plague
US /pleɪɡ/
UK /pleɪɡ/
1.
wabak, penyakit sampar
a contagious bacterial disease characterized by fever and delirium, typically with the formation of buboes (swellings in the armpit or groin).
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The Black Death was a devastating plague that swept across Europe in the 14th century.
Maut Hitam adalah wabak yang memusnahkan yang melanda Eropah pada abad ke-14.
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Public health officials are working to prevent the spread of the plague.
Pegawai kesihatan awam sedang berusaha untuk mencegah penyebaran wabak.
2.
wabak, gangguan
a large number of harmful or annoying things
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The city was suffering from a plague of rats.
Bandar itu menderita wabak tikus.
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He was tormented by a plague of worries.
Dia diseksa oleh wabak kebimbangan.