0 to cause worry, pain, or difficulty to someone or something over a period of time:
1 bubonic plague , or any serious disease that kills many people:
Millions died of (the) plague.
a plague of insects
humorous A plague of journalists descended on the town.
2 to cause someone or something difficulty or suffering, esp. repeatedly or continually:
3 a serious disease which kills many people
[ C ] Trees throughout the Northeast are being attacked by a plague of gypsy moths.
Since the 1970s when the terms were first coined, they have been plagued by a great deal of imprecision in their usage.
However, it is also plagued by some of the disadvantages already mentioned.
Despite their simple and accurate range measurement, use of ultrasonic transducers in map building is plagued by a few shortcomings.
We have never before been plagued by such animals.
First, all the major languages of the world are naturally evolved languages and are plagued by unnecessary, linguistic complexities15.
The chronicles tell us about such natural phenomena as rainy years, periods of drought, famines, locust plagues, and epidemics.
The economic and political crises of the late 1940s and early 1950s catalyzed domestic issues that plagued the monarchy and the political elites.
Then they are plagued by anxiety and deep feelings of guilt and shame.
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不斷困擾, 折磨, 使受煎熬…
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不断困扰, 折磨, 使受煎熬…
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peste, plaga, acosar…
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peste…
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ペスト, 疫病…
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salgın hastalık, musallat olmak, rahatsız etmek…
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peste, invasion, harceler…
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