[ˌpestɪ'lenʃl][ˌpestɪ'lenʃl]
  • adj. 引起瘟疫的;有害的
    • adjective(形容词)
      1. 疫病的
      2. 充满肮脏或可致病的昆虫或小动物的
      3. 极讨厌的;极烦人的

    双解例句

    adjective(形容词)
    1. 疫病的

      Smallpox is clearly the worst of the pestilential diseases.

      天花显然是最糟糕的疫病。

      In the story, a pestilential fog envelops every population centre in the country.

      在这个故事中,全国每一个人口中心都被一种疫病的雾气笼罩着。

    2. 充满肮脏或可致病的昆虫或小动物的

      They were sent there from the pestilential slums of New York City.

      他们被从纽约漫天蚊虫的贫民窟送到了那里。

      They figured it would be a simple matter of digging a few canals through the pestilential swamp and letting its waters pour out to sea.

      他们觉得办法很简单,只要在蚊虫滋生的沼泽地挖几条运河让水流到海里就行了。

    3. 极讨厌的;极烦人的

      Some pestilential scientist has invented a device that allows parents to trace their child's location via their mobile telephone.

      一些极其讨厌的科学家发明了一种设备,可以让父母通过手机追踪孩子的位置。

      Part of the delight of Venice is its freedom from the pestilential motor car.

      威尼斯的乐趣之一是摆脱了烦人的汽车。

    小知识

    Infectious, plague-causing, and definitely disease-bearing: If it's likely to bring along pestilence, then it's pestilential.

    Today we know that dirty hands, unclean water, and bubonic plague-carrying rats can all be potentially pestilential. But back in the olden days, the culprit wasn't so clear. Too much merriment, too little merriment, too much fresh air, too little fresh air — all were considered pestilential at one time or another.

    同义词

    catching  /  destructive  /  accursed

    同根词

    词根:pest

    n.

    pest害虫;有害之物;讨厌的人

    pestilence瘟疫(尤指鼠疫);有害的事物

    pesthole瘟疫区