pest

• اسم يشير إلى كائن حي، حشرة أو حيوان، يضر بالمحاصيل أو الماشية أو يسبب الأذى والانتشار، ويطلق أيضا على الشخص المزعج الملح الذي لا يكف عن الإزعاج، وكان يستخدم تاريخيا للدلالة على مرض وبائي خطير سريع الانتشار وفتاك.

A noun that can refer to a destructive insect or animal that attacks crops or livestock, a persistently annoying person, or historically, a serious epidemic disease with a high death rate, such as the bubonic plague.

1. Bubonic plagueB2formalmedical

   A serious, sometimes fatal, infection in rodents caused by the bacterium Yersinia pestis, which can be accidentally transmitted to humans through the bite of an infected flea.

   الطاعون

   • The bubonic pest devastated Europe in the Middle Ages.
   • Modern antibiotics can treat the pest if caught early.
   • The outbreak of pest among rats caused widespread panic.

   المرادفاتblack deathbubonic plaguepestilenceplague

2. B2formalmedical

   Any widespread epidemic disease that causes a high number of deaths.

   وباء

   • The pest swept through the city, leaving thousands dead.
   • Historical records describe the pest as a terrible scourge.
   • Quarantine measures were introduced to contain the pest.

   المرادفاتcontagionepidemicpandemicpestilenceplaguescourge

3. Annoying personB1informal

   A person who persistently annoys or bothers others.

   شخص مزعج

   • My little brother is such a pest when I'm trying to study.
   • Stop being a pest and leave me alone!
   • That guy at the party was a real pest, asking too many questions.

   المرادفاتannoyancebotherheadacheirritantnuisanceplaguetorment

4. Destructive animal or insectB1formalscientific

   Any unwanted and destructive insect or animal that attacks food, crops, or livestock.

   آفة

   • Farmers use pesticides to protect their crops from pests.
   • Rats and mice are common household pests.
   • The garden was infested with pests that ate all the vegetables.

   المرادفاتbugvarmintvermin