence had broken out lurgy (informal) 2 (noun) in the sense of infestation Definition something that afflicts or harasses The city is under threat from a plague of rats. Synonyms infestation invasion Seaside resorts are preparing for an invasion of tourists. epidemic an epidemic of crimes influx The expansion programme brought an influx of new pilots. host a whole host of gadgets swarm A swarm of people encircled the hotel. multitude the multitudes that surround the Pope 3 (noun) in the sense of bane Definition something that afflicts or harasses (informal) the cynicism which is the plague of our generation Synonyms bane Spots can be the bane of a teenager. trial The whole affair has been a terrible trial for us all. cancer There's a cancer in the system. evil curse She has worked hard to reverse the curse of racism. torment the torments of being a writer blight urban blight and unacceptable poverty calamity This course of action could only end in calamity. scourge Vandalism is a scourge that is ruining our beautiful town. affliction Hay fever is an affliction that arrives at an early age. 4 (noun) in the sense of nuisance Definition a nuisance (informal) The traffic can be a real plague at times. Synonyms nuisance He can be a bit of a nuisance when he's drunk. It's a real nuisance having to pick up the kids from school every day. problem pain (informal) bother Most men hate the bother of shaving. pest My neighbour's a real pest. hassle (informal) I don't think it's worth the money or the hassle. annoyance Snoring can be more than an annoyance. irritant He said the issue was not a major irritant. aggravation (informal) I just couldn't take the aggravation. vexation the tribulations and vexations we have to put up with thorn in your flesh 1 (verb) in the sense of torment Definition to afflict or harass She was plagued by weakness, fatigue, and dizziness. Synonyms torment At times, memories returned to torment her. trouble Is anything troubling you? pain It pains me to think of an animal being in distress. torture He would not torture her further by arguing. haunt The memory of his mistakes still haunts him. afflict There are four main problems that afflict these people. 2 (verb) in the sense of pester Definition to annoy or pester I'm not going to plague you with a lot of questions. Synonyms pester He's always hanging round and pestering me. trouble bother I don't know why he bothers me with this kind of rubbish. disturb I didn't want to disturb you. annoy Try making a note of the things that annoy you. tease He teased me mercilessly about going there. harry He would exploit and harry his workers. harass a celebrity routinely harassed by the paparazzi hassle The children started hassling me as soon as I sat down. fret The quickening of time frets me. badger She badgered her doctor time and again, pleading with him. persecute He described his manager as constantly persecuting him. molest He disguised himself to avoid being molested in the street. vex Everything about that man vexes me. bedevil His career was bedevilled by injury. get on your nerves (informal) give someone grief (British, South Africa) be on your back (slang) get in your hair (informal) Additional synonyms in the sense of afflict Definition to cause someone suffering or unhappiness There are four main problems that afflict these people. Synonyms torment, trouble, pain, hurt, wound, burden, distress, rack, try, plague, grieve, harass, ail (literary), oppress, beset, smite in the sense of affliction Definition something that causes physical or mental suffering Hay fever is an affliction that arrives at an early age. Synonyms misfortune, suffering, trouble, trial, disease, pain, distress, grief, misery, plague (informal), curse, ordeal, sickness, torment, hardship, sorrow, woe, adversity, calamity, scourge, tribulation, wretchedness in the sense of aggravation I just couldn't take the aggravation. Synonyms annoyance, grief (informal), teasing, irritation, hassle (informal), provocation, gall, exasperation, vexation, irksomeness Synonyms of 'plague' plague Explore 'plague' in the dictionary Additional synonyms in the sense of annoy Definition to irritate or displease Try making a note of the things that annoy you. Synonyms irritate, trouble, bore, anger, harry, bother, disturb, provoke, get (informal), bug (informal), needle (informal), plague, tease, harass, hassle (informal), aggravate (informal), badger, gall, madden, ruffle, exasperate, nettle, molest, pester, vex, displease, irk, bedevil, rile, peeve, get under your skin (informal), get on your nerves (informal), nark (British, Australian, New Zealand, slang), get up your nose (informal), give someone grief (British, South Africa), make your blood boil, piss you off (taboo, slang), rub someone up the wrong way (informal), get your goat (slang), get in your hair (informal), get on your wick (British, slang), get your dander up (informal), get your back up, incommode (formal), put your back up, hack you off (informal), be on your back (slang) in the sense of annoyance Snoring can be more than an annoyance. Synonyms nuisance, bother, pain (informal), bind (informal), bore, drag (informal), plague, tease, pest, gall, pain in the neck (informal), pain in the arse (taboo, slang) in the sense of badger Definition to pester or harass She badgered her