scourge
n. 天災,災難; 鞭子; 苦難的根源
vt. 鞭打; 重懲,重責; 使痛苦; 嚴懲
A scourge is something that causes a lot of trouble or suffering to a group of people.
...the best chance in 20 years to end the scourge of terrorism...
20 年來消滅恐怖主義禍害的最佳機會
Drugs are a scourge that is devastating our society.
毒品是破壞我們社會的一大禍害。
If something scourges a place or group of people, it causes great pain and suffering to people.
Economic anarchy scourged the post-war world.
經濟混亂使得戰後的世界陷入水深火熱之中。
1. a whip used to inflict punishment (often used for pedantic humor)
2. something causes misery or death;
3. a person who inspires fear or dread;
1. punish severely; excoriate
2. whip;
3. devastate or ravage;
When the scourge slays suddenly, he laughs at the despair of the innocent.
若天災突然降下使人猝死, 他便嘲笑無罪者的絕望.
Kel'Thuzad: He chose you to be his champion long before the Scourge even began.
克爾蘇加德: 早在天災開始前,他就已經選擇了你作為他的手下悍將.
But this week the Japanese capital's police launched a crackdown on scourge of groping.
但本週,日本首都的警方開始了對列車性騷擾的打擊.
Remove your scourge from me ; I am overcome by the blow of your hand.
10求你把你的責罰從我身上免去; 因你手的責打,我便消滅.
The cruel captain used a scourge on his disobedient sailor.
那殘忍的船長鞭打不服從命令的水手.