blight
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/blaɪt/
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/blaɪt/
to negatively impact or ruin something, especially by causing many problems
His career has been blighted by injuries.
他的职业生涯因伤病而受到严重影响。
a disease that kills plants, especially agricultural crops
Many areas have been devastated by blights which destroyed cereal crops and vines.
许多地区因病害而遭受破坏,谷物和葡萄园被毁。
something that negatively affects a situation, a person's life, or the environment
His death cast a blight on the whole of that year.
他的死给那一年带来了阴影。