scourge
[skə:dʒ]
n.灾难, 祸患, 鞭子
vt 鞭笞, 折磨, 使痛苦,严惩
例句与用法:
After the scourge of war came the scourge of disease.
战乱之后瘟疫又接踵而来。
The old man is scourged by a guilty conscience.
这个老人受到负罪感的折磨。
词形变化:
名词: scourger | 动词过去式: scourged | 动词过去分词: scourged | 动词现在分词: scourging | 动词第三人称单数: scourges |
详细释义:
n.[C]
1. (用作刑具的)鞭子
2. 惩罚的工具; 惩罚
3. 天谴; 苦难的根源; 灾祸
Smallpox was once the scourge of the world.
天花曾是世界的大患。
vt.
1. 鞭打, 鞭笞
2. 严惩; 严斥[(+for)]
He was scourged for tax evasion.
他因逃税受到严惩。
3. 使痛苦; 折磨[(+with)]
For fifteen years the country was scourged by war.
这个国家遭受战争的蹂躏达十五年之久。