scourges
n. 帶來災難的人或東西,禍害( scourge的名詞複數 ); 鞭子
v. 鞭打( scourge的第三人稱單數 ); 懲罰,壓迫
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。
Textile workers suffer from three scourges -- noise , dust and humidity.
紗廠 工人的三大威脅,就是音響 、 塵埃和溼氣.