a plaguey + noun
作定语,放在名词前;口语中略显老派或带方言色彩。
That plaguey mosquito kept me awake all night.
那只烦人的蚊子让我一夜没睡。
烦人的;令人讨厌的
plaguiest — superlative of plaguey
引起烦恼或困扰的;令人恼火的;& adv. 讨厌的达到可厌程度
引起烦恼或困扰的;令人恼火的
Causing annoyance or bother; irritating.
That plaguey noise from the construction site kept me awake all night.
建筑工地那讨厌的噪音让我整晚没睡着。
用法提示:plaguey在此修饰noise,表示令人厌烦的。
I can't seem to fix this plaguey leak in the pipe.
我似乎修不好这根管子上烦人的漏水。
用法提示:plaguey形容leak,强调持续令人烦恼。
He has a plaguey habit of interrupting people mid-sentence.
他有个讨厌的习惯,总在别人说话中间插嘴。
用法提示:plaguey修饰habit,表示令人恼怒的行为。
作定语,放在名词前;口语中略显老派或带方言色彩。
That plaguey mosquito kept me awake all night.
那只烦人的蚊子让我一夜没睡。
作表语,说明主语令人烦躁、讨厌。
The constant drilling next door is plaguey.
隔壁不停的钻孔声很烦人。
用 so...that 强调烦人的程度并引出结果。
The traffic was so plaguey that we gave up and walked.
交通太让人心烦了,我们干脆放弃坐车改为步行。
比较级为 plaguier,最高级为 plaguiest。
Monday morning traffic is even plaguier than Friday's.
周一早上的交通比周五的还烦人。
grammar · medium
易错句子The plaguey spread quickly through the crowded city.
正确表达The plague spread quickly through the crowded city.
plaguey 是形容词,只能作定语或表语修饰名词,不能充当主语;表示“瘟疫”要用名词 plague。这里句子缺主语,需要名词,所以把 plaguey 换成 plague。
grammar · medium
易错句子The whole village was plaguey by a strange disease.
正确表达The whole village was plagued by a strange disease.
be plagued by 是固定搭配,意为“饱受……困扰”,其中 plagued 是动词 plague 的过去分词,构成被动;plaguey 是形容词,不能跟在 be 后面再接 by。表示“被……困扰”必须用 plagued。
grammar · medium
易错句子Stop plaguey me with questions while I'm working.
正确表达Stop plaguing me with questions while I'm working.
stop 后面接动名词,要用动词 plague 的 -ing 形式 plaguing;plaguey 是形容词,不能带宾语 me,也不能作 stop 的宾语。表示“不停地用某事烦扰某人”用 plague sb. with sth.。
两者都可表示“烦人”,但 pesky 更口语化、现代常用,多指小麻烦(如蚊虫、小问题);plaguey 较陈旧或带方言、文学色彩,语气更重,常指持续困扰。选择时看语体:日常口语用 pesky,文学或老式表达用 plaguey。注意地区差异:pesky 在美式英语中尤其常见;plaguey 在英式英语中也属旧式。
词形相近且意义有重叠,但词性不同:plaguey 是形容词,修饰名词(如 a plaguey delay);plague 是动词,常用结构 plague sb with sth,表示反复打扰。不可用 plague 直接修饰名词,也不可用 plaguey 带宾语。若需形容词用 plaguey,若需动词用 plague。
两者都是形容词,意义接近,但 bothersome 更中性、正式,常用于书面语,可指事物带来不便;plaguey 更旧式、非正式,带有较强的“惹人厌”色彩。在正式写作中优先用 bothersome;plaguey 多见于文学或方言。地区上,bothersome 在英美通用,plaguey 在标准现代英语中已少见。
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