单词：pestilences
音标：['pestɪlənsɪz] ；
n. 瘟疫, （尤指）腺鼠疫( pestilence的复数形式 )
n. 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
n. any epidemic disease with a high death rate
n. a pernicious and malign influence that is hard to get rid of
n. any epidemic disease with a high death rate
n. a pernicious and malign influence that is hard to get rid of