"scourged" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 鞭打
• 嚴厲懲罰

Definition

被鞭打作为身体惩罚，或被某事严重折磨或伤害。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

正式用語，多见于历史、文学或宗教文本。也常用来比喻因灾难或苦难而遭受严重伤害（如“被战争蹂躏”）。日常对话中不常用。

Examples

The prisoner was scourged for his crimes.

囚犯因罪行被**鞭打**。

Many people were scourged in ancient times as punishment.

许多人在古代被**鞭打**作为惩罚。

Villages were scourged by war.

村庄被战争**蹂躏**。

He felt scourged by guilt after telling a lie.

他说谎后感到被内疚**折磨**。

After months of drought, the land was scourged and barren.

经过几个月的干旱，大地已被**摧残**变得贫瘠。

The city felt scourged by endless traffic jams and noise.

这座城市因无休止的交通堵塞和噪音而感到被**折磨**。