pestilence
听听怎么读
英 [ˈpestɪləns]
美 [ˈpɛstələns]
是什么意思
瘟疫, (尤指)腺鼠疫;
变形
复数:pestilences
英英释义
pestilence[ 'pestiləns ]
- n.
- a serious (sometimes fatal) infection of rodents caused by Yersinia pestis and accidentally transmitted to humans by the bite of a flea that has bitten an infected animal
同义词:plaguepestpestis
- any epidemic disease with a high death rate
同义词:plaguepest
- a pernicious and malign influence that is hard to get rid of
"racism is a pestilence at the heart of the nation"
同义词:canker
- a serious (sometimes fatal) infection of rodents caused by Yersinia pestis and accidentally transmitted to humans by the bite of a flea that has bitten an infected animal
学习怎么用
双语例句
用作名词(n.)
- A pestilence was raging in that area.
瘟疫正在那个地方流行。 - There is the source of the recurring pestilence.
那里是一再发生瘟疫的策源地。
权威例句
Congenital syphilis-persisting pestilenceEncyclopedia of Plague and Pestilence (review)When Pestilence Prevails ⦠Physician Responsibilities in EpidemicsPestilence, persistence and pathogenicity: infection strategies of Bartonella.Rotten Orchards: "Pestilence", Police Misconduct and System Failure*When Pestilence Prevails: Physician Responsibilities in Epidemic Bioterror SituationsRevisiting the pestilence of Helicobacter pylori : insights into geographical genomics and pathogen evolutionFamine and Pestilence in the Late Roman and Early Byzantine Empire: a Systematic Survey of Subsistence Crises and Epidemics.The coming of the spirit of pestilence: introduced infectious diseases and population decline among Northwest Coast Indians, 1774–1...Time series analysis of oscillations in a model population: The effects of plague, pestilence and famine