pestilence

英 [ˈpestɪləns] 美 [ˈpestɪləns]

n.  瘟疫

复数:pestilences

TOEFL医学

BNC.24980 / COCA.23924



牛津词典

noun

  1. 瘟疫
    any infectious disease that spreads quickly and kills a lot of people

    柯林斯词典

    1. 瘟疫
      Pestilence is any disease that spreads quickly and kills large numbers of people.

      双语例句

      1. A pestilence was raging in that area.
        瘟疫正在那一地区流行。
      2. A pestilence was raging in this area.
        鼠疫正在这一地区流行。
      3. Some Africans are suffering from famine, pestilence and other evils.
        有些非洲人正在承受着饥荒、疫病及其他不幸。
      4. Ironically, Europe, which had bequeathed the rabbit AS a pest to Australia acquired this man-made diseASe AS a pestilence.
        具有讽刺意味的是,欧洲把这种兔子作为有害动物传到澳洲,后来欧洲却从澳洲染上了这一被视为瘟疫的人造疾病。
      5. Before him went the pestilence, and burning coals went forth at his feet.
        在他前面有瘟疫流行,在他脚下有热症发出。
      6. Why will ye die, thou and thy people, by the sword, by the famine, and by the pestilence, as the LORD hath spoken against the nation that will not serve the king of Babylon?
        你和你的百姓为何要因刀剑,饥荒,瘟疫死亡,正如耶和华论到不服事巴比伦王的那国说的话呢。
      7. And I will send the sword, the famine, and the pestilence, among them, till they be consumed from off the land that I gave unto them and to their fathers.
        我必使刀剑,饥荒,瘟疫临到他们,直到他们从我所赐给他们和他们列祖之地灭绝。
      8. 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。
      9. Pestilence walked abroad in that area.
        那一地区瘟疫泛滥。
      10. For I will send into her pestilence, and blood into her streets;
        我必使瘟疫进入西顿,使血流在他街上。
      11. 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。
      12. 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。
      13. There is the source of the recurring pestilence.
        那里是一再发生瘟疫的策源地。
      14. 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。
      15. A pestilence overhangs the country.
        瘟疫威胁着那个国家。
      16. He who desires but acts not, breeds pestilence.
        有欲望而无行动者滋生瘟疫。
      17. 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。
      18. They are craze by the famine and pestilence of that bitter winter.
        他们因那年严冬的饥馑与瘟疫而发狂。
      19. They were crazed by the famine and pestilence of that bitter winter.
        他们被那年严冬的饥荒与瘟疫逼疯了。
      20. 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。
      21. The drought could result in the rising price of the grain and bring out the pestilence& plague of locusts.
        旱灾造成粮价上涨,还会诱发疫灾和蝗灾;
      22. 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。
      23. 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。
      24. Floods, droughts, famine, war, pestilence, plagues, and economic booms and busts are familiar companions in the up-and-down cycle of human history.
        在人类历史上起伏不断的周期中,水灾、干旱、饥荒、战争、流行病、瘟疫以及经济繁荣和崩溃都是人们熟悉的现象。
      25. 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。
      26. 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。
      27. 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。
      28. There is hunger in all the flood-hit areas. Pestilence walked abroad in that area.
        洪水泛滥地区到处都出现了饥荒。那一地区瘟疫泛滥。
      29. 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。

      英英释义

      noun

      1. 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

      2. any epidemic disease with a high death rate

          Synonym:    plaguepest

        1. 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