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scourge + noun
The dictator scourged his people with cruel laws.
独裁者用残酷的法律折磨他的人民。
鞭打；鞭笞
scourged — past of scourge
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
鞭打；鞭笞
To strike a person or animal with a whip; to flog.
The dictator scourged his people with cruel laws.
独裁者用残酷的法律折磨他的人民。
用鞭子抽打(人或动物等)；鞭笞。
To strike (a person, an animal, etc.) with a scourge (noun etymology 1 sense 1) or whip; to flog, to whip.
用鞭子或仿佛用鞭子驱赶(人或动物等)移动。
To drive, or force (a person, an animal, etc.) to move, with or as if with a scourge or whip.
惩罚(人或动物等)；责罚。
To punish (a person, an animal, etc.); to chastise.
使(某人或某物)持续(且常为广泛)痛苦、苦难或麻烦；折磨。
To cause (someone or something) persistent (and often widespread) pain and suffering or trouble; to afflict, to torment.
scourge
Base
原形
scourges
3rd person
第三人称单数
scourging
-ing
现在分词
scourged
Past
过去式
scourged
Past participle
过去分词
Famine scourges the region every decade.
饥荒每十年蹂躏该地区一次。
The dictator is scourging his political opponents.
独裁者正在迫害他的政治对手。
The plague scourged Europe in the 14th century.
瘟疫在14世纪肆虐欧洲。
规则动词，过去式和过去分词直接加-ed。
The cruel ruler scourged the rebels without mercy.
这个残暴的统治者毫不留情地鞭打叛军。
The disease scourged the population, leaving thousands dead.
那场疾病蹂躏了人口，导致数千人死亡。
He scourges himself with self-criticism for every small mistake.
他为每个小错误而用自我批评来折磨自己。
The dictator scourged his people with cruel laws.
独裁者用残酷的法律折磨他的人民。
表示用具体工具鞭打。
He scourged the enemy with a whip.
他用鞭子抽打敌人。
常用于比喻，表示遭受灾难的折磨。
The country was scourged by famine.
那个国家遭受了饥荒的蹂躏。
Not this
He gave a scourge to the people.
Use this
He scourged the people.
scourge作为动词时，是及物动词，直接接宾语，不需使用give a scourge to这样的名词短语结构。受名词义影响，学习者易误用作名词搭配。
Not this
The flood scourged.
Use this
The flood scourged the area.
scourge作动词时是及物动词，必须带宾语，不能单独使用。学习者常忽略其及物性，导致句子不完整。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
鞭打马
The driver scourged the tired horse to urge it on.
赶车人鞭打那匹疲惫的马，催着它往前走。
鞭笞自己；自我惩罚
The monk scourged himself in penance for his sins.
那名修士为赎罪而鞭打自己。
因…原因鞭打（惩罚）某人
The captain scourged the sailor for disobeying an order.
船长因那名水手违抗命令而鞭打了他。
鞭打（某人）使其屈服
The jailer scourged the prisoners into submission.
狱卒鞭打囚犯，迫使他们屈服。
遭到…的蹂躏；被…折磨
The island was scourged by a powerful hurricane.
那座岛屿遭到强飓风的蹂躏。
于是彼拉多将耶稣鞭打了。
Pilate had Jesus scourged before the crucifixion.
彼拉多在耶稣被钉十字架之前命人鞭打了他。
Use scourged naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
scourge 以 -urge 结尾，鞭打就是最强烈的 urge（驱使）。
语域：formal 常见场景：news reporting、academic prose、literary narrative scourge 作动词表示“使遭受苦难”时，通常用于正式书面语，多出现在新闻报道、学术文章或文学作品中；日常口语中较少使用。该词语气较重，常强调持续、严重的苦难。
scourge 读作 /skɝdʒ/，与 urge、surge、purge 押韵，都含 /ɝdʒ/。注意拼写相似的 scour /skaʊr/、courage /ˈkɝɪdʒ/、source /sɔrs/ 读音差别很大，不能按字母拼写推断读音。
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