scourge
scourgenoun- (historical)a whip used as an instrument of punishment
(史)作刑具用的鞭子
- a person or thing that causes great trouble or suffering
麻烦制造者
the scourge of mass unemployment.
大量人口失业的祸害。
verb[with obj.]- (historical)whip (someone) as a punishment
(史)鞭笞(某人)
- cause great suffering to
给…带来痛苦
political methods used to scourge and oppress workers.
用来折磨和迫害工人的政治手段。
派生scourgernoun- (史).)
语源- Middle English: shortening of Old French escorge (noun), escorgier (verb), from Latin ex- 'thoroughly' + corrigia 'thong, whip'
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