to plague
01
悩ます, 苦しめる
to continually cause someone or something difficulty, pain, or worry
Transitive: to plague sb/sth
例
Technical issues can plague the functionality of software applications.
技術的な問題は、ソフトウェアアプリケーションの機能を悩ませる可能性があります。
02
悩ませる, 困らせる
to continuously annoy, trouble, or harass someone
Transitive: to plague sb
例
The constant phone calls from telemarketers plagued him.
テレマーケティング担当者からの絶え間ない電話が彼を悩ませた。
Plague
01
ペスト, 黒死病
a dangerous disease spread by rats that causes fever and swellings, often kills if infected
例
The plague, also known as the Black Death, is a deadly infectious disease caused by the bacterium Yersinia pestis.
ペスト、別名黒死病は、Yersinia pestisという細菌によって引き起こされる致命的な感染症です。
02
a large swarm of insects, especially locusts, that destroy crops or vegetation
例
Farmers fought to save their fields from a plague of locusts.
03
something that causes persistent irritation, distress, or trouble
例
The constant noise was a plague to the residents.
04
a widespread and catastrophic disaster, often regarded as a punishment or curse from God
例
The story tells of ten plagues unleashed upon Egypt.
