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blight

UK //blaɪt//US //blaɪt//

词源

源自中古英语 'blighten',可能与古英语 'blǣte'(伤害)相关,最早指植物病害。

noun

❶ 指植物病害,导致植物枯萎或死亡,也比喻对事物发展造成破坏性影响的因素。

“The potato crop was destroyed by blight.”

(马铃薯作物因枯萎病被毁。)

“Urban decay is a blight on the city.”

(城市衰败是对这座城市的破坏。)

同义词:disease, plague, curse, scourge, affliction

verb

❶ 使植物染病枯萎,或比喻对事物造成严重损害或破坏。

“The frost blighted the young plants.”

(霜冻使幼苗枯萎。)

“Her career was blighted by scandal.”

(她的职业生涯因丑闻而受挫。)

同义词:ruin, spoil, mar, wither, destroy

常见短语

urban blight — 指城市中因衰败、废弃建筑等造成的破败景象,常伴随犯罪和社会问题。

“The government is taking measures to reduce urban blight.”

(政府正在采取措施减少城市衰败现象。)