| [/-ənt; -ənt/] (also pestilential [/ˏpestɪˈlenʃl; ˏpɛstlˋɛnʃəl/]) adj 用法:
1 of or like a pestilence （似）瘟疫的, 腺鼠疫的. 用法:
2 [attrib 作定语] (infml) very irritating 极讨厌的; 极恼人的; 极可恶的:
the pestilential noise of aeroplanes coming in to land 飞机著陆的讨厌噪音 *
We must get rid of these pestilential flies. 我们得把这些可恶的苍蝇消灭掉. |