plural scourges
plural scourges
Learner's definition of SCOURGE
[count]
1
formal + literary : someone or something that causes a great amount of trouble or suffering祸根;祸害 -
a city ravaged by the scourge of unemployment/poverty饱受失业/贫穷困扰的城市
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The disease continues to be a scourge in the developing world.这种疾病仍然是发展中国家的一大祸害。
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Spelling is the scourge of learners of English. [=spelling is very difficult for people who are learning English]拼写是英语学习者的一大困难。
2
: a whip that was used to punish people in the past(旧时用作刑具的)鞭子
2 scourge /ˈskɚʤ/ verb
scourges; scourged; scourging
scourges; scourged; scourging
Learner's definition of SCOURGE
[+ object] formal + literary
1
: to cause a lot of trouble or suffering for (someone or something)使受苦难;使遭蹂躏 2
: to hit (someone) with a whip as punishment鞭打;鞭答