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单词 pestilence
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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024
pes•ti•lence /ˈpɛstələns/USA pronunciation   n. 
  1. Pathologya deadly disease that spreads to many people: [uncountable]famine followed by pestilence.[countable]a number of pestilences descending on Egypt.
  2. something harmful or destructive: [uncountable]pestilence in modern society.[countable]corruption, theft, and other pestilences.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
pes•ti•lence  (pes′tl əns),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Pathologya deadly or virulent epidemic disease.
  2. PathologySee bubonic plague. 
  3. something that is considered harmful, destructive, or evil.
  • Latin pestilentia. See pestilent, -ence
  • Middle French
  • Middle English 1275–1325

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
pestilence /ˈpɛstɪləns/ n
  1. any epidemic outbreak of a deadly and highly infectious disease, such as the plague
  2. such a disease
  3. an evil influence or idea
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