blight
n
1 [U]
(a) disease that withers plants 植物枯萎病.
(b) [sing] fungus or insect causing this (引起植物枯萎病的)真菌或昆蟲.
2 [C] ~ (on/upon sb/sth) (fig 比喻) destructive or harmful force 破壞或損害之力
cast/put a blight on sb/sth 打擊某人[某事物]
Unemployment is a blight on our community. 失業(yè)是我們社會的一大禍患.
3 [U] ugly or neglected part (esp of cities) 丑陋的或疏於治理的部分(尤指城市)
the blight of inner-city slums 丑陋臟亂的舊城區(qū)的貧民區(qū). blight, v [Tn]
1 affect (sth) with blight; wither 使(某物)患枯萎病; 使枯萎
The apple trees were blighted by frost. 蘋果樹因嚴(yán)寒而枯萎.
2 spoil (sth); mar 損壞(某事物); 損害
a career blighted by ill-health 因體弱多病所影響的事業(yè).