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a/the pestilence of [something]
表示有害影响或罪恶的蔓延。
The pestilence of corruption has infected the government.
腐败的瘟疫感染了政府。
瘟疫，疫病
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瘟疫，疫病
a deadly epidemic disease, especially one that spreads quickly and causes many deaths
The pestilence of corruption has infected the government.
腐败的瘟疫感染了政府。
任何高度传染、感染、致命且毁灭性的流行病
Any epidemic disease that is highly contagious, infectious, virulent and devastating.
The medieval town was devastated by a pestilence that killed half the population.
这座中世纪小镇曾遭受一场瘟疫的肆虐，导致一半人口死亡。
Greed is a modern pestilence that corrupts society.
贪婪是一种腐蚀社会的现代弊病。
The authorities took drastic measures to contain the pestilence before it spread further.
当局采取了严厉措施，在瘟疫进一步蔓延之前加以控制。
表示有害影响或罪恶的蔓延。
The pestilence of corruption has infected the government.
腐败的瘟疫感染了政府。
The pestilence spread rapidly through the crowded city.
瘟疫在拥挤的城市迅速蔓延。
False news spreads like a pestilence.
假新闻像瘟疫一样传播。
Not this
The disease pestilenced the population.
Use this
The disease brought pestilence to the population.
Pestilence 是名词，不能用作动词。应改为名词结构。
Not this
The pestilence outbreak killed many people.
Use this
The pestilential outbreak killed many people.
Pestilence 是名词，修饰另一个名词时应使用形容词形式 pestilential。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
瘟疫与饥荒
The old chronicle records a time of pestilence and famine.
旧编年史记录了一段瘟疫与饥荒的时期。
瘟疫爆发
A pestilence broke out in the port city after the floods.
洪水过后，这座港口城市爆发了瘟疫。
瘟疫蔓延
The pestilence spread quickly through the crowded neighborhoods.
瘟疫在拥挤的街区迅速蔓延。
瘟疫肆虐
The pestilence raged for months before it subsided.
瘟疫肆虐了数月才平息。
死于瘟疫
Thousands died of pestilence in that harsh winter.
在那个严冬，成千上万的人死于瘟疫。
瘟疫造成重大伤亡
The pestilence took a heavy toll on the population.
瘟疫给人口造成了重大伤亡。
也不怕黑夜行的瘟疫，或是午间灭人的毒病。
From Psalm 91:6 in the King James Version of the Bible; this verse is part of a promise of divine protection against unseen dangers.
出自《圣经》钦定版诗篇91:6，这节经文讲述上帝对祂子民的保护，使他们免受看不见的危险。
没有任何瘟疫曾经如此致命，如此可怖。
From Edgar Allan Poe's short story 'The Masque of the Red Death,' describing the fictional Red Death plague that devastates the country.
出自爱伦·坡的短篇小说《红死魔的面具》，描述虚构的“红死病”疫情如何使举国陷入灾难。
Use pestilence naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
记：pest像害虫，ilence像silence寂静——害虫带来瘟疫，城市死寂一片。
语域：formal 常见场景：historical documents、literary works、formal addresses pestilence 属于正式用词，通常出现在文学作品、历史叙述或正式演讲中；日常口语里较少使用，更常见的是 epidemic 或 plague。
常用单数，但也可用复数形式 pestilences
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