Word · CEFR C1 · Frequency #7688
plague
困扰；纠缠；烦扰
to annoy or harass someone persistently
- 1.
To harass, pester or annoy someone persistently or incessantly.
持续或不断地骚扰、烦扰或打扰某人。
- 2.
To afflict with a disease or other calamity.
使患病或遭受其他灾难。
折磨；使遭灾祸；使染瘟疫；持续或不断地骚扰、烦扰或打扰某人。；使患病或遭受其他灾难。；折磨；使苦恼
In use
The town was plagued by a series of mysterious thefts.
Financial problems have been plaguing the company for years.
Don't plague me with questions while I'm working.
Verb forms
base plague · third person plagues · -ing plaguing · past plagued · past participle plagued
规则变化
Connections
Collocations
- plague someone with questions
- 不断追问某人；用问题烦扰某人
- The reporters plagued the star with questions outside the theater.记者们在剧院外不停地向这位明星发问。
- be plagued by doubts
- 被疑虑所困扰
- She was plagued by doubts about her decision.她对自己的决定疑虑重重。
- be plagued with problems
- 问题缠身
- The project has been plagued with problems since its launch.项目自启动以来一直问题不断。
- plague a region
- 使某地区遭受灾难
- Drought continues to plague the region.干旱持续困扰着该地区。
- be plagued by illness
- 饱受疾病折磨
- He was plagued by illness throughout his childhood.他整个童年都饱受疾病折磨。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
想象瘟疫是个烦人精，整天缠着你“play”个没完——纠缠、折磨。
Context & Register
语域：mixed 常见场景：formal writing about persistent problems or disease、informal speech about pestering someone plague 作动词时，正式或书面语里多用于 be plagued by/with，表示长期受问题、疾病等困扰；日常口语中则常带夸张或幽默语气，表示纠缠或烦扰某人。具体意思要依据搭配和语境判断。
Grammar Note
常用于被动结构，如 be plagued by/with sth.
Pronunciation & Spelling
Only vague truly rhymes with plague (/pleɪɡ/). Plaque, rogue, fatigue, colleague, and tongue are spelling lookalikes with very different sounds: plaque has a final /k/, rogue has /oʊɡ/, fatigue and colleague have /iːɡ/, and tongue has /ʌŋ/.
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 2，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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