pestilence

/'pestilәns/ uk　 词频 #23924

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pestilence 是什么意思

中文释义

n. 瘟疫, 散布毒害的事物, 罪恶

[医] 疫病, 疫病流行

英文释义

n. a pernicious and malign influence that is hard to get rid of

pestilence 的真实例句

以下例句摘自真实英文文章，看看 pestilence 在自然语境里怎么用：

The middle-class houses and businesses around Spa Fields had for years suffered from proximity to what Walker described as one of the worst “reservoirs of pestilence” in the capital.

—— In early-19th century Britain, body snatchers were such a problem that lead coffins, metal cages, and other hardware were used to protect the dead

Spa Fields Playground, London, which sat abreast a massive pauper burial ground, one of the worst “reservoirs of pestilence” in the capital, as pictured in Isabella Holmes’ The London Burial Grounds (1896) — Source.

—— In early-19th century Britain, body snatchers were such a problem that lead coffins, metal cages, and other hardware were used to protect the dead

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