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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
          1. 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。
            • Surely he shall deliver thee from the snare of the fowler, and from the noisome pestilence.
              3他必救你脱离捕鸟人的网罗,和毒害的瘟疫。
            • None so self-devoted as Hester when pestilence stalked through the town.
              在镇上蔓延瘟疫的时候,谁也没有海丝特那样忘我地献身。
            • 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。
            • A pestilence was raging in that area.
              瘟疫正在那一地区流行。
            • By this theory, the effect of pestilence is neglected and the Black Death is recognized as a kind of Necessary event.
              在这种理论中,瘟疫作为一种必然性的事件,其作用被淡化。
            • The important thing is that they haven't taken you to a horrible, disgusting, filthy place, full of pestilence, famine and disease.
              重要的事情是,他们没有把你载到一个恐怖、险恶、污秽的地方,也不是到达瘟疫流行、饥荒、灾祸的地区。
            • 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。
            • 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。