scourged

英 [skɜːdʒd]

美 [skɜːrdʒd]

v.  折磨; 使受苦难; 使痛苦; 鞭打; 鞭笞
scourge的过去分词和过去式

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT 灾难;祸害
  Ascourgeis something that causes a lot of trouble or suffering to a group of people.
  1. ...the best chance in 20 years to end the scourge of terrorism...
     20 年来消灭恐怖主义祸害的最佳机会
  2. Drugs are a scourge that is devastating our society.
     毒品是破坏我们社会的一大祸害。
• VERB 使痛苦;危害;折磨
  If somethingscourgesa place or group of people, it causes great pain and suffering to people.
  1. Economic anarchy scourged the post-war world.
     经济混乱使得战后的世界陷入水深火热之中。

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