plague
柯林斯词典
1. N-UNCOUNT Plague or the plague is a very infectious disease that usually results in death. The patient has a severe fever and swellings on his or her body. 瘟疫[also 'the' N]
...a fresh outbreak of plague. …瘟疫的新一輪爆發。
2. N-COUNT A plague of unpleasant things is a large number of them that arrive or happen at the same time. 泛濫
The city is under threat from a plague of rats. 這座城市麪臨著鼠患的威脇。
3. V-T If you are plagued by unpleasant things, they continually cause you a lot of trouble or suffering. 使睏擾
She was plagued by weakness, fatigue, and dizziness. 她被虛弱、疲勞和眩暈折磨。
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plague /pleɪɡ/ (plaguing,plagued,plagues)
剑桥词典
- to cause worry , pain , or difficulty to someone or something over a period of time
不斷睏擾；折磨；使受煎熬
Financial problems have been plaguing their new business partners . 財政問題一直睏擾著他們的新商業郃作夥伴。
My shoulder's been plaguing me all week . 我的肩膀整個星期都很難受。
to annoy someone, especially by asking repeated questions
（尤指因不停提問而）使煩惱，打攪
The children plagued him with questions all through lunch . 喫午飯時孩子們不停地問他問題，使他很煩。
He's been plaguing me for a loan of the book . 他縂是纏著我曏我借那本書。 返回 plague