pestiferous + noun
pestiferous 作定语,修饰引起瘟疫或对社会有害的事物。
The city was plagued by pestiferous rats.
这座城市饱受传播疾病的老鼠的困扰。
传播疾病的;致疫的;引起瘟疫的
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传播疾病的;致疫的;引起瘟疫的
Contaminated with infecting organisms; likely to spread and cause an epidemic disease.
The city was plagued by pestiferous rats.
这座城市饱受传播疾病的老鼠的困扰。
含有引起传染病的微生物的。
containing organisms that cause contagious diseases
令人烦恼的,讨厌的。
annoying, vexatious
The pestiferous noise from the construction site made it hard to concentrate.
建筑工地传来的烦人噪音让人难以集中注意力。
My neighbor's pestiferous dog barks all night and keeps everyone awake.
我邻居那条烦人的狗整夜叫,吵得大家都睡不着。
Those pestiferous sales calls interrupt our dinner every evening.
那些烦人的推销电话每天晚饭时都会打扰我们。
pestiferous 作定语,修饰引起瘟疫或对社会有害的事物。
The city was plagued by pestiferous rats.
这座城市饱受传播疾病的老鼠的困扰。
pestiferous 作表语,表示令人讨厌或有害的。
The conditions in the refugee camp were pestiferous.
难民营的条件非常恶劣,令人不快。
it 作形式主语,真正主语为不定式,强调做某事令人烦恼。
It is pestiferous to have to deal with such bureaucracy.
不得不应付这种官僚作风真让人恼火。
Not this
The pestiferous is a threat to public health.
Use this
The pestiferous disease is a threat to public health.
在中文中,‘pestiferous’常被误用作名词,意为‘有害物’,但实际上它是形容词,后面必须跟被修饰的名词。改正后添加了'disease',使句子语法正确。
Not this
Stop pestifering me with your complaints.
Use this
Stop your pestiferous complaints.
学习者可能将‘pestiferous’与‘pester’混淆,错误地将其当作动词使用。实际上,‘pestiferous’是形容词,应直接修饰名词‘complaints’。
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