pestilence
英 [ˈpestɪləns]
美 [ˈpestɪləns]
n. 瘟疫
复数：pestilences
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
- racism is a pestilence at the heart of the nation
- according to him, I was the canker in their midst
- any epidemic disease with a high death rate
- 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
双语例句
- Scourge: A source of widespread, dreadful affliction and devastation such as that caused by pestilence or war.
灾难，灾祸：涉及面广的令人害怕的苦难和破坏的根源，例如由瘟疫或战争引起的。 - A pestilence overhangs the country.
瘟疫威胁着那个国家。 - A pestilence was raging in this area.
鼠疫正在这一地区流行。 - 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； - 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。 - Before him went the pestilence, and burning coals went forth at his feet.
在他前面有瘟疫流行，在他脚下有热症发出。 - 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。 - 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。 - 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 were crazed by the famine and pestilence of that bitter winter.
他们被那年严冬的饥荒与瘟疫逼疯了。