| 词汇 | scourged |
| 释义 | scourged past simple and past participle ofscourge scourge verb[ T ] uk /skɜːdʒ/ us /skɝːdʒ/ scourgeverb[T] (CAUSE SUFFERING)to cause great suffering or a lot of trouble: 祸害；使苦恼，使痛苦 The country has been scourged by(= has suffered very much because of) famine in recent years.近年来这个国家遭受大饥荒的苦难。 Damaging and spoiling adulterant adulterate adulterated adulteration applecart butcher degrade drive a wedge between someoneidiom dry rot eat eat away at something erode foul put something out of jointidiom queer rain on someone's paradeidiom rampage ravage seismic wreck scourgeverb[T] (BEAT)old use to beat someone with a whip(= a piece of leather or rope fastened to a stick) as a punishment: When Jesus was scourged by the Roman soldiers he bled like a man. Synonyms flog(PUNISH) whip Much of the courtyard pavement survives in the Monastery of the Flagellation, where Jesus Christ was scourged. The king was filled with guilt for his murder and in 1174 came to Canterbury to be scourged at Becket's tomb by the 80 monks of the Cathedral's Abbey. At that time the insane were frequently tortured and scourged. When alone, he would pray still more. He would scourge himself, keep midnight vigils, wear the rough hair shirt. Punishing by causing pain birch cane caning cat-o'-nine-tails corporal punishment flagellate lynch lynch law lynching mortification mortification of the fleshidiom paddle smack spanking the third degreeidiom thrashing thumbscrew waterboard waterboarding whip Examples of scourgedscourged In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use. I hope and believe that it has completely scourged any complacency about health and safety at work. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The encyclopedia describes this as the name given to those who scourge themselves or are scourged by way of discipline or penance. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I should like to see the number of men they have scourged to come down— the number of men who have got what is called stiff pairs. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The region is being scourged for months by the sorcerers, even if the precedent year eleven people were burned alive in a sorcery trial. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. And the dark forces shall be scourged, the cities razed and made into parks. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. His devotion became very severe: seven times a day he scourged himself, drawing blood. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. During filming, he was struck by lightning, accidentally scourged, dislocated his shoulder, and suffered from pneumonia and hypothermia. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. He who fulfils not, obeys not, shall be condemned to swim three hours and, for the second time, shall be scourged with spines to death. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. As punishment for his brash action, he is hit with a shield and then is scourged and imprisoned (sentenced to die in the arena). From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. But, above all, it is a story about the most scourged term in modern times: marriage. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. They were imprisoned and scourged. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. 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. |
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