"plague" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 瘟疫
• 灾害

Definition

Plague 指一种迅速传播并影响很多人的致命疾病。它也可以指长期造成严重麻烦的事物，比如虫害或持续存在的问题。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

这个词常用于历史或较正式的语境，表示致命的传染病。在现代英语里，它也常用于比喻：'be plagued by' 表示“长期受……困扰”。作为名词，'plague of locusts' 指大量具有破坏性的蝗虫。

Examples

The city was hit by a plague many years ago.

很多年前，这座城市遭遇了一场**瘟疫**。

Farmers are worried about a plague of insects this summer.

农民们担心今年夏天会有一场昆虫**灾害**。

Bad luck seemed to plague him all year.

坏运气似乎一整年都在**困扰**他。

Our team has been plagued by injuries lately.

最近，我们队一直**饱受**伤病困扰。

Traffic jams plague this area every morning.

交通堵塞每天早上都在**困扰**这个地区。

I swear, my phone has been a plague all week—calls, messages, everything.

说真的，我的手机这一周简直就是个**祸害**——电话、消息，什么都有。