scourge

名词 scourge:

1. a whip used to inflict punishment (often used for pedantic humor)
   同义词：flagellum
2. something causes misery or death
   同义词：bane, curse, nemesis
3. a person who inspires fear or dread
   同义词：terror, threat

动词 scourge:

1. punish severely; excoriate
2. whip
   同义词：flagellate
3. devastate or ravage
   同义词：lay waste to, waste, devastate, desolate, ravage

1. After the scourge of war came the scourge of disease.
   战乱之后瘟疫又接踵而来。
2. The old man is scourged by a guilty conscience.
   这个老人受到负罪感的折磨。