scourge

1. Countable(可數名詞)Usually singular(通常單數)

   something or someone that causes severe affliction or widespread devastation.

   災難；禍害；痛苦的根源

   • War, poverty, and disease are the scourges of human society.

     戰爭、貧窮和疾病是人類社會的災難。

   • Internet scams have become a major scourge of modern society.

     網路詐騙已成為現代社會的一大禍害。

   • The company has been plagued by the scourge of mismanagement.

     這家公司一直被管理不善的禍害所困擾。

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afflict(折磨)

1. Transitive(及物動詞)

   to inflict severe suffering, widespread devastation, or affliction upon something or someone.

   使受苦難；使受災禍；嚴重地困擾

   • The severe drought has scourged the region.

     嚴重的乾旱使該地區遭受了苦難。

   • Corruption has scourged that nation.

     腐敗使那個國家遭受了苦難。

   • The city is scourged by serious crime problems.

     這座城市被嚴重的犯罪問題所困擾。

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