2N-UNCOUNT [oft theNOUN](腺)鼠疫;黑死病Plague or the plague is a very infectious disease which usually results in death. The patient has a severe fever and swellings on his or her body. (腺)鼠疫;黑死病
...a fresh outbreak of plague.
新一轮鼠疫的爆发
...illnesses such as smallpox, typhus and the plague.
像天花、伤寒和鼠疫这样的疾病
3N-COUNT (某一事物肆虐造成的)灾难,祸患 A plague of unpleasant things is a large number of them that arrive or happen at the same time. (某一事物肆虐造成的)灾难,祸患
The city is under threat from a plague of rats. [+ of]
该市处于鼠患的威胁之下。
Last year there was a plague of robbery and housebreaking.
7PHRASE [VERB inflects]极力回避 If you say that you avoid someone or something like the plague, you are emphasizing that you deliberately avoid them completely. 极力回避 [emphasis]
I would avoid him like the plague when his wife and my parents were around.
他的妻子和我的父母在旁边时,我会极力躲着他。
I normally avoid cheap wine like the plague.
我一般对廉价的葡萄酒敬而远之。
8PHRASE [PHRASE n]…真该死;愿上天降祸于… You say a plague on a particular person or thing when you are very irritated by them and do not want to bother with them any more. …真该死;愿上天降祸于… [old-fashioned, feelings]
ADJECTIVE | ... OF PLAGUE | VERB + PLAGUE | PLAGUE + VERB | PREPOSITIONADJECTIVE➤bubonic腺鼠疫▸➤great嚴重的瘟疫◇Nearly a third of the population died in the Great Plague.近三分之一的人口在倫敦大瘟疫中喪生。... OF PLAGUE➤outbreak瘟疫的爆發◇a decline in population following outbreaks of plague瘟疫爆發後人口的下降VERB + PLAGUE➤suffer遭受瘟疫◇The region has just suffered a plague of locusts.該地區剛剛遭受了蝗災。➤spread傳播瘟疫◇Fleas spread plague from animals to humans.跳蚤將鼠疫從動物傳染給人類。➤be decimated by, be destroyed by被瘟疫殺死/毀壞PLAGUE + VERB➤break out, start, strike (sth)瘟疫突然爆發;瘟疫侵襲(⋯)◇Bubonic plague struck London in 1665.1665 年倫敦爆發了腺鼠疫。➤spread瘟疫傳播PREPOSITION➤plague of⋯的災害◇The city is suffering a plague of rats.這個城市正在鬧鼠災。➡ topic at illness