pestilence
英 [ˈpestɪləns]
美 [ˈpestɪləns]
n. 瘟疫
复数：pestilences
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
- racism is a pestilence at the heart of the nation
- according to him, I was the canker in their midst
- any epidemic disease with a high death rate
- 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
双语例句
- 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。 - 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。 - 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。 - 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。 - 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。 - 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。 - 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 was raging in this area.
鼠疫正在这一地区流行。 - 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。