| 词汇 | blight |
| 释义 | blight noun uk /blaɪt/ us /blaɪt/ [ U ] a disease that damages and kills plants（植物的）枯萎病，疫病 [ S or U ] something that spoils or has a very bad effect on something, often for a long time: 破坏因素；阴影 His arrival cast a blight on the wedding day.他的到来破坏了大喜之日的气氛。 Plant pathology anthracnose antifungal apple scab ash dieback auxin canker dry rot Dutch elm disease etiolated excrescence fungicidal fungicide leaf scorch leaf spot nodal organophosphate pesticide potato blight scald sterility You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Damaging and spoiling blight verb[ T ] uk /blaɪt/ us /blaɪt/ to spoil something: 破坏；妨害 A broken leg blighted her chances of winning the championship.腿骨折使她失去了获得冠军的机会。 Compare plagueverb Damaging and spoiling adulterant adulterate adulterated adulteration applecart butcher dry rot eat eat away at something erode flaw foul queer rain on someone's paradeidiom rampage ravage ravages seismic sour wreck blight | American Dictionaryblight noun[ C/U ] us/blɑɪt/ something that spoils or destroys or causes damage: [ U ]The city stopped urban blight by rebuilding neighborhoods. biology A blight is also any of various deadly diseases in plants. blightverb[ T ]us/blɑɪt/ Poverty and disease blighted their lives. Examples of blightblight Not having one's emotional development blighted by fear and anxiety. The unnecessary evil and curse of low pay blights the lives of so many. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 We do not know what the effect of blighting a generation will be when that generation reaches the age of 30 to 40. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 We need to tackle the unthinking prejudice that blights lives and is a cost to the economy. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 However, as politicians, we must represent our constituents; we must take note of people's fear because that is what blights their lives. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 They are recognised as blights on the land. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Long-term unemployment blights our society and the lives of our constituents. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Crime and the fear of crime are the most serious blights on our inner cities. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Noise blights the quality of life of millions of people. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Fly-tipping remains a major scourge, blighting our landscape and people's lives. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Crime blights the lives of far too many people and undermines the confidence of individuals and communities. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 We need to counter the unthinking prejudice that blights not only people's lives, but our economy. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The dead hand of security precautions is blighting a dozen prisons. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 We have an animal rendering plant which blights the future and which must go. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 One sad thing blights that picture: the breakdown of law and order, which has been widely experienced by my constituents. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 See all examples of blight These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. Collocations withblightblightThese are words often used in combination with blight. Click on a collocation to see more examples of it. chestnut blight Chinquapins ("castenea punita") grew abundantly in the surrounding prairie until the chestnutblight wiped them out. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. late blight Farmers were prepared to accept some lateblight in tubers if other characteristics were favourable. leaf blight Even if leafblight strikes again, it is not likely to strike the maize crop year after year throughout the transitional period of six years. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. See all collocations with blight |
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