n.瘟疫；麻烦；灾祸
vt.折磨；烦扰；造成麻烦
Plague came in the wake of earthquake. 地震之后紧跟着就是瘟疫。
A great plague was then raging in the city. 那时一场大瘟疫正在该城肆虐。
He's been avoiding me like the plague since our quarrel. 我们吵架以後，他一直如避蛇蝎似的躲著我。
A plague of locusts affected the harvest a lot this year. 蝗灾大大影响了今年的丰收。
用作及物动词 (vt.)A demon or spirit once was thought to plague sleeping people. 梦魔被认为折磨睡觉的人的魔鬼或灵魂
He always plagues me to help him. 他总是烦我去帮助他。
Telemarketers plague our lives. 电话销售员给我们生活带来了很多麻烦。
plague的基本意思是“烦扰”,指因某事物〔原因〕使某人烦扰,也可指给某人〔事物〕造成麻烦或困难。
plague是及物动词,接名词、代词作宾语,可用于被动结构。
plague还可用作名词,意思是“瘟疫; 麻烦, 苦恼; 灾祸”。例如：Plague was then prevailing in that city.当时瘟疫正在该城流行。
