scourged是什么意思？

scourged

• v. 鞭打( scourge的过去式和过去分词 )，惩罚，压迫；

例句

• Captain White scourged his crew without mercy. 船长怀特无情地鞭挞船员.
• He was scourged by the memory of his misdeeds. 他对以往的胡作非为的回忆使得他精神上受惩罚.
• They scourged him and crucified him upon a tree. 他们折磨他,把他成十字形地钉死在一棵树上.
• Economic anarchy scourged the post-war world. 经济混乱使得战后的世界陷入水深火热之中。

柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典释义

• N-COUNT
  灾难;祸害
  A scourge is something that causes a lot of trouble or suffering to a group of people.
  例句
  ...the best chance in 20 years to end the scourge of terrorism... 20 年来消灭恐怖主义祸害的最佳机会 Drugs are a scourge that is devastating our society. 毒品是破坏我们社会的一大祸害。
• VERB
  使痛苦;危害;折磨
  If something scourges a place or group of people, it causes great pain and suffering to people.
  例句
  Economic anarchy scourged the post-war world. 经济混乱使得战后的世界陷入水深火热之中。