transcription, транскрипция: [ pleɪg ]
( plagues, plaguing, plagued)
1.
Plague or the plague is a very infectious disease which usually results in death. The patient has a severe fever and swellings on his or her body.
...a fresh outbreak of plague.
N-UNCOUNT : also the N
2.
A plague of unpleasant things is a large number of them that arrive or happen at the same time.
The city is under threat from a plague of rats...
= epidemic
N-COUNT : N of n
3.
If you are plagued by unpleasant things, they continually cause you a lot of trouble or suffering.
She was plagued by weakness, fatigue, and dizziness...
Fears about job security plague nearly half the workforce.
VERB : be V-ed by n , V n