scourge

英 [skɜːdʒ]

美 [skɜːrdʒ]

n. 祸害; 祸根; 灾害; (旧时用作刑具的)鞭子
v. 折磨; 使受苦难; 使痛苦; 鞭打; 鞭笞

复数：scourges　过去分词：scourged　现在分词：scourging　过去式：scourged　第三人称单数：scourges　

Collins.1 / BNC.14639 / COCA.14709

牛津词典

noun

verb

折磨；使受苦难；使痛苦
to cause trouble or suffering to sb
1. He lay awake, scourged by his conscience.
  他备受良心的折磨，不能入睡。
鞭打；鞭笞
to hit sb with a scourge

N-COUNT 灾难;祸害
Ascourgeis something that causes a lot of trouble or suffering to a group of people.
1. ...the best chance in 20 years to end the scourge of terrorism...
  20 年来消灭恐怖主义祸害的最佳机会
2. Drugs are a scourge that is devastating our society.
  毒品是破坏我们社会的一大祸害。
VERB 使痛苦;危害;折磨
If somethingscourgesa place or group of people, it causes great pain and suffering to people.
1. Economic anarchy scourged the post-war world.
  经济混乱使得战后的世界陷入水深火热之中。

noun

a whip used to inflict punishment (often used for pedantic humor)
Synonym:flagellum
a person who inspires fear or dread
1. he was the terror of the neighborhood
Synonym:terrorthreat
something causing misery or death
1. the bane of my life
Synonym:banecursenemesis

verb

cause extensive destruction or ruin utterly
1. The enemy lay waste to the countryside after the invasion
Synonym:lay waste towastedevastatedesolateravage
whip
1. The religious fanatics flagellated themselves
Synonym:flagellate
punish severely

They are human beings, not a scourge and the god of plague.
他们也是人，并非洪水猛兽和瘟神。
One of the roles of the United Nations is to save succeeding generations from the scourge of war.
联合国的一个职责是使后代人免受战争的苦难。
As well as typhoons, another ancient scourge still threatens.
和台风一样，另一个古老的天谴仍旧威胁著。
I applaud your help and cooperation in fighting the scourge of terrorism.
我赞赏您为打击恐怖主义这一祸患提供的帮助与合作。
Farmers don't need much prompting to tell you that 'flaming dog owners' are the scourge of their lives.
不用怎么提示农场主们就会告诉你，“该死的养狗人”是他们生活的灾星。
He was the scourge of all the christians.
他是所有基督徒的灾难。
Heaven above and earth below; witness my determination; and may gods and men scourge me should I fail in my duty or be ungrateful.
皇天后土，实鉴此心。背义忘恩，天人共戮。（《三国演义》）
The United States and the international community stood up and took on this terrible scourge.
美国和国际社会通过采取行动而向这种可怕的疾病发起进攻。
Smallpox was once the scourge of the world.
天花曾是世界的大患。
If love could not resist this scourge, but faith can be sad to open.
就算用爱抵挡不了这天灾，但信念可将悲伤都化开。