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

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Noun a city ravaged by the scourge of unemployment The disease continues to be a scourge in the developing world. Verb a neighborhood scourged by crime The prisoner was scourged with a whip.

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Of course, there's no shortage of handwringing out there about how this is just another lazy young-person trend, a Gen Z scourge, a fad carried out by a bunch of entitled brats who are ruining their career prospects.

Allison Morrow, CNN, 22 Aug. 2022 Polio was a fearsome, sometimes fatal scourge before an inactivated vaccine was first announced in 1955.

Rachel Pannett, Washington Post, 11 Aug. 2022 But Atlanta has also seen a scourge of gun violence, often in public places.

Patrik Jonsson, The Christian Science Monitor, 9 Aug. 2022 Concerns about prices of pork, soybeans and solar panels are small beer in light of this scourge, which is now responsible for the annual deaths of tens of thousands of Americans.

WSJ, 12 July 2022 The movement to fight tuberculosis, then a big public health scourge, and other public health crusades played a critical role in sensitizing the public to the importance of germs.

Jeffrey E. Harris, STAT, 24 Apr. 2022 If the infosecurity news cycle is anything to go by, ransomware is the unequivocal scourge of the cyber-seas.

Jamie Akhtar, Forbes, 18 Aug. 2022 But that feeling quickly went away as doctors had to deal with the scourge itself, and with a public-health failure of actions.

Benjamin Mazer, The Atlantic, 17 Aug. 2022 The nation’s gross national product doubled between 1940 and 1945, and unemployment, the scourge of the Great Depression, virtually disappeared.

David Oshinsky, WSJ, 29 July 2022

Verb

Of all the fearful diseases that scourge the human race, this ranks among those that are justly feared most.

Mark Fischetti, Scientific American, 2 Nov. 2021 Prior to Christ's crucifixion, Roman soldiers ordered him to be scourged.

Anthony Leonardi, Washington Examiner, 23 Mar. 2020 Yet what’s most original in the film is Mercier’s scathing and self-scourging performance (and there’s no gainsaying the importance of Yoav’s outfit, a collarless saffron-yellow coat).

Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 26 Sep. 2019 After a wet few years in the Great Lakes basin, the Lake Michigan water levels tied a record July high from 1986 — and that’s less than six years after record low levels scourged the region in 2013.

Sophie Carson, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 5 Aug. 2019 Powerful air armadas scourged German defenses, with 750 to 1000 Flying Fortresses and Liberators mauling bridges, railroad targets and airfields in an arc 100 to 150 miles south of the beachhead.

Houston Chronicle, 9 June 2019 Since then, as The Los Angeles Times reported, the resulting blaze had scorched 121,000 acres, destroyed 1,564 buildings, killed six, and scourged the city of Redding and the surrounding area, a little over 200 miles north of San Francisco.

Lauren Young, Teen Vogue, 2 Aug. 2018 From their first dogfights in December 1941 until their contracts expired in July 1942, the Tigers scourged the enemy with breathtaking courage.

Gregory Crouch, WSJ, 19 July 2018 The single-use plastic straw — colorful, functional and handed out in bunches — has suddenly shifted from consumer staple to scourge, projected by some critics to foul ecosystems for an eon.

