scourge
英 [sk??d?]
美[sk?d?]
- vt. 鞭打；蹂躪；嚴斥；痛斥
- n. 鞭；災禍；鞭子；苦難的根源
英英釋意
- 1. a whip used to inflict punishment (often used for pedantic humor)
- 2. something causes misery or death;
- "the bane of my life"
- 3. a person who inspires fear or dread;
- "he was the terror of the neighborhood"