scourge: n. 1.天罚,天灾,灾难,灾害[瘟疫、战争等]。 2.苦难的根源,引起灾害的事物,带来灾害的人。 3.鞭,笞。 the scourge of Heaven 灾殃,祸患。 the white scourge 肺痨。 vt. 1.折磨,磨难,使苦恼;严罚,重惩,重责。 2.鞭打;鞭笞。
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。
Do you think the death of lorenzo is the scourge god has prepared for florence ? 你们以为洛伦索死了,是上帝给佛罗伦萨的惩罚?
In the charter of the united nations, the peoples express their determination to save succeeding generations from the scourge of war which has brought untold sorrow to mankind . 在联合国宪章中,各国人民表示决心要使人类后代不再遭受曾给人类带来无穷痛苦的战祸。
After the scourge of war came the scourge of disease 战乱之后瘟疫又接踵而来。