scourged

v.

鞭打( scourge的过去式和过去分词 )；惩罚，压迫；

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。

The scourged back
When cholera scourged Chicago.
Jewel in the pearl: scourged by a culture
Velázquez's Jesus is scourged, yet serene
Velazquez's Jesus Is Scourged, Yet Serene: The Spanish Artist Depicts the Soul Contemplating Christ
A Make-Shift Camp on the Border of Desolation in the Fire scourged District of San Francisco.
Mudslides strike homes north of Los Angeles: ; A region scourged by fire now falling victim to floodwater
Discovered by Carlos Chagas in 1909 in Brazil, America trypanosomiasis has scourged vast area of the country.
Under the spell of `Green Fairy' again; The fabled, scourged, once-banned drink of tortured artists, absinthe is back on the market ...
Abolitionism unveiled! hypocrisy unmasked! and knavery scourged! luminously portraying the formal hocusses, whining philanthropists,...