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pestilences

/'pestɪlənsɪz/

📖 中文释义

  1. n. 瘟疫, (尤指)腺鼠疫( pestilence的复数形式 )

🔗 释义中的汉语词

🧩 词形变化

原形 pestilence
📘 English Definition(英文释义)
  1. n. a serious (sometimes fatal) infection of rodents caused by Yersinia pestis and accidentally transmitted to humans by the bite of a flea that has bitten an infected animal
  2. n. any epidemic disease with a high death rate
  3. n. a pernicious and malign influence that is hard to get rid of