pestilence

pestilence读音音标

英 [ˈpestɪləns]

美 [ˈpɛstələns]

pestilence意思解释

n.

瘟疫， （尤指）腺鼠疫；

变形

复数：pestilences

英英释义

n.

a serious (sometimes fatal) infection of rodents caused by Yersinia pestis and accidentally transmitted to humans by the bite of a flea that has bitten an infected animal

同义词：plaguepestpestis

any epidemic disease with a high death rate

同义词：plaguepest

a pernicious and malign influence that is hard to get rid of

\"racism is a pestilence at the heart of the nation\"

同义词：canker

双语例句

用作名词(n.)A pestilence was raging in that area.瘟疫正在那个地方流行。There is the source of the recurring pestilence.那里是一再发生瘟疫的策源地。