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plague AHD[plāg] D.J.[pleɪg]K.K.[pleg]n.（名词）- A widespread affliction or calamity, especially one seen as divine retribution.瘟疫，祸患：广泛的苦难或灾祸，特别是被认为神的惩罚的
- A sudden destructive influx or injurious outbreak:突然的灾害：一种突发性破坏的汇集或有害的爆发：a plague of locusts; a plague of accidents.蝗虫灾害；不测之灾
- A cause of annoyance; a nuisance:纷扰：引起厌烦的原因；令人头痛的事："the plague of social jabbering"(George Santayana)“社交闲谈造成的纷扰”(乔治·桑塔亚那)
- A highly infectious, usually fatal, epidemic disease, especially bubonic plague.瘟疫，传染病：一种高度传染且经常是致命的瘟疫，特别指淋巴腺鼠疫
v.tr.（及物动词）plagued, plagu.ing, plagues - To pester or annoy persistently or incessantly.See Synonyms at harass 使苦恼，烦扰：经常不断地打扰或烦扰 参见 harass
- To afflict with or as if with a disease or calamity:使遭殃，困扰：被或似乎被某种疾病或灾难折磨："Runaway inflation further plagued the wage- or salary-earner"(Edwin O. Reischauer)“失控的通货膨胀加深了工薪阶层的痛苦”(埃德温O.赖肖尔)
- Middle English plage [blow, calamity, plague] 中古英语 plage [打击，灾难，灾祸]
- from Late Latin plāga 源自 后期拉丁语 plāga
- from Latin [blow, wound] * see plāk- 2源自 拉丁语 [灾难，受伤] * 参见 plāk- 2
- V., Middle English plaghen 动词， 中古英语 plaghen
- from Middle Dutch 源自 中古荷兰语
- from plaghe [plague] 源自 plaghe [灾害]
- from Late Latin plāga 源自 后期拉丁语 plāga
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