Engelsk navneord: plague | |||
1. | plague (om tilstand) 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 | ||
Termer med samme betydning (synonymer) | pest, pestilence, pestis | ||
Mindre specifikke termer | epidemic disease | ||
Mere specifikke termer | bubonic plague, glandular plague, pestis bubonica, plague pneumonia, pneumonic plague, pulmonic plague, septicemic plague | ||
2. | plague (om tilstand) any epidemic disease with a high death rate | ||
Termer med samme betydning (synonymer) | pest, pestilence | ||
Mindre specifikke termer | epidemic disease | ||
3. | plague (om gruppe) a swarm of insects that attack plants | ||
Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | A plague of grasshoppers. | ||
Termer med samme betydning (synonymer) | infestation | ||
Mindre specifikke termer | cloud, swarm | ||
4. | plague (om begivenhed) any large scale calamity (especially when thought to be sent by God) | ||
Mindre specifikke termer | calamity, cataclysm, catastrophe, disaster, tragedy | ||
5. | plague (om erkendelse) an annoyance | ||
Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | Those children are a damn plague. | ||
Mindre specifikke termer | annoyance, bother, botheration, infliction, pain, pain in the ass, pain in the neck | ||
Overordnet anvendelse | colloquialism | ||
Engelsk udsagnsord: plague | |||
1. | plague (om vejr) cause to suffer a blight | ||
Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | Too much rain may blight the garden with mold. | ||
Termer med samme betydning (synonymer) | blight | ||
Anvendelsesmønster | Something ----s somebody. Something ----s something | ||
Mindre specifikke termer | afflict, smite | ||
2. | plague (om følelse) annoy continually or chronically | ||
Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | He is known to harry his staff when he is overworked. This man harasses his female co-workers. | ||
Eksempler på anvendelse | Sam cannot plague Sue | ||
Termer med samme betydning (synonymer) | beset, chevvy, chevy, chivvy, chivy, harass, harry, hassle, molest, provoke | ||
Anvendelsesmønster | Somebody ----s somebody. Something ----s somebody | ||
Mindre specifikke termer | annoy, bother, chafe, devil, get at, get to, gravel, irritate, nark, nettle, rag, rile, vex | ||
Mere specifikke termer | bedevil, crucify, dun, frustrate, goad, haze, needle, rag, torment | ||