plagued
past simple and past participle ofplague
| 单词 | plagued |
| 释义 | plagued past simple and past participle ofplague plague verb[T] uk/pleɪɡ/us/pleɪɡ/C2 tocauseworry,pain, ordifficultyto someone or something over aperiodoftime: Financialproblemshave been plaguingtheirnewbusinesspartners. My shoulder's been plaguing me allweek. toannoysomeone,especiallybyaskingrepeatedquestions: Thechildrenplagued himwithquestionsall throughlunch. He's been plaguing meforaloanof thebook. Causing feelings of anger and displeasure
Examplesofplaguedplagued In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use. The industry has beenplaguedwith dubious practices, particularly by some of the small, sometimes unregistered, operators. From theCambridge English Corpus I amplaguedwith the fear that the end of my life will mean the end of my family, their paths, promise, security. From theCambridge English Corpus However, evaluating the benefits associated with working longer is likely to beplaguedwith a number of framing and bias issues. From theCambridge English Corpus Moreover, some of the workers left areasplaguedby famine. From theCambridge English Corpus It points to the same ' affective neutrality' and lack of human sympathy thatplaguedall nineteenth-century colonial enterprises. From theCambridge English Corpus Since the 1970s when the terms were first coined, they have beenplaguedby a great deal of imprecision in their usage. From theCambridge English Corpus A convenient aspect of lazy evaluation is that sometimes the user will not beplaguedwith questions the answer to which is irrelevant. From theCambridge English Corpus However, it is alsoplaguedby some of the disadvantages already mentioned. From theCambridge English Corpus Far from beingplaguedby ill health, the majority of the sample reported good health, while the financial situation of the sample is equally instructive. From theCambridge English Corpus Our results show that the answer to this question is yes provided the life does not occupy continental surfacesplaguedseasonally by the highest temperatures. From theCambridge English Corpus Despite their simple and accurate range measurement, use of ultrasonic transducers in map building isplaguedby a few shortcomings. From theCambridge English Corpus We have never before beenplaguedby such animals. From theCambridge English Corpus Some contributions areplaguedby typos and are poorly organized, while others are beautifully written and have the potential of becoming classic readings. From theCambridge English Corpus This application overcomes a measurement problem, related to the economic depreciation of natural resources, that hasplaguedprevious applied work. From theCambridge English Corpus It seems to me that this sort of capabilities approach deals well with the problems thatplaguedthe preference-based approach. From theCambridge English Corpus These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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