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the scourge of something
scourge 常指持续造成苦难的根源。
Drug abuse is the scourge of modern society.
药物滥用是现代社会的一大祸害。
祸害；灾难；苦难的根源
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
祸害；灾难；苦难的根源
a source of persistent suffering or trouble; something that causes misery or death
Drug abuse is the scourge of modern society.
药物滥用是现代社会的一大祸害。
被视为上天惩罚工具的人或物。
A person or thing regarded as an agent of divine punishment.
用来施加惩罚的鞭子(常用于卖弄幽默)
a whip used to inflict punishment (often used for pedantic humor)
持续(且常为广泛)痛苦、苦难或麻烦的根源,如暴君、疾病、瘟疫或战争。
A source of persistent (and often widespread) pain and suffering or trouble, such as a cruel ruler, disease, pestilence, or war.
导致痛苦或死亡的事物
something causing misery or death
The cruel slave master used a leather scourge to maintain discipline.
残忍的奴隶主用皮鞭来维持纪律。
In the museum, we saw an ancient scourge displayed behind glass.
在博物馆里，我们看到一件古老的鞭子陈列在玻璃后面。
The rebel leader was flogged with a scourge after the uprising failed.
起义失败后，叛军首领被用鞭子抽打。
scourge 常指持续造成苦难的根源。
Drug abuse is the scourge of modern society.
药物滥用是现代社会的一大祸害。
The dictator was a scourge to his people.
那个独裁者是他人民的灾祸。
Not this
He scourged the village to maintain order.
Use this
He used a scourge on the village to maintain order.
scourge 在提供的词性信息中仅为名词，但学习者常将其误用作动词。正确用法是作为名词，通常搭配 'use a scourge' 或类似结构。
Not this
I need to scourge the dirty pot.
Use this
I need to scour the dirty pot.
学习者容易混淆拼写相似的 scourge（名词，鞭子/灾祸）和 scour（动词，擦洗），导致动词形式误用。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
战争的祸害；战祸
The scourge of war has forced millions to flee their homes.
战争的祸害迫使数百万人逃离家园。
贫穷的祸害
The scourge of poverty can be overcome through education.
贫穷的祸害可以通过教育来克服。
疾病的祸害
Modern medicine has greatly reduced the scourge of disease.
现代医学大大减轻了疾病的祸害。
社会的祸害
Crime has become a scourge on society.
犯罪已成为社会的祸害。
成为祸害
Fake news has become a scourge in the digital age.
假新闻已成为数字时代的一大祸害。
……的祸害；……的祸根
War has always been the scourge of humanity.
战争一直是人类的祸害。
落到……头上的祸害；对……的灾难
Gambling is a scourge on many families.
赌博是许多家庭的祸害。
在……的折磨或欺压下
The people suffered under the scourge of the dictator.
人民在独裁者的折磨下受苦。
我是上帝之鞭。(据传为匈奴王阿提拉的自称)
The ancient chronicles called Attila the scourge of God because of his devastating invasions.
古代编年史称阿提拉为上帝之鞭，因为他带来了毁灭性入侵。
杰克·斯派洛船长，七海之灾。(电影《加勒比海盗》中的称号)
The pirates called the ruthless captain a scourge of the sea.
海盗们称这位冷酷的船长为海上的灾星。
Use scourge naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
scourge 与 scour（擦洗）形近但别混淆：鞭子抽出的不是擦痕，而是灾祸。想象瘟疫、暴君如鞭子抽打人民，带来苦难。
语域：formal 常见场景：formal writing、literary texts、historical narratives、news commentary scourge 作名词表示“祸害、苦难根源”或“鞭子”时，通常用于正式或文学语体，比较常见于新闻评论、历史叙述和文学作品中；日常口语中较少使用。
这些词在美式发音中与 scourge /skɝdʒ/ 押韵。urge、purge、surge 拼作 -urge；而 merge、verge 拼作 -erge，但读音相同。注意拼写相似的 courage /ˈkɝɪdʒ/ 和 scour /skaʊɚ/ 发音不同。
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