单词 | scourge |
释义 | scourge n. & v. --n   1. a whip used for punishment, esp. of people.   2. a person or thing seen as punishing, esp. on a large scale (the scourge of famine; Genghis Khan, the scourge of Asia). --vtr.   1. whip.   2. punish; afflict; oppress. Derivatives scourger n. Etymology: ME f. OF escorge (n.), escorgier (v.) (ult. as EX-(1), L corrigia thong, whip) |
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