Robert Channick, chicagotribune.com, 11 June 2018 See More

单词	scourge
释义	scourge 1 of 2 noun ˈskərj ˈskȯrj, ˈsku̇rj 1 : whip especially : one used to inflict pain or punishment 2 : an instrument of punishment or criticism 3 : a cause of wide or great affliction scourge 2 of 2 verb scourged; scourging transitive verb 1 : flog, whip 2 a : to punish severely b : afflict c : to drive as if by blows of a whip d : chastise scourger noun Synonyms Noun flogger lash switch whip Verb destroy devastate ravage ruin See all Synonyms & Antonyms Example Sentences Noun a city ravaged by the scourge of unemployment The disease continues to be a scourge in the developing world. Verb a neighborhood scourged by crime The prisoner was scourged with a whip. Recent Examples on the Web Noun Of course, there's no shortage of handwringing out there about how this is just another lazy young-person trend, a Gen Z scourge, a fad carried out by a bunch of entitled brats who are ruining their career prospects. Allison Morrow, CNN, 22 Aug. 2022 Polio was a fearsome, sometimes fatal scourge before an inactivated vaccine was first announced in 1955. Rachel Pannett, Washington Post, 11 Aug. 2022 But Atlanta has also seen a scourge of gun violence, often in public places. Patrik Jonsson, The Christian Science Monitor, 9 Aug. 2022 Concerns about prices of pork, soybeans and solar panels are small beer in light of this scourge, which is now responsible for the annual deaths of tens of thousands of Americans. WSJ, 12 July 2022 The movement to fight tuberculosis, then a big public health scourge, and other public health crusades played a critical role in sensitizing the public to the importance of germs. Jeffrey E. Harris, STAT, 24 Apr. 2022 If the infosecurity news cycle is anything to go by, ransomware is the unequivocal scourge of the cyber-seas. Jamie Akhtar, Forbes, 18 Aug. 2022 But that feeling quickly went away as doctors had to deal with the scourge itself, and with a public-health failure of actions. Benjamin Mazer, The Atlantic, 17 Aug. 2022 The nation’s gross national product doubled between 1940 and 1945, and unemployment, the scourge of the Great Depression, virtually disappeared. David Oshinsky, WSJ, 29 July 2022 Verb Of all the fearful diseases that scourge the human race, this ranks among those that are justly feared most. Mark Fischetti, Scientific American, 2 Nov. 2021 Prior to Christ's crucifixion, Roman soldiers ordered him to be scourged. Anthony Leonardi, Washington Examiner, 23 Mar. 2020 Yet what’s most original in the film is Mercier’s scathing and self-scourging performance (and there’s no gainsaying the importance of Yoav’s outfit, a collarless saffron-yellow coat). Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 26 Sep. 2019 After a wet few years in the Great Lakes basin, the Lake Michigan water levels tied a record July high from 1986 — and that’s less than six years after record low levels scourged the region in 2013. Sophie Carson, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 5 Aug. 2019 Powerful air armadas scourged German defenses, with 750 to 1000 Flying Fortresses and Liberators mauling bridges, railroad targets and airfields in an arc 100 to 150 miles south of the beachhead. Houston Chronicle, 9 June 2019 Since then, as The Los Angeles Times reported, the resulting blaze had scorched 121,000 acres, destroyed 1,564 buildings, killed six, and scourged the city of Redding and the surrounding area, a little over 200 miles north of San Francisco. Lauren Young, Teen Vogue, 2 Aug. 2018 From their first dogfights in December 1941 until their contracts expired in July 1942, the Tigers scourged the enemy with breathtaking courage. Gregory Crouch, WSJ, 19 July 2018 The single-use plastic straw — colorful, functional and handed out in bunches — has suddenly shifted from consumer staple to scourge, projected by some critics to foul ecosystems for an eon. Robert Channick, chicagotribune.com, 11 June 2018 See More Word History Etymology Noun Middle English, from Anglo-French escorge, from escorger to whip, from Vulgar Latin excorrigiare, from Latin ex- + corrigia* thong, whip First Known Use Noun 13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1 Verb 14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1 Kids Definition scourge 1 of 2 noun ˈskərj 1 : a cause of widespread or great suffering The disease is a scourge in rural areas. 2 : whip entry 2 sense 1 scourge 2 of 2 verb scourged; scourging 1 : to cause trouble or suffering to : afflict Crime scourges the neighborhood. 2 : to whip severely : flog scourge 1 of 2 noun 1 as in whip a long thin or flexible tool for striking the museum display included a scourge, thumbscrews, and other notorious instruments of torture Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance whip strap lash cane baton knout flogger bat crop birch switch hickory rattan bludgeon bullwhip blacksnake cudgel quirt billy bastinado flail cat-o'-nine-tails club billy club rawhide bastinade cowhide staff nightstick 2 as in nemesis one who inflicts punishment in return for an injury or offense the attorney general, who just happens to be a candidate for governor, is a self-proclaimed scourge of organized crime Synonyms & Similar Words nemesis vigilante avenger punisher chastiser revenger castigator redresser righter requiter Antonyms & Near Antonyms redeemer ransomer vindicator 3 as in curse a source of harm or misfortune the sheer ubiquity of food is proving to be the scourge of humanity, as evidenced by the obesity epidemic Synonyms & Similar Words curse bane nemesis threat menace affliction danger risk peril hazard trouble jinx hex pitfall snag hoodoo catch booby trap Antonyms & Near Antonyms benefit aid support assistance relief blessing advantage boon gift good help godsend windfall protection comfort joy felicity safety defense pleasure security manna shield delight solace consolation armor guard safeguard See More scourge 2 of 2 verb 1 as in to ravage to bring destruction to (something) through violent action barbarians scourged the countryside, leaving village after village burned to the ground Synonyms & Similar Words ravage destroy devastate ruin eradicate plunder extirpate wreck sack desolate foray loot harry pillage obliterate despoil strip annihilate waste wipe out decimate overwhelm wrack expunge nuke vaporize total maraud extinguish shatter mow overthrow smash demolish overrun rub out raze overpower crush Antonyms & Near Antonyms recover restore rehabilitate redeem patch fix repair mend recondition revamp See More 2 as in to whip to strike repeatedly with something long and thin or flexible scourge the tree with a whip to loosen the bark Synonyms & Similar Words whip hide slash lash leather whale flick flagellate hit tan birch slap thrash cut smack flail bat horsewhip switch flog maul knock punch knout cowhide lick bang spank pound strap rawhide whack beat cane swipe clip smite club cudgel swat quirt slug clap pelt thump box touch up crack hammer bludgeon lam pummel drub rough blackjack clobber fustigate bop sock slate buffet clout bust thwack work over wallop slog bash paddle batter belt cuff lace paste lather lambaste whup mangle bung pistol-whip whop pommel thresh belabor fib baste tromp lambast whap
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