学个词 Learn a Word-VOA英语教学 3332 plague

 今天我们要学的词是 plague.

 

Plague原意是瘟疫。作为动词，则是指是不断困扰。Hong Kong's markets are plagued by stock manipulation, share pledging, cross-ownership and margin¹ lending. Regulators say they're going to take action. 香港股市由于充斥股票操纵、股权质押、交叉所有权和保证金借贷而备受困扰。监管机构表示将采取行动。

 

U.S consumer advocate groups have been urging tech giants such as Google and Facebook to address privacy protection as concerns about data sharing continue to plague the tech industry. 随着科技界不断受到人们对信息共享的质疑，美国消费者权益组织一直敦促谷歌和脸书等科技巨头解决隐私保护问题。

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n.页边空白；差额；余地，余裕；边，边缘

参考例句：

• We allowed a margin of 20 minutes in catching the train.我们有20分钟的余地赶火车。
• The village is situated at the margin of a forest.村子位于森林的边缘。