n.瘟疫；麻烦；灾祸

vt.折磨；烦扰；造成麻烦

Plague came in the wake of earthquake. 地震之后紧跟着就是瘟疫。

A great plague was then raging in the city. 那时一场大瘟疫正在该城肆虐。

He's been avoiding me like the plague since our quarrel. 我们吵架以後，他一直如避蛇蝎似的躲著我。

A plague of locusts affected the harvest a lot this year. 蝗灾大大影响了今年的丰收。

A demon or spirit once was thought to plague sleeping people. 梦魔被认为折磨睡觉的人的魔鬼或灵魂

He always plagues me to help him. 他总是烦我去帮助他。

Telemarketers plague our lives. 电话销售员给我们生活带来了很多麻烦。

plague的基本意思是“烦扰”,指因某事物〔原因〕使某人烦扰,也可指给某人〔事物〕造成麻烦或困难。

plague是及物动词,接名词、代词作宾语,可用于被动结构。

plague还可用作名词,意思是“瘟疫; 麻烦, 苦恼; 灾祸”。例如：Plague was then prevailing in that city.当时瘟疫正在该城流行。