Word · CEFR C1 · Frequency #7688
plague
困扰；纠缠；烦扰
核心释义
to annoy or harass someone persistently
- 1.
持续或不断地骚扰、烦扰或打扰某人。
To harass, pester or annoy someone persistently or incessantly.
- 2.
使患病或遭受其他灾难。
To afflict with a disease or other calamity.
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
用法In use
The town was plagued by a series of mysterious thefts.
用法提示：这里"plagued"是动词过去分词，表示"折磨，困扰"。
Financial problems have been plaguing the company for years.
用法提示：这里"plaguing"是现在分词，表示持续困扰。
Don't plague me with questions while I'm working.
用法提示：这里"plague"是动词原形，表示"使苦恼"。
be plagued by sth
常用被动形式，描述持续受到某种问题或困难的影响；by 也可换成 with，如 be plagued with doubts（疑虑重重）。
The project was plagued by delays from the start.
这个项目从一开始就饱受延误困扰。
plague sb with sth
表示反复用某事物打扰、纠缠某人，with 后面接造成烦扰的事物，如问题、要求、电话等。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配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
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
想象瘟疫是个烦人精，整天缠着你“play”个没完——纠缠、折磨。
语境与语域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。
语法说明Grammar Note
常用于被动结构，如 be plagued by/with sth.
发音与拼写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/.
用法优先级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。
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