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 今天我们要学的词是 scourge1. Scourge is spelled S-C-O-U-R-G-E, scourge.

 
Scourge 的意思是祸害、灾害。While the flu typically gets considerable attention in the U.S. during flu season, it is nothing close to the astounding2 coverage3 level received by the newest coronavirus scourge. 在流感季节期间,感冒通常会在美国引起广泛关注,但远远不如媒体对最新冠状病毒灾害的惊人的大量报道。
 
The U.S. Justice Department recently announced hundreds of arrests and indictments4 of a powerful Mexican drug cartel, as law enforcement continuously fights this scourge against the United States. 美国司法部最近宣布逮捕了与一个强大的墨西哥毒品犯罪团伙有关的数百人,并对他们提出起诉。执法部门一直在与这个祸害美国的团伙作斗争。
 
好的,我们今天学习的词是 scourge, scourge, scourge.

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1 scourge FD2zj     
n.灾难,祸害;v.蹂躏
参考例句:
  • Smallpox was once the scourge of the world.天花曾是世界的大患。
  • The new boss was the scourge of the inefficient.新老板来了以后,不称职的人就遭殃了。
2 astounding QyKzns     
adj.使人震惊的vt.使震惊,使大吃一惊astound的现在分词)
参考例句:
  • There was an astounding 20% increase in sales. 销售量惊人地增加了20%。
  • The Chairman's remarks were so astounding that the audience listened to him with bated breath. 主席说的话令人吃惊,所以听众都屏息听他说。 来自《简明英汉词典》
3 coverage nvwz7v     
n.报导,保险范围,保险额,范围,覆盖
参考例句:
  • There's little coverage of foreign news in the newspaper.报纸上几乎没有国外新闻报道。
  • This is an insurance policy with extensive coverage.这是一项承保范围广泛的保险。
4 indictments 4b724e4ddbecb664d09e416836a01cc7     
n.(制度、社会等的)衰败迹象( indictment的名词复数 );刑事起诉书;公诉书;控告
参考例句:
  • A New York jury brought criminal indictments against the founder of the organization. 纽约的一个陪审团对这个组织的创始人提起了多项刑事诉讼。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • These two indictments are self-evident and require no elaboration. 这两条意义自明,无须多说。 来自互联网

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