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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Well, every time you get back at night, you drop your shoes on the floor.
唔，每一次晚上回来时，你都把鞋子丢在地板上。
How much did you pay for all these things? asked her mother.
“买所有这些东西你付了多少钱？”她妈妈问。
They call me Lily sometimes, and I don't always tell them that they've made a mistake.
他们有时候把我叫成莉莉，可我并不总是向他们解释他们弄错了。