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

plague /plāg/

noun

A deadly epidemic or pestilence, esp a fever caused by a bacillus (Bacillus pestis) transmitted by rat-fleas from rats to man, characterized by buboes, or swellings of the lymphatic glands, by carbuncles and petechiae

Murrain

A sudden abnormal infestation, such as a plague of greenfly

Any troublesome thing or person

A nuisance or vexation (informal)

A blow or wound (obsolete)

An affliction regarded as a sign of divine displeasure

transitive verb

To infest with disease (rare)

To pester or annoy

ORIGIN: OFr plague, from L plāga a blow; cf Gr plēgē

plagueˈsome adjective (informal)

Troublesome, annoying

plaˈguily adverb

Confoundedly

plaguy (archaic) or plaguey /plāˈgi/ adjective

Of, or of the nature of, plague
Vexatious
Troublesome
Confounded

adverb (Shakespeare)

Confoundedly

plagueˈ-pit noun

A common grave for plague victims

plagueˈ-sore noun

An ulcer due to plague

plagueˈ-spot noun

A spot on the skin indicating plague
A place where disease is constantly present
An evil place

plagueˈ-stricken adjective

a plague on

May a curse rest on

avoid like the plague (informal)

To keep well away from, shun absolutely

what the (or Shakespeare a) plague

What the devil