中英词典查询

scourge [skɜ:rdʒ]

n. 天灾，灾难; 鞭子; 苦难的根源;
vt. 鞭打; 重惩，重责; 使痛苦; 严惩;
复数：: scourges 过去式：: scourged 过去分词：: scourged 现在分词：: scourging 第三人称单数：: scourges
[同义词] 鞭打,鞭笞: lash flog beat whip thrash spank

例句:

  • Drugs are a scourge that is devastating our society.
    毒品是破坏我们社会的一大祸害。
  • The cruel captain used a scourge on his disobedient sailor.
    那残忍的船长鞭打不服从命令的水手.
  • After the scourge of war came the scourge of disease.
    战乱之后瘟疫接踵而来.
  • The happy schoolboy brings...forth His long forgotten scourge.
    来自G. White
  • The scourge of doping affects all sport, not just cycling.
    来自BBC
  • Unlike communism, the Disney scourge has proved impossible to contain.
    来自WSJ