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。
• A pestilence overhangs the country.
  瘟疫威胁着那个国家。
• 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。
• No pestilence had ever been so fatal, or so hideous.
  以往的瘟疫从没象这次那么可怖，那么骇人听闻。
• A pestilence was raging in that area.
  瘟疫正在那一地区流行。
• He who desires but acts not, breeds pestilence.
  有欲望而无行动者滋生瘟疫。
• 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。
• There is the source of the recurring pestilence.
  那里是一再发生瘟疫的策源地。
• 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。
• The important thing is that they haven't taken you to a horrible, disgusting, filthy place, full of pestilence, famine and disease.
  重要的事情是，他们没有把你载到一个恐怖、险恶、污秽的地方，也不是到达瘟疫流行、饥荒、灾祸的地区。