plague
US /pleɪɡ/
UK /pleɪɡ/
명사
1.
역병, 흑사병
a contagious bacterial disease characterized by fever and delirium, typically with the formation of buboes (swellings in the armpit or groin).
예시:
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The Black Death was a devastating plague that swept across Europe in the 14th century.
흑사병은 14세기에 유럽을 휩쓴 파괴적인 역병이었다.
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Public health officials are working to prevent the spread of the plague.
공중 보건 관계자들은 역병의 확산을 막기 위해 노력하고 있다.
2.
골칫거리, 성가신 것
a large number of harmful or annoying things
예시:
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The city was suffering from a plague of rats.
그 도시는 쥐들의 창궐로 고통받고 있었다.
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He was tormented by a plague of worries.
그는 걱정거리들의 괴롭힘에 시달렸다.