bane
[ben]
n.
灾星;
祸根;
烦人的事;
使某人的生活不快（或不幸）的原因;
例句:
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A swine over fat is the cause of his own bane.
猪死都因身过肥.
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Rain is the bane of holiday-makers.
雨天令度假者头疼。
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The neighbours' kids are the bane of my life .
街坊邻居的孩子让我生活得很不安宁。
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This sort of mentality is the bane of scientific progress.
来自SA
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Shaving, yech it's the bane of my existence.
来自Sunday Express
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Cultural management is the bane of the flowering dogwood's existence.
来自NPR