pestilential
adjective
uk/ˌpes.tɪˈlen.ʃəl/us/ˌpes.təˈlen.ʃəl/formal
relatingto orcausingveryseriousinfectiousdiseasethatspreadsquicklyandkillslargenumbersofpeople:
疫病的Smallpox isclearlytheworstof the pestilentialdiseases.天花显然是最糟糕的疫病。
In thestory, a pestilentialfogenvelopseverypopulationcentrein thecountry.在这个故事中，全国每一个人口中心都被一种疫病的雾气笼罩着。
fullofinsectsorsmallanimalsthat aredirtyorcausedisease:
充满肮脏或可致病的昆虫或小动物的They weresentthere from the pestilentialslumsof New York City.他们被从纽约漫天蚊虫的贫民窟送到了那里。
Theyfiguredit would be asimplematterofdigginga fewcanalsthrough the pestilentialswampandlettingitswaterspourout tosea.他们觉得办法很简单，只要在蚊虫滋生的沼泽地挖几条运河让水流到海里就行了。
(of ananimal)existinginlargenumbersandcausingaproblem:
Thatevening, thetalkwas of thedesertand of the pestilentialflies.
Deer werethreateningtoreach"pestilentiallevels" inplaces.
used toemphasizethat youfindsomethingunpleasantorannoying:
极讨厌的；极烦人的Some pestilentialscientisthasinventedadevicethatallowsparentstotracetheirchild'slocationviatheirmobiletelephone.一些极其讨厌的科学家发明了一种设备，可以让父母通过手机追踪孩子的位置。
Part of thedelightof Venice isitsfreedomfrom the pestilentialmotorcar.威尼斯的乐趣之一是摆脱了烦人的汽车。
Passing on illness & causing disease
- aerosolize
- catching
- community transmission
- contact tracer
- contact tracing
- disseminator
- epidemic
- harbour
- infected
- insalubrious
- noncarrier
- noncontagious
- pass on
- percent positive
- positivity rate
- transmit
- transmittable
- unhygienic
- verminous
- virally
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