"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**。