scourge
英 [skɜːdʒ]
美 [skɜːrdʒ]
n. 祸害; 祸根; 灾害; (旧时用作刑具的)鞭子
v. 折磨; 使受苦难; 使痛苦; 鞭打; 鞭笞
复数:scourges 过去分词:scourged 现在分词:scourging 过去式:scourged 第三人称单数:scourges
Collins.1 / BNC.14639 / COCA.14709
牛津词典
noun
- 祸害;祸根;灾害
a person or thing that causes trouble or suffering- the scourge of war/disease/poverty
战争 / 疾病 / 贫穷之苦 - Inflation was the scourge of the 1970s.
通货膨胀曾是20世纪70年代的祸患。
- the scourge of war/disease/poverty
- (旧时用作刑具的)鞭子
a whip used to punish people in the past
verb
- 折磨;使受苦难;使痛苦
to cause trouble or suffering to sb- He lay awake, scourged by his conscience.
他备受良心的折磨,不能入睡。
- He lay awake, scourged by his conscience.
- 鞭打;鞭笞
to hit sb with a scourge
柯林斯词典
- N-COUNT 灾难;祸害
Ascourgeis something that causes a lot of trouble or suffering to a group of people.- ...the best chance in 20 years to end the scourge of terrorism...
20 年来消灭恐怖主义祸害的最佳机会 - Drugs are a scourge that is devastating our society.
毒品是破坏我们社会的一大祸害。
- ...the best chance in 20 years to end the scourge of terrorism...
- VERB 使痛苦;危害;折磨
If somethingscourgesa place or group of people, it causes great pain and suffering to people.- Economic anarchy scourged the post-war world.
经济混乱使得战后的世界陷入水深火热之中。
- Economic anarchy scourged the post-war world.
英英释义
noun
- a whip used to inflict punishment (often used for pedantic humor)
- a person who inspires fear or dread
- he was the terror of the neighborhood
- something causing misery or death
- the bane of my life
verb
- cause extensive destruction or ruin utterly
- The enemy lay waste to the countryside after the invasion
- whip
- The religious fanatics flagellated themselves
- punish severely
双语例句
- History tells us that peace is a blessing while chaos a scourge.
历史告诉我们,和是福,乱是祸。 - Economic anarchy scourged the post-war world.
经济混乱使得战后的世界陷入水深火热之中。 - And later today, I will discuss our efforts to combat the scourge of human trafficking.
今天晚些时候,我将介绍我们在打击罪恶的人口贩运活动中所做的努力。 - Smallpox was the scourge of the western world.
天花曾经是西方国家的灾祸。 - If love could not resist this scourge, but faith can be sad to open.
就算用爱抵挡不了这天灾,但信念可将悲伤都化开。 - This water conservancy project eliminated the scourge of floods in this area.
这项水利工程使这一带的水患得到了根除。 - This scourge must be stopped, he thought to himself.
他自己认为这场灾难必须被阻止。 - So none of you are interested in addressing this scourge?
难道你们没人对解决这个祸害感兴趣吗? - He was the scourge of all the christians.
他是所有基督徒的灾难。 - The United States and the international community stood up and took on this terrible scourge.
美国和国际社会通过采取行动而向这种可怕的疾病发起进攻。