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]