scourge

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

1. After the scourge of war came the scourge of disease.
   战乱之后瘟疫又接踵而来。
2. Inflation was the greatest scourge of society.
   通货膨胀是社会上的最大祸害。
3. 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。

1. To scourge a man is to beat him with a whip .
   鞭笞人就是用鞭子抽打他的人。
2. The old man is scourged by a guilty conscience.
   这个老人受到负罪感的折磨。
3. He was scourged by the memory of his misdeeds.
   他对以往的胡作非为的回忆使得他精神上受惩罚。

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The Scourge of Monetarism
The Scourge of Monetarism
The scourge of global counterfeiting
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The Scourge of Antibiotic Resistance: The Important Role of the Environment
The scourge of "hidden hunger": global dimensions of micronutrient deficiencies
External endometriosis--the scourge of the private patient
Forgotten but not gone: the continuing scourge of congenital syphilis.
Clostridium difficile-associated diarrhea - the new scourge of the health care facility.