scourge (skurj)

noun/verb
/skɜːrdʒ/
бич / наказание (bich / nakazanie)

Значение

A source of great pain or punishment; to whip or inflict suffering on someone.
Перевод значения
Источник большого страха или наказания; бичевать или причинять страдание кому-либо.
Istochik bol'shogo straha ili nakazaniya; bichevat' ili prichinyat' stradanie komu-libo.

Примеры предложений

Disease and poverty remain a scourge in many regions.

Болезнь и бедность остаются бичом во многих регионах.
Bolezn' i bednost' ostayutsya bichom vo mnogikh regionakh.

Примеры выражений

scourge of society
бич общества
bich obshchestva

Синонимы

plague, curse, affliction, torment, punishment

Антонимы

blessing, benefit, comfort

Коллокации

the scourge of, scourge society, scourge war, scourge poverty

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