Scourge



GRE 蓝宝 Barron

解释

GRE 红宝书

• n. 鞭笞; 磨难; v.鞭笞, 磨难
• ［英］ n. 鞭笞 ( whip) ; 磨难 ( a cause of great affliction) ;
• ［记］ 和courage ( 勇气) 一起记, 也可 分割记忆scour ( 擦亮) +urge ( 敦促)

Webster Collegiate

I. noun

• Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French escorge, from escorger to whip, from Vulgar Latin *excorrigiare, from Latin ex- + corrigia thong, whip
• Date: 13th century
• 1. whip; especially one used to inflict pain or punishment
• 2. an instrument of punishment or criticism
• 3. a cause of wide or great affliction

II. transitive verb (scourged; scourging)

• Date: 14th century
• 1. flog, whip
• 2.
  • a. to punish severely
  • b. afflict
  • c. to drive as if by blows of a whip
  • d. chastise
• ? scourger noun

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