pestilence
英 [ˈpestɪləns]
美 [ˈpestɪləns]
n. 瘟疫
复数:pestilences
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
- racism is a pestilence at the heart of the nation
- according to him, I was the canker in their midst
- any epidemic disease with a high death rate
- 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
双语例句
- A pestilence overhangs the country.
瘟疫威胁着那个国家。 - None so self-devoted as Hester when pestilence stalked through the town.
在镇上蔓延瘟疫的时候,谁也没有海丝特那样忘我地献身。 - A pestilence was raging in this area.
鼠疫正在这一地区流行。 - 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。 - By this theory, the effect of pestilence is neglected and the Black Death is recognized as a kind of Necessary event.
在这种理论中,瘟疫作为一种必然性的事件,其作用被淡化。 - He who desires but acts not, breeds pestilence.
有欲望而无行动者滋生瘟疫。 - So will I send upon you famine and evil beasts, and they shall bereave thee; and pestilence and blood shall pass through thee; and I will bring the sword upon thee.
又要使饥荒和恶兽到你那里,叫你丧子,瘟疫和流血的事也必盛行在你那里;我也要使刀剑临到你。 - Surely he shall deliver thee from the snare of the fowler, and from the noisome pestilence.
3他必救你脱离捕鸟人的网罗,和毒害的瘟疫。 - It is a garment born out of revolution, warfare and pestilence.
西服是随革命、战争和瘟疫因运而生的。 - People were forced to leave their homes because of famine and pestilence.
人们因饥荒和瘟疫被迫离开家园。