Word · CEFR C2 · Frequency #18459
blights
植物枯萎病；疫病
blights is the plural of blight.
A plant disease that causes leaves, branches, or flowers to wither and die
- 1.
A diseased condition suffered by a plant; specifically, a complete and rapid chlorosis, browning, then death of plant tissues such as floral organs, leaves, branches, or twigs, especially one caused by a fungus; a mildew, a rust, a smut.
植物病害,表现为组织迅速完全失绿、褐变并死亡,常由真菌引起；霉病、锈病、黑穗病。
- 2.
a state or condition being blighted
受损状态或条件
- 3.
The cause of such a condition, often unseen but believed to be airborne; specifically, a bacterium, a virus, or (especially) a fungus; also, an aphid which attacks fruit trees.
导致该病害的病因,常为无形但认为空气传播的,如细菌、病毒或真菌；亦指侵害果树的蚜虫。
- 4.
any plant disease resulting in withering without rotting
导致枯萎但不腐烂的植物病害
- 5.
A state of cloudy, humid weather.
多云潮湿的天气状态。
- 6.
Something that impedes development or growth, or spoils any other aspect of life.
阻碍发展或成长,或破坏生活其他方面的事物。
- 7.
A rundown and unsightly condition of an urban area; also, such an area.
城市区域的破败不堪状态；亦指此类区域。
祸害；损害因素；城市衰败；破败地区；植物枯萎病的病原；致病因素；受损状态；破坏；阴湿天气
In use
The abandoned factories are a blight on the city's landscape.
Potato blight caused widespread famine in the 19th century.
The blight of corruption has infected many government agencies.
blight on sth
常用可数名词，与on连用表示不良影响。
The new development is a blight on the neighborhood.
新的开发项目是对这个街区的破坏。
the blight of sth
常与of连用，表示破坏性因素。
The region suffers from the blight of unemployment.
该地区遭受失业的祸害。
Common mistakes
The crops blight due to bad weather.The crops were blighted due to bad weather.
Connections
Collocations
- potato blight
- 马铃薯晚疫病
- The potato blight of the 1840s caused widespread famine in Ireland.19世纪40年代的马铃薯晚疫病在爱尔兰造成了广泛的饥荒。
- urban blight
- 城市衰败；城市破败
- Many old industrial cities suffer from urban blight.许多老工业城市都遭受城市衰败之苦。
- a blight on the landscape
- 破坏景观的事物；大煞风景的东西
- The abandoned power station is a blight on the landscape.那座废弃的发电站破坏了景观。
- fire blight
- 火疫病；梨火疫病
- Fire blight can destroy an entire apple orchard in a single season.火疫病可以在一季之内毁掉整个苹果园。
Idioms & figurative uses
- urban blight
- 城市衰败The city has spent millions fighting urban blight.
Learner notes
Memory Tip
联想：blight 像“不 light（无光）”——染病的植物叶片失去光泽、枯褐坏死；也喻指毁坏城市或生活的祸因。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：农业、园艺、植物病理学 表示植物病害时，该词属于中性专业用语，通常用于农业、园艺或植物病理学等书面或专业讨论；日常口语中较少这样说，更常说 plant disease。
Pronunciation & Spelling
All six words rhyme with blight /blaɪt/: they share the final stressed vowel and consonant /aɪt/, and all are spelled with -ight. Beware similar-looking words that do not rhyme, such as blitz (/blɪts/) and bleat (/bliːt/).
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
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