plague
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noun- 1.
(capitalized, countable, often, sometimes, uncountable)(often used with the, sometimes capitalized: the Plague) The bubonic plague, the pestilent disease caused by the virulent bacterium Yersinia pestis.
- 2.
(countable, uncountable)(pathology) An epidemic or pandemic caused by any pestilence, but especially that caused by the above disease.
Đồng nghĩa: pest, pestilence
- 3.
(countable, uncountable)A widespread affliction, calamity, or destructive influx, especially when seen as divine retribution.
Ten Biblical plagues over Egypt, ranging from locusts to the death of the crown prince, finally forced Pharaoh to let Moses's people go.
Đồng nghĩa: murrain
- 4.
(countable, figuratively, uncountable)(figurative) A grave nuisance, whatever greatly irritates.
Bart is an utter plague; his pranks never cease.
- 5.
(countable, uncountable)(ornithology) A group of common grackles.
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verb- 1.
(transitive)To harass, pester or annoy someone persistently or incessantly.
Đồng nghĩa: badger, harry, hound, badger, bait, bedevil, beleaguer, persecute, bug, devil, beset, chevy, give someone grief, harass, harry, hound, pester, pick at, plague, vex
- 2.
(transitive)To afflict with a disease or other calamity.
Natural catastrophes plagued the colonists till they abandoned the pestilent marshland.
Falling prices and drought plagued the cattle industry.
Đồng nghĩa: scourge, torment
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ine-pro From Middle English plage, borrowed from Old French plage, from Latin plāga (blow, wound), from plangō (to strike). Cognate with plaghe plāghe (> plaag), plāghen (> plagen); plāge; plāge, pflāge (> Plage); plāgen (> plagen); plåga; plaie, plaga. plaga. Displaced native wōl.