scourge
🇺🇸
/skɜːrdʒ/
🇬🇧
/skɜːdʒ/
noun
R
A cause of widespread damage or suffering.
Drought has been a scourge to farmers this year.
乾旱今年對農民來說是一場災難。
R
A whip used for punishment.
The prisoner was punished with a scourge.
囚犯被用鞭子懲罰。
verb
R
To cause someone great suffering or trouble.
The community was scourged by the recent natural disaster.
社區最近遭受了自然災害的打擊。
R
To strike someone with a whip.
The slave was scourged for trying to escape.
那個奴隸因為試圖逃跑而被鞭打。
translation
災禍, 鞭子
折磨, 鞭打
詞形變化
3rd Present
scourges
Past
scourged
Perfect
scourged
Progressive
scourging
Plural
scourges