scourge

英 [skɜːdʒ]

美 [skɜːrdʒ]

n.  祸害; 祸根; 灾害; (旧时用作刑具的)鞭子
v.  折磨; 使受苦难; 使痛苦; 鞭打; 鞭笞

复数：scourges　过去分词：scourged　现在分词：scourging　过去式：scourged　第三人称单数：scourges　

GRE

Collins.1 / BNC.14639 / COCA.14709

牛津词典

noun

• 祸害；祸根；灾害
  a person or thing that causes trouble or suffering
  1. the scourge of war/disease/poverty
     战争 / 疾病 / 贫穷之苦
  2. Inflation was the scourge of the 1970s.
     通货膨胀曾是20世纪70年代的祸患。
• （旧时用作刑具的）鞭子
  a whip used to punish people in the past

verb

• 折磨；使受苦难；使痛苦
  to cause trouble or suffering to sb
  1. He lay awake, scourged by his conscience.
     他备受良心的折磨，不能入睡。
• 鞭打；鞭笞
  to hit sb with a scourge

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。

英英释义

noun

• a whip used to inflict punishment (often used for pedantic humor)
  Synonym:flagellum
• a person who inspires fear or dread
  1. he was the terror of the neighborhood
  Synonym:terrorthreat
• something causing misery or death
  1. the bane of my life
  Synonym:banecursenemesis

verb

• cause extensive destruction or ruin utterly
  1. The enemy lay waste to the countryside after the invasion
  Synonym:lay waste towastedevastatedesolateravage
• whip
  1. The religious fanatics flagellated themselves
  Synonym:flagellate
• punish severely

双语例句

• In the last century, mankind underwent the scourge of two world wars and endured the hardships of the cold war and confrontation, thus paying a heavy price.
  上个世纪，人类经历了两次世界大战的浩劫，也经历了冷战对峙的磨难，付出了巨大的代价。
• The United States and the international community stood up and took on this terrible scourge.
  美国和国际社会通过采取行动而向这种可怕的疾病发起进攻。
• 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。
• And later today, I will discuss our efforts to combat the scourge of human trafficking.
  今天晚些时候，我将介绍我们在打击罪恶的人口贩运活动中所做的努力。
• I applaud your help and cooperation in fighting the scourge of terrorism.
  我赞赏您为打击恐怖主义这一祸患提供的帮助与合作。
• As well as typhoons, another ancient scourge still threatens.
  和台风一样，另一个古老的天谴仍旧威胁著。
• It is an accepted tenet of modern economics that deflation is a terrible scourge that must be avoided.
  现代经济学中有一条公认的原则是：通缩是一场必须避免的可怕灾难。
• My father scourged you with whips; I will scourge you with scorpions.
  我父亲用鞭子责打你们，我要用蝎子鞭责打你们。
• Heaven above and earth below; witness my determination; and may gods and men scourge me should I fail in my duty or be ungrateful.
  皇天后土，实鉴此心。背义忘恩，天人共戮。（《三国演义》）
• 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。