词源记忆法
来自拉丁语plaga,瘟疫,灾害,来自plangere,击,打,哀伤,捶胸顿足,来自PIE*plak,击,打,捶胸,可能来自声词,捶胸哀叹的声音,词源同plangent,apoplexy.比喻用法。
谐音记忆法
还可谐音:怕来个,怕来个瘟疫。
习语积累
n. avoid sb/sth like the plague (informal) 像避瘟疫似地躲着某人(或某事物);尽量避开某人(或某事物) to try very hard not to meet sb, do sth, etc.
A cholera plague had been killing many prisoners of war at the time.
当时霍乱疫情已在夺去很多战俘的生命。
来源:《柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典》I'm not going to plague you with a lot more questions, Miss Culver...
卡尔弗小姐,我不会再问更多的问题来烦你了。
来源:《柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典》鼠疫仍然是研究由政府和恐怖分子组织可能细菌战的应用.
来源:网络文摘精选The plague caused 100,000 deaths in London alone in the 1600s.
17世纪,鼠疫仅在伦敦一地就造成了10万人死亡。
来源:朗文当代高级英语词典 第6版Tim seems to have escaped the cynicism which is the absolute plague of our generation.
蒂姆好像并没有染上我们这代人愤世嫉俗的通病。
来源:《柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典》Rock stars have to get used to being plagued by autograph hunters.
摇滚歌星必须习惯歌迷要求签名的纠缠。
来源:《牛津高阶英汉双解词典》I would avoid him like the plague when his wife and my parents were around...
他的妻子和我的父母在旁边时,我会极力躲着他。
来源:《柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典》This is no doubt who made the bear market of the plague were even worse.
这无疑是使得饱受熊市困挠的们雪上加霜.
来源:网络文摘精选Unfortunately, the fleas on those rats carried a disease called Bubonic Plague.
不幸的是, 那些老鼠身上的跳蚤携带着一种被称为“黑死病”的疾病.
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