doctor time and again, pleading with him. Synonyms pester, worry, harry, bother, bug (informal), bully, plague, hound, get at, harass, nag, hassle (informal), chivvy, importune (formal), bend someone's ear (informal), be on someone's back (slang) in the sense of bedevil Definition to harass or torment His career was bedevilled by injury. Synonyms plague, worry, trouble, frustrate, torture, irritate, torment, harass, hassle (informal), aggravate (informal), afflict, pester, vex, irk, give someone grief (British, South Africa) in the sense of blight Definition a person or thing that spoils or prevents growth urban blight and unacceptable poverty Synonyms curse, suffering, evil, depression, corruption, distress, pollution, misery, plague (informal), hardship, woe, misfortune, contamination, adversity, scourge, affliction, bane, wretchedness in the sense of bother Definition a state of worry, trouble, or confusion Most men hate the bother of shaving. Synonyms trouble, problem, worry, difficulty, strain, grief (British, South Africa), fuss, pest, irritation, hassle (informal), nuisance, flurry, uphill (South Africa), inconvenience, annoyance, aggravation (informal), vexation in the sense of bother Definition to trouble (a person) by repeatedly disturbing I don't know why he bothers me with this kind of rubbish. Synonyms pester, plague, irritate, put out, harass, nag, hassle (informal), inconvenience, molest, breathe down someone's neck, get on your nerves (informal), nark (British, Australian, New Zealand, slang), bend someone's ear (informal), give someone grief (British, South Africa), get on your wick (British, slang) in the sense of calamity Definition a disaster or misfortune This course of action could only end in calamity. Synonyms disaster, tragedy, ruin, distress, reversal of fortune, hardship, catastrophe, woe, misfortune, downfall, adversity, scourge, mishap, affliction, trial, tribulation, misadventure, cataclysm, wretchedness, mischance in the sense of cancer Definition an evil influence that spreads dangerously There's a cancer in the system. Synonyms evil, corruption, rot, sickness, blight, pestilence, canker in the sense of contagion Definition a contagious disease The contagion of tuberculosis was the plague of that era. Synonyms plague, pestilence Additional synonyms in the sense of curse Definition something that causes great trouble or harm She has worked hard to reverse the curse of racism. Synonyms affliction, evil, plague (informal), scourge, cross, trouble, disaster, burden, ordeal, torment, hardship, misfortune, calamity, tribulation, bane, vexation in the sense of disturb Definition to inconvenience I didn't want to disturb you. Synonyms interrupt, trouble, bother, startle, plague, disrupt, put out, interfere with, rouse, hassle, inconvenience, pester, intrude on, butt in on in the sense of epidemic Definition a widespread occurrence of a disease A flu epidemic is sweeping through Britain. Synonyms outbreak, plague, growth, spread, scourge, contagion in the sense of epidemic Definition a rapid development or spread of something an epidemic of crimes Synonyms spate, plague, outbreak, wave, rash, eruption, upsurge in the sense of fret Definition to feel or give annoyance The quickening of time frets me. Synonyms annoy, trouble, bother, disturb, distress, provoke, irritate, grieve, torment, harass, nag, gall, agitate, ruffle, nettle, vex, goad, chagrin, irk, rile, pique, peeve (informal), rankle with in the sense of harass Definition to trouble or annoy (someone) by repeated attacks, questions, or problems a celebrity routinely harassed by the paparazzi Synonyms annoy, trouble, bother, worry, harry, disturb, devil (informal), plague, bait, hound, torment, hassle (informal), badger, persecute, exasperate, pester, vex, breathe down someone's neck, chivvy (British), give someone grief (British, South Africa), be on your back (slang), beleaguer in the sense of harry Definition to keep asking (someone) to do something He would exploit and harry his workers. Synonyms pester, trouble, bother, disturb, worry, annoy, plague, tease, torment, harass, hassle (informal), badger, persecute, molest, vex, bedevil, breathe down someone's neck, chivvy (British), give someone grief (British, South Africa), be on your back (slang), get in your hair (informal) in the sense of hassle Definition a great deal of trouble I don't think it's worth the money or the hassle. Synonyms trouble, problem, difficulty, upset, bother, grief (informal), trial, struggle, uphill (South Africa), inconvenience in the sense of hassle Definition to cause annoyance or trouble to (someone) The children started hassling me as soon as I sat down. Synonyms bother, bug (informal), annoy, harry, hound, harass, badger, pester, get on your nerves (informal), be on your back (slang), get in your hair (informal), breath down someone's neck in the sense of haunt Definition to remain in the memory or thoughts of The memory of his mistakes still haunts him. Synonyms plague, trouble, obsess, torment, come back to, possess, stay with, recur, beset, prey on, weigh on Additional synonyms in the sense of host Definition a great number a whole host of gadgets Synonyms multitude, lot, load (informal), wealth, array, myriad, great quantity, large number in the sense of infection Definition an infectious disease