scourge是什么意思

详细释义

• 0 something or someone that causes great suffering or a lot of trouble -- 灾难，祸害；苦难的根源

  • the scourge of war/poverty/drugs 战争／贫困／毒品的祸害

  • Pop-up ads have been described as the scourge of the Internet. 弹出窗口广告被称为互联网之祸。

• 1 to cause great suffering or a lot of trouble -- 祸害；使苦恼，使痛苦

  • The country has been scourged by (= has suffered very much because of) famine in recent years. 近年来这个国家遭受大饥荒的苦难。