n.災(zāi)難；禍患；鞭子
vt 鞭笞；折磨；使痛苦；嚴(yán)懲.
After the scourge of war came the scourge of disease. 戰(zhàn)亂之后瘟疫又接踵而來。
Inflation was the greatest scourge of society. 通貨膨脹是社會上的最大禍害。
The cruel captain used a scourge on his disobedient sailor. 那殘忍的船長鞭打不服從命令的水手。
