n.

1. 瘟疫[C]
   Europe suffered many plagues in the Middle Ages.

   欧洲在中世纪屡屡遭受瘟疫。

2. 鼠疫[the S]
   The plague caused thousands of deaths.

   鼠疫造成数千人死亡。

3. 【口】天灾，灾难，祸患[C][（+of）]
   The stores had to cope with a plague of burglaries.

   商店不得不设法对付盗贼之灾。

4. 【口】讨厌的人（或事物）[C]
   That child is the plague of my life.

   那孩子成了我一辈子的烦恼。

vt.

1. 使染瘟疫
2. 使受灾祸
   Famine has plagued these countries for years.

   这些国家遭受饥荒多年。

3. 【口】使苦恼；烦忧；折磨[（+with）]
   A severe back injury plagued him all his life.

   严重的背伤终身折磨着他。

n.

1. a contagious bacterial disease characterized by fever and delirium, typically with the formation of buboes (see bubonic plague) and sometimes infection of the lungs (pneumonic plague).
2. an unusually large number of insects or animals infesting and causing damage to a place:
   a plague of locusts.

v.