a serious (sometimes fatal) infection of rodents caused by Yersinia pestis and accidentally transmitted to humans by the bite of a flea that has bitten an infected animal
any epidemic disease with a high death rate
a pernicious and malign influence that is hard to get rid of;
\\\"racism is a pestilence at the heart of the nation\\\"
\\\"according to him, I was the canker in their midst\\\"
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用作名詞(n.)
A pestilence was raging in that area. 瘟疫正在那個地方流行。
There is the source of the recurring pestilence. 那里是一再發生瘟疫的策源地。