单词 | scourge |
释义 | nounverbscourgeBrE /skɜːdʒ/ NAmE /skɜːrdʒ/ noun [usually sing. ]~ (of sb /sth )(formal ) a person or thing that causes trouble or suffering 祸害;祸根;灾害◆ the scourge of war /disease /poverty 战争/疾病/贫穷之苦◆ Inflation was the scourge of the 1970s . 通货膨胀曾是 20 世纪 70 年代的祸患。a whipused to punish people in the past (旧时用作刑具的)鞭子scourgeBrE /skɜːdʒ/ NAmE /skɜːrdʒ/ verb present simple - I / you / we / they scourge BrE /skɜːdʒ/ NAmE /skɜːrdʒ/ present simple - he / she / it scourges BrE /ˈskɜːdʒɪz/ NAmE /ˈskɜːrdʒɪz/ past simple scourged BrE /skɜːdʒd/ NAmE /skɜːrdʒd/ past participle scourged BrE /skɜːdʒd/ NAmE /skɜːrdʒd/ -ing form scourging BrE /ˈskɜːdʒɪŋ/ NAmE /ˈskɜːrdʒɪŋ/ [usually passive ]~sb (literary ) to cause trouble or suffering to sb 折磨;使受苦难;使痛苦◆ He lay awake , scourged by his conscience . 他备受良心的折磨,不能入睡。~sb (old use ) to hit sb with a scourge鞭打;鞭笞SYN whip |
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