pestilent
pestilent 英 ['pestɪlənt] 美 [ˈpɛstələnt]
adj. 致命的；有害的；恼人的；危害社会的
- When something is pestilent, it's contagious and often deadly. At one time, polio was considered to be a pestilent disease in North America.
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- adj. 致命的；有害的；恼人的；危害社会的
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1. The research focuses on the flight of the pestilent locust, an insect renowned for its efficient flying style.
研究集中在蝗虫——这种以高效飞行方式出名的害虫——的飞行上。
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2. I have to set Iris and her father free before calling for the boat. Then we'll turn our backs on this pestilent island.
在呼叫船只前，我必须解救艾里斯和她父亲。然后，我们将远离这个可怕岛屿。
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3. And some pestilent men of Israel, men of a wicked life, assembled themselves against him to accuse him: and the king gave no heed to them.
那时，以色列有些歹徒，即违背法律人，聚集起来控告他，无如国王置之不理。
- pestilent (adj.) late 14c., from Latin pestilentem (nominative pestilens), from pestilis "of the nature of a plague," from pestis "deadly contagious disease" (see pest (n.)). Related: Pestilently.
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