pestilence

英 [ˈpestɪləns]

美 [ˈpestɪləns]

n.  瘟疫

复数：pestilences　

TOEFL医学

BNC.24980 / COCA.23924

牛津词典

noun

• 瘟疫
  any infectious disease that spreads quickly and kills a lot of people

柯林斯词典

• 瘟疫
  Pestilenceis any disease that spreads quickly and kills large numbers of people.

英英释义

noun

• a pernicious and malign influence that is hard to get rid of
  1. racism is a pestilence at the heart of the nation
  2. according to him, I was the canker in their midst
  Synonym:canker
• any epidemic disease with a high death rate
  Synonym:plaguepest
• a serious (sometimes fatal) infection of rodents caused by Yersinia pestis and accidentally transmitted to humans by the bite of a flea that has bitten an infected animal
  Synonym:plaguepestpestis

双语例句

• He who desires but acts not, breeds pestilence.
  有欲望而无行动者滋生瘟疫。
• People were forced to leave their homes because of famine and pestilence.
  人们因饥荒和瘟疫被迫离开家园。
• Ironically, Europe, which had bequeathed the rabbit AS a pest to Australia acquired this man-made diseASe AS a pestilence.
  具有讽刺意味的是，欧洲把这种兔子作为有害动物传到澳洲，后来欧洲却从澳洲染上了这一被视为瘟疫的人造疾病。
• For I will send into her pestilence, and blood into her streets;
  我必使瘟疫进入西顿，使血流在他街上。
• They are craze by the famine and pestilence of that bitter winter.
  他们因那年严冬的饥馑与瘟疫而发狂。
• The drought could result in the rising price of the grain and bring out the pestilence& plague of locusts.
  旱灾造成粮价上涨，还会诱发疫灾和蝗灾；
• Pestilence: A nasty stomach bug spread among fashion-label employees, celebrities and editors.
  是生病：一种讨厌的肠胃炎在时尚品牌员工、名流和编辑之间传播。
• There is the source of the recurring pestilence.
  那里是一再发生瘟疫的策源地。
• In China itself storms, floods and earthquakes brought pestilence and suffering.
  在中国本土，暴雨、洪水和地震带来了瘟疫和苦难。
• It is a garment born out of revolution, warfare and pestilence.
  西服是随革命、战争和瘟疫因运而生的。