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

plague n., v., plagued, pla•guing.
n.

Pathologya widespread disease that causes a great number of deaths;
pestilence: [uncountable]Millions died from plague and famine.[countable]In the Bible, Pharaoh's Egypt was punished by ten plagues until he let the Israelites go.
Pathology[uncountable* usually: the + ~] a widespread disease caused by a bacterium, characterized by fever, chills, and exhaustion, carried to humans from rats by means of the bites of fleas.
any cause of great bother and irritation, or of widespread misery or distress:[countable]a plague of robberies in the area.

v. [~ + object]

to trouble, annoy, or torment in any manner:a transportation system plagued by low revenues, bad service, and poor management.

plague n., v., plagued, pla•guing.
n.

Pathologyan epidemic disease that causes high mortality;
pestilence.
Pathologyan infectious, epidemic disease caused by a bacterium, Yersinia pestis, characterized by fever, chills, and prostration, transmitted to humans from rats by means of the bites of fleas. Cf. bubonic plague, pneumonic plague, septicemic plague.
any widespread affliction, calamity, or evil, esp. one regarded as a direct punishment by God:a plague of war and desolation.
any cause of trouble, annoyance, or vexation:Uninvited guests are a plague.

v.t.

to trouble, annoy, or torment in any manner:The question of his future plagues him with doubt.
to annoy, bother, or pester:Ants plagued the picnickers.
to smite with a plague, pestilence, death, etc.;
scourge:those whom the gods had plagued.
to infect with a plague;
cause an epidemic in or among:diseases that still plague the natives of Ethiopia.
to afflict with any evil:He was plagued by allergies all his life.

Latin plāga stripe, wound, Late Latin: pestilence
Middle English plage 1350–1400

pla′guer, n.

4.See corresponding entry in Unabridged nuisance, bother, torment.
6.See corresponding entry in Unabridged harass, vex, harry, hector, fret, worry, badger, irritate, disturb. See bother.

Plague, The,

Literature(French, La Peste), a novel (1947) by Albert Camus.

plague /pleɪɡ/ n

any widespread and usually highly contagious disease with a high fatality rate
an infectious disease of rodents, esp rats, transmitted to man by the bite of the rat flea (Xenopsylla cheopis)
See bubonic plague
something that afflicts or harasses
informal an annoyance or nuisance
a pestilence, affliction, or calamity on a large scale, esp when regarded as sent by God

vb (plagues, plaguing, plagued)(transitive)

to afflict or harass
to bring down a plague upon
informal to annoy

Etymology: 14th Century: from Late Latin plāga pestilence, from Latin: a blow; related to Greek plēgē a stroke, Latin plangere to strike

单词	plaguing
释义	WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024 plague /pleɪg/USA pronunciation n., v., plagued, pla•guing. n. Pathologya widespread disease that causes a great number of deaths; pestilence: [uncountable]Millions died from plague and famine.[countable]In the Bible, Pharaoh's Egypt was punished by ten plagues until he let the Israelites go. Pathology[uncountable* usually: the + ~] a widespread disease caused by a bacterium, characterized by fever, chills, and exhaustion, carried to humans from rats by means of the bites of fleas. any cause of great bother and irritation, or of widespread misery or distress:[countable]a plague of robberies in the area. v. [~ + object] to trouble, annoy, or torment in any manner:a transportation system plagued by low revenues, bad service, and poor management. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024 plague (plāg),USA pronunciation n., v., plagued, pla•guing. n. Pathologyan epidemic disease that causes high mortality; pestilence. Pathologyan infectious, epidemic disease caused by a bacterium, Yersinia pestis, characterized by fever, chills, and prostration, transmitted to humans from rats by means of the bites of fleas. Cf. bubonic plague, pneumonic plague, septicemic plague. any widespread affliction, calamity, or evil, esp. one regarded as a direct punishment by God:a plague of war and desolation. any cause of trouble, annoyance, or vexation:Uninvited guests are a plague. v.t. to trouble, annoy, or torment in any manner:The question of his future plagues him with doubt. to annoy, bother, or pester:Ants plagued the picnickers. to smite with a plague, pestilence, death, etc.; scourge:those whom the gods had plagued. to infect with a plague; cause an epidemic in or among:diseases that still plague the natives of Ethiopia. to afflict with any evil:He was plagued by allergies all his life. Latin plāga stripe, wound, Late Latin: pestilence Middle English plage 1350–1400 pla′guer, n. 4.See corresponding entry in Unabridged nuisance, bother, torment. 6.See corresponding entry in Unabridged harass, vex, harry, hector, fret, worry, badger, irritate, disturb. See bother. *Plague, The,* Literature(French, La Peste), a novel (1947) by Albert Camus. Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: plague /pleɪɡ/ n any widespread and usually highly contagious disease with a high fatality rate an infectious disease of rodents, esp rats, transmitted to man by the bite of the rat flea (Xenopsylla cheopis) See bubonic plague something that afflicts or harasses informal an annoyance or nuisance a pestilence, affliction, or calamity on a large scale, esp when regarded as sent by God vb (plagues, plaguing, plagued)(transitive) to afflict or harass to bring down a plague upon informal to annoy Etymology: 14th Century: from Late Latin plāga pestilence, from Latin: a blow; related to Greek plēgē a stroke, Latin plangere to strike
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