plague

noun

/pleɪɡ/

Idioms

(also the plague)
(also bubonic plague)
[uncountable] a disease spread by rats that causes a high temperature, swellings (= areas that are larger and rounder than usual) on the body and usually death鼠疫：一种由大鼠传播的疾病，会引起高温，肿胀并通常导致死亡
- a decline in population following outbreaks of plague瘟疫爆发后人口的下降
- Fleas spread plague from animals to humans.跳蚤将鼠疫从动物传染给人类。
- Nearly a third of the population died in the Great Plague.近三分之一的人口在伦敦大瘟疫中丧生。
Topics Illnessc1
Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- bubonic
- great
… of plague
- outbreak
verb + plague
- suffer
- spread
- be decimated by
- …
plague + verb
- break out
- start
- strike (something)
- …
preposition
- plague of
[countable] any disease that spreads quickly and kills a lot of people死亡率高的传染病；瘟疫 synonym epidemic
- the plague of AIDS艾滋病这种严重的传染病
Topics Illnessc1
Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- bubonic
- great
… of plague
- outbreak
verb + plague
- suffer
- spread
- be decimated by
- …
plague + verb
- break out
- start
- strike (something)
- …
preposition
- plague of
[countable] plague of something large numbers of an animal or insect that come into an area and cause great damage（大批动物或昆虫肆虐造成的）灾害，祸患
- a plague of locusts/rats, etc.蝗灾、鼠害等
- The city is suffering a plague of rats.这个城市正在闹鼠灾。
- The region has just suffered a plague of locusts.该地区刚刚遭受了蝗灾。
Topics Insects, worms, etc.c2
Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- bubonic
- great
… of plague
- outbreak
verb + plague
- suffer
- spread
- be decimated by
- …
plague + verb
- break out
- start
- strike (something)
- …
preposition
- plague of

词源late Middle English: Latin plaga ‘stroke, wound’, probably from Greek (Doric dialect) plaga, from a base meaning ‘strike’.

Idioms

avoid somebody/something like the plague

(informal) to try very hard not to meet somebody, do something, etc.像避瘟疫似的躲着某人（或某事物）；尽量避开某人（或某事物）
- She's been avoiding me like the plague since the party last Saturday.自从上周六的聚会以来，她一直躲着我。
- I hate office parties—I avoid them like the plague.我讨厌办公室聚会——我避之不及。

plague

verb

/pleɪɡ/

动词形式

present simple I / you / we / they plague	/pleɪɡ/ /pleɪɡ/
he / she / it plagues	/pleɪɡz/ /pleɪɡz/
past simple plagued	/pleɪɡd/ /pleɪɡd/
past participle plagued	/pleɪɡd/ /pleɪɡd/
-ing form plaguing	/ˈpleɪɡɪŋ/ /ˈpleɪɡɪŋ/

plague somebody/something (with something) to cause pain or trouble to somebody/something over a period of time给…造成长时间的痛苦（或麻烦）；困扰；折磨；使受煎熬 synonym trouble
- to be plagued by doubt为疑虑所困扰
- Financial problems are plaguing the company.财政问题使这家公司焦头烂额。
- The team has been plagued by injury this season.本赛季这支队一直为队员受伤所困扰。
- Economic problems continued to plague the country.经济问题继续困扰着这个国家。
- He has been plagued with leg injuries this season.这个赛季他一直饱受腿伤的困扰。
Topics Difficulty and failurec2
plague somebody (with something) to annoy somebody or create problems, especially by asking for something, demanding attention, etc.纠缠；缠磨；缠扰 synonym hound
- Rock stars have to get used to being plagued by autograph hunters.摇滚歌星必须习惯歌迷要求签名的纠缠。

词源late Middle English: Latin plaga ‘stroke, wound’, probably from Greek (Doric dialect) plaga, from a base meaning ‘strike’.