时间: 2025-04-24 14:00:03
美: [pleɡ]
英: [pleɪg]
n. 瘟疫；灾祸；麻烦；讨厌的人
vt. 折磨；使苦恼；使得灾祸
最后更新时间:2025-04-24 14:00:03
词源分析：Plague源于拉丁文“plaga”，意为“打击”或“伤害”。其词根“plag-”与“打击”有关，后来演变为指代疾病。
历史背景：该词最早出现在中世纪，通常用来指代黑死病（1347-1351年期间在欧洲传播的鼠疫）。在文学上，莎士比亚的作品中就曾提到过plague。
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The Black Plague devastated Europe in the 14th century.
（黑死病在14世纪摧毁了欧洲。）
Many people believe that poverty is a plague on society.
（许多人认为贫困是社会的一种祸害。）
The scientist studied the effects of the plague on population growth.
（科学家研究了鼠疫对人口增长的影响。）
During the pandemic, fear became a plague of its own.
（在疫情期间，恐惧成了一种独立的祸害。）
Efforts to control the plague were hampered by lack of resources.
（控制鼠疫的努力因缺乏资源而受阻。）
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音标记忆法：/plæɡ/。可以通过发音练*，记住“plague”发音与“play”相似，在语境中进行联想。
词根记忆法：记住“plag-”与“打击”相关，联想到疾病对人的直接影响。
通过以上的分析和示例，能够更深入地理解和运用“plague”这个单词。
[[also 'the' N]] Plague or the plague is a very infectious disease that usually results in death. The patient has a severe fever and swellings on his or her body. 瘟疫
例：...a fresh outbreak of plague.…瘟疫的新一轮爆发。
[N-COUNT] A plague of unpleasant things is a large number of them that arrive or happen at the same time. 泛滥
例：The city is under threat from a plague of rats.这座城市面临着鼠患的威胁。
[V-T] If you are plagued by unpleasant things, they continually cause you a lot of trouble or suffering. 使困扰
例：She was plagued by weakness, fatigue, and dizziness.她被虚弱、疲劳和眩晕折磨。