Ear infections are common in pre-school children. Synonyms disease, condition, complaint, illness, virus, disorder, corruption, poison, pollution, contamination, contagion, defilement, septicity in the sense of influx Definition the arrival or entry of many people or things The expansion programme brought an influx of new pilots. Synonyms arrival, flow, rush, invasion, convergence, inflow, incursion, inundation, inrush in the sense of invasion Seaside resorts are preparing for an invasion of tourists. Synonyms flood, flow, rush, arrival, influx, convergence, inflow, incursion, inundation, inrush in the sense of irritant Definition something that annoys or irritates He said the issue was not a major irritant. Synonyms irritation, nuisance, annoyance, pain (informal), drag (informal), tease, pest, provocation, gall, goad, aggravation (informal), pain in the neck (informal), pain in the arse (taboo, slang), thorn in your flesh in the sense of molest Definition to disturb or injure, esp. by using or threatening violence He disguised himself to avoid being molested in the street. Synonyms annoy, worry, upset, harry, bother, disturb, bug (informal), plague, irritate, tease, torment, harass, afflict, badger, persecute, beset, hector, pester, vex in the sense of multitude Definition a large number of people or things the multitudes that surround the Pope Synonyms crowd, host, mass, mob, congregation, swarm, sea, horde, throng, great number in the sense of pain Definition to cause (a person) physical or mental suffering It pains me to think of an animal being in distress. Synonyms distress, worry, hurt, wound, torture, grieve, torment, afflict, sadden, disquiet, vex, agonize, cut to the quick, aggrieve in the sense of persecute Definition to harass (someone) persistently He described his manager as constantly persecuting him. Synonyms harass, bother, annoy, bait, tease, worry, hassle (informal), badger, pester, vex, be on your back (slang) in the sense of pest Definition an annoying person or thing My neighbour's a real pest. Synonyms nuisance, bore, trial, pain (informal), drag (informal), bother, irritation, gall, annoyance, bane, pain in the neck (informal), pain in the arse (taboo, slang), vexation, thorn in your flesh Additional synonyms in the sense of pestilence Definition any deadly epidemic disease, such as the plague areas where the pestilence had broken out Synonyms plague, epidemic, visitation, pandemic in the sense of scourge Definition a person who or thing that causes affliction or suffering Vandalism is a scourge that is ruining our beautiful town. Synonyms affliction, plague (informal), curse, terror, pest, torment, misfortune, visitation, bane, infliction in the sense of swarm Definition a moving mass of people A swarm of people encircled the hotel. Synonyms multitude, crowd, mass, army, host, drove, flock, herd, horde, myriad, throng, shoal, concourse, bevy in the sense of tease Definition to make fun of (someone) in a provocative and often playful manner He teased me mercilessly about going there. Synonyms mock, bait, wind up (British, slang), worry, bother, provoke, annoy, needle (informal), plague (informal), rag, rib (informal), torment, ridicule, taunt, aggravate (informal), badger, pester, vex, goad, bedevil, take the mickey out of (informal), twit, take the piss out of (taboo, slang), chaff, guy (informal), gibe, pull someone's leg (informal), make fun of in the sense of torture Definition to cause (someone) mental anguish He would not torture her further by arguing. Synonyms distress, torment, worry, trouble, pain, rack, afflict, harrow, agonize, give someone grief (British, South Africa), inflict anguish on in the sense of trial Definition an annoying or frustrating person or thing The whole affair has been a terrible trial for us all. Synonyms nuisance, drag (informal), bother, plague (informal), pest, irritation, hassle (informal), bane, pain in the neck (informal), pain in the arse (taboo, slang), vexation, thorn in your flesh or side in the sense of trouble Definition to cause trouble to Is anything troubling you? Synonyms bother, worry, upset, disturb, distress, annoy, plague, grieve, torment, harass, hassle (informal), afflict, pain, fret, agitate, sadden, perplex, disconcert, disquiet, pester, vex, perturb, faze, give someone grief (British, South Africa), discompose, put or get someone's back up, hack you off (informal) in the sense of vex Definition to cause (someone) to feel annoyance or irritation Everything about that man vexes me. Synonyms annoy, bother, irritate, worry, trouble, upset, disturb, distress, provoke, bug (informal), offend, needle (informal), plague, put out, tease, torment, harass, hassle (informal), aggravate (informal), afflict, fret, gall, agitate, exasperate, nettle, pester, displease, rile, pique, peeve (informal), grate on, get on your nerves (informal), nark (British, Australian, New Zealand, slang), give someone grief (British, South Africa), get your back up, put your back up, hack you off (informal) in the sense of vexation the tribulations and vexations we have to put up with Synonyms problem, difficulty, hassle (informal), worry, trouble, upset, bother, headache (informal), nuisance, misfortune, uphill (South Africa), irritant, thorn in your flesh
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