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单词 pox
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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024
pox /pɑks/USA pronunciation   n. 
  1. Pathology[uncountable] a disease characterized by marks or pocks on the skin, as chickenpox.
  2. Pathology[uncountable] syphilis.
  3. a curse:[countable* singular;
    a + ~]    A pox on you and your bright ideas!

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
pox  (poks),USA pronunciation n. [Pathol.]
  1. Pathologya disease characterized by multiple skin pustules, as smallpox.
  2. Pathologysyphilis.
  3. Plant DiseasesAlso called soil rot. a disease of sweet potatoes, characterized by numerous pitlike lesions on the roots, caused by a fungus, Streptomyces ipomoea.
  4. (used interjectionally to express distaste, rejection, aversion, etc.):A pox on you and your bright ideas!
  • spelling, spelled variant of pocks, plural of pock 1540–50 (earlier as surname)

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
pox /pɒks/ n
  1. any disease characterized by the formation of pustules on the skin that often leave pockmarks when healed
  2. the pox ⇒
    an informal name for syphilis
  3. a pox on someone ⇒ (interjection) archaic an expression of intense disgust or aversion for someone
Etymology: 15th Century: changed from pocks, plural of pock
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