n. a serious (sometimes fatal) infection of rodents caused by Yersinia pestis and accidentally transmitted to humans by the bite of a flea that has bitten an infected animal
n. any epidemic disease with a high death rate
n. any large scale calamity (especially when thought to be sent by God)
n. an annoyance
n. 瘟疫, 天罚, 麻烦, 灾祸
vt. 折磨, 使苦恼, 使得灾祸
1. The plague spread quickly through the city during the summer.
瘟疫在夏天迅速蔓延到城市。
2. Scientists are working hard to find a cure for the plague.
科学家们正在努力寻找瘟疫的治疗方法。
3. Many people died from the plague in the Middle Ages.
在中世纪，许多人死于瘟疫。