scourge

英[skɜ:(r)dʒ]美[skɜ:(r)dʒ]

n.
1. ~ (of sb/sth) 祸害；祸根；灾害
2.（旧时用作刑具的）鞭子
v.[T]
1. 折磨；使受苦难；使痛苦
2. 鞭打；鞭笞

同：	[n.] bane, curse, flagellum, terror [v.] desolate, devastate, flagellate, lay waste to

They were the scourge of God upon the aborigines of the American continent
他们是上帝降在美洲土著当中的灾难。收藏
Nine mocking years with the golden calf and three long years of the scourge!
笑傲九年的物质财富，然后是整整三年的灾难!收藏
The cruel captain used a scourge on his disobedient sailor.
那残忍的船长鞭打不服从命令的水手。收藏
"The elements of traditional and non-traditional threats to security are intertwined, and the scourge of terrorism is more acutely felt."
传统安全威胁和非传统安全威胁的因素相互交织,恐怖主义危害上升。收藏
The new boss was the scourge of the inefficient
新老板来了以後,不称职的人就遭殃了.收藏

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a whip used to inflict punishment (often used for pedantic humor)
[同] flagellum, scourge
something causes misery or death
- the bane of my life
[同] curse, bane, nemesis, scourge

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