plagued

英 [pleɪɡd]

美 [pleɪɡd]

v.  给…造成长时间的痛苦(或麻烦); 困扰; 折磨; 使受煎熬; 纠缠; 缠磨; 缠扰
plague的过去式

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT 瘟疫；疫病
  Aplagueis a very infectious disease that spreads quickly and kills large numbers of people.
  1. A cholera plague had been killing many prisoners of war at the time.
     当时霍乱疫情已在夺去很多战俘的生命。
• N-UNCOUNT （腺）鼠疫；黑死病
  Plagueorthe plagueis a very infectious disease which usually results in death. The patient has a severe fever and swellings on his or her body.
  1. ...a fresh outbreak of plague.
     新一轮鼠疫的爆发
  2. ...illnesses such as smallpox, typhus and the plague.
     像天花、伤寒和鼠疫这样的疾病
• N-COUNT （某一事物肆虐造成的）灾难，祸患
  Aplague ofunpleasant things is a large number of them that arrive or happen at the same time.
  1. The city is under threat from a plague of rats...
     该市处于鼠患的威胁之下。
  2. Last year there was a plague of robbery and housebreaking.
     去年抢劫和入室行窃成灾。
• N-COUNT 烦扰；令人头痛的事物
  If you describe something as aplague, you mean that it causes a great deal of trouble or harm.
  1. Inflation will remain a recurrent plague...
     通货膨胀将继续成为周期性的烦扰。
  2. Tim seems to have escaped the cynicism which is the absolute plague of our generation.
     蒂姆好像并没有染上我们这代人愤世嫉俗的通病。
• VERB 困扰；使烦恼；折磨
  If youare plagued byunpleasant things, they continually cause you a lot of trouble or suffering.
  1. She was plagued by weakness, fatigue, and dizziness...
     她感觉体虚、疲倦、头昏眼花。
  2. Fears about job security plague nearly half the workforce.
     几乎一半的员工担心失业。
• VERB 缠扰；纠缠
  If someoneplaguesyou, they keep bothering you or asking you for something.
  1. I'm not going to plague you with a lot more questions, Miss Culver...
     卡尔弗小姐，我不会再问更多的问题来烦你了。
  2. Tommy Cook had been plaguing Pinner for months.
     汤米·库克已纠缠平纳好几个月了。
• PHRASE 极力回避
  If you say that youavoidsomeone or somethinglike the plague, you are emphasizing that you deliberately avoid them completely.
  1. I would avoid him like the plague when his wife and my parents were around...
     他的妻子和我的父母在旁边时，我会极力躲着他。
  2. I normally avoid cheap wine like the plague.
     我一般对廉价的葡萄酒敬而远之。
• PHRASE …真该死；愿上天降祸于…
  You saya plague ona particular person or thing when you are very irritated by them and do not want to bother with them any more.
  1. A plague on you and your damned percentages!
     你和你该死的百分比都见鬼去吧！

双语例句

• Bus service in the capital was canceled and numerous delays plagued the subway system.
  巴士服务在首都被取消和延误的困扰众多的地铁系统。
• He us always plagued with doubts and fears.
  他被疑虑和恐惧所烦扰。
• As I learned active record, two problems plagued me.
  在我学习活动记录时，有两个问题困扰着我。
• The east coast has been plagued by blizzards for most of this month.
  这个月的大部分时间里东海岸遭受了暴风雪的肆虐。
• In our history we have been plagued with false messiahs.
  在我们的历史里，我们受到过不少假救世主的侵扰。
• The town has been plagued by armed thugs who have looted food supplies and terrorized the population.
  武装暴徒抢掠食物、恐吓群众，该镇居民深受其苦。
• Are you plagued by fears that your partner is unfaithful?
  你对你的伴侣可能不忠而充满恐惧吗？
• Sarah had been plagued continually by a series of minor illnesses
  萨拉一直小病缠身。
• The wars of religion have plagued many cultures throughout history, with deadly consequences.
  宗教战争在整个历史进程中曾使众多的文明蒙受了致命的破坏。
• Euro-area countries with similar faults have been spared the currency crisis that plagued others.
  这些国家备受货币危机折磨，而犯有类似错误的欧元区成员国则免受其苦。