plague の英語での意味
plagueplague1 /pleɪɡ/ noun
すべての翻訳を見る1[countable] a disease that causes death and spreads quickly to a large number of people死をもたらし、多数の人々の間に急速に広がる病気:
drops in population levels due to plagues and famines疫病と飢饉による人口水準の低下2[uncountable] (also the plague) a very infectious disease that produces high fever and swollen places on the body, and often leads to death, especially bubonic plague高熱と体のはれを引き起こし、しばしば死に至る非常に感染力の強い病気。特に腺ペスト(bubonic plague)を指す:
The plague caused 100,000 deaths in London alone in the 1600s.1600年代、ロンドンだけでペストにより10万人が死亡した。3a plague of rats/locusts etc an uncontrolled and harmful increase in the numbers of a particular animal or insect特定の動物や昆虫の数が制御不能に有害なまでに増えること:
A plague of squirrels is threatening our forests.リスが大発生し、私たちの森を脅かしている。 → avoid somebody/something like the plague at avoid(2)
すべての翻訳を見る1[countable] a disease that causes death and spreads quickly to a large number of people死をもたらし、多数の人々の間に急速に広がる病気:
drops in population levels due to plagues and famines疫病と飢饉による人口水準の低下2[uncountable] (also the plague) a very infectious disease that produces high fever and swollen places on the body, and often leads to death, especially bubonic plague高熱と体のはれを引き起こし、しばしば死に至る非常に感染力の強い病気。特に腺ペスト(bubonic plague)を指す:
The plague caused 100,000 deaths in London alone in the 1600s.1600年代、ロンドンだけでペストにより10万人が死亡した。3a plague of rats/locusts etc an uncontrolled and harmful increase in the numbers of a particular animal or insect特定の動物や昆虫の数が制御不能に有害なまでに増えること:
A plague of squirrels is threatening our forests.リスが大発生し、私たちの森を脅かしている。 → avoid somebody/something like the plague at avoid(2)plagueplague2 verb [transitive]
1to cause pain, suffering, or trouble to someone, especially for a long period of time特に長期間にわたって、人に痛みや苦しみ、または困難をもたらすbe plagued by/with something
He was plagued by eye troubles.彼は目の病気に長年苦しめられた。
Financial problems continued to plague the company.財務上の問題が会社を悩ませ続けた。GRAMMAR Plague is often passive in this meaning.2to annoy someone, especially by asking for something many times or asking them many questions何度も何かをせがんだり、しつこく質問したりして人をうんざりさせるplague somebody with something
The kids have been plaguing me with questions.子どもたちがずっと質問攻めにしてくる。
1to cause pain, suffering, or trouble to someone, especially for a long period of time特に長期間にわたって、人に痛みや苦しみ、または困難をもたらすbe plagued by/with something
He was plagued by eye troubles.彼は目の病気に長年苦しめられた。
Financial problems continued to plague the company.財務上の問題が会社を悩ませ続けた。GRAMMAR Plague is often passive in this meaning.2to annoy someone, especially by asking for something many times or asking them many questions何度も何かをせがんだり、しつこく質問したりして人をうんざりさせるplague somebody with something
The kids have been plaguing me with questions.子どもたちがずっと質問攻めにしてくる。