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

• 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。
• Floods, droughts, famine, war, pestilence, plagues, and economic booms and busts are familiar companions in the up-and-down cycle of human history.
  在人类历史上起伏不断的周期中，水灾、干旱、饥荒、战争、流行病、瘟疫以及经济繁荣和崩溃都是人们熟悉的现象。
• 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。
• 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 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；
• 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。
• And I will smite the inhabitants of this city, both man and beast: they shall die of a great pestilence.
  6又要击打这城的居民，连人带牲畜都必遭遇大瘟疫死亡。
• A pestilence overhangs the country.
  瘟疫威胁着那个国家。
• 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。