Scourge
[ skɝdʒ ]
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n. 天灾，灾难;鞭子;苦难的根源;
vt. 鞭打;重惩，重责;使痛苦;严惩;
📝 例句
Terrorism is a scourge that undermines stability.
恐怖主义是破坏稳定的社会公害。
He was scourged for tax evasion.
他因逃税受到严惩。
For fifteen years the country was scourged by war.
这个国家遭受战争的蹂躏达十五年之久。
They were the scourge of God upon the aborigines of the continent.
他们是上帝降在美洲土著当中的灾难。
Inflation was the greatest scourge of society.
通货膨胀是社会上的最大祸害。
🌱 联想助记
【串】地板没有scour(擦亮),就会被老婆scourge(鞭打),然后失去courage(勇气)
【记】※ scour-擦亮,scourge-鞭打:如果没有将鞋了擦亮就鞭打你
※ scour-冲洗,ge-拼音“哥”:哥哥犯错了,用凉水泼哥哥然后鞭打
※ s-似“美女”,co-CoCo,urge-强烈要求:美女CoCo强烈要求找到苦难的根源
✅ 同义词
🔴 反义词
📖 牛津释义
scourge
n
1 whip for flogging people （用以打人的）鞭子.
2 (fig 比喻) person or thing that causes suffering 造成灾难的人或事物
The new boss was the scourge of the inefficient. 新老板来了以後, 不称职的人就遭殃了.
the scourge of war 战争的苦难. scourge, v [Tn]
1 flog (sb) with a scourge 鞭打（某人）.
2 (fml 文) cause (sb) to suffer 使（某人）受痛苦
scourged by guilt 受内疚的煎熬.
🔁 扩展释义
*[skә:dʒ]n. 鞭, 苦难根源, 灾祸vt. 鞭打, 痛斥, 蹂躏【法】 鞭, 笞, 刑具; 鞭打, 严斥, 惩罚
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One moring she was working at her desk in the library when a boy came in.
一天早上，她正在图书馆里伏案工作，这时，一个男孩走进来。
Sorry. I'm free every day except today.
对不起。我每天都有空，唯独今天没空。
Don't worry. But you'd better take him to the nurse, and she'll give him some pills.
放心吧。你最好带他到护士那，她会给他一些药片的。