"pestilence" in Chinese (Simplified)
瘟疫疫病
Definition
一种致命的传染病，迅速传播并导致许多人死亡；有时也泛指任何造成大范围破坏的事物。
Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))
该词书面、历史语境中常见，常指中世纪大瘟疫，也可比喻大范围危害。日常不会用于小病。
Examples
The pestilence killed thousands in the village.
**瘟疫**在村庄里夺去了成千上万人的生命。
Doctors tried to stop the pestilence from spreading.
医生们试图阻止**瘟疫**的传播。
A pestilence swept across the land long ago.
很久以前，一场**瘟疫**席卷了这片土地。
Some feared the drought was as deadly as a pestilence.
有人担心这场干旱和**瘟疫**一样致命。
The old poem described war and pestilence destroying kingdoms.
古老的诗歌描述了战争和**瘟疫**摧毁王国。
He called social media a modern pestilence, spreading chaos everywhere.
他说社交媒体是现代的**瘟疫**，到处传播混乱。