scourge

US /skɝːdʒ/
UK /skɝːdʒ/
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1.

鞭子, 笞刑

a whip used as an instrument of punishment

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The ancient Romans used a scourge for flogging.
古羅馬人使用鞭子進行鞭打。
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He felt the sting of the scourge on his back.
他感到鞭子抽打在背上的刺痛。
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2.

禍害, 災難, 苦難之源

a person or thing that causes great trouble or suffering

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The disease was a scourge on the population.
這種疾病是人口的禍害。
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Poverty remains a scourge in many parts of the world.
貧困在世界許多地方仍然是禍害。
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1.

鞭打, 折磨, 使受苦

to cause great suffering to

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The country was scourged by civil war for decades.
這個國家幾十年來一直受到內戰的蹂躪。
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He scourged himself for his sins.
他為自己的罪孽鞭打自己。
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