亚洲网紅露点

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blight

[ blahyt ]

noun

  1. Plant Pathology.
    1. the rapid and extensive discoloration, wilting, and death of plant tissues.
    2. a disease so characterized.
  2. any cause of impairment, destruction, ruin, or frustration:

    Extravagance was the blight of the family.

    Synonyms: , , ,

  3. the state or result of being blighted or deteriorated; dilapidation; decay:

    urban blight.



verb (used with object)

  1. to cause to wither or decay; blast:

    Frost blighted the crops.

  2. Illness blighted his hopes.

verb (used without object)

  1. to suffer blight.

blight

/ 产濒补瑟迟 /

noun

  1. any plant disease characterized by withering and shrivelling without rotting See also potato blight
  2. any factor, such as bacterial attack or air pollution, that causes the symptoms of blight in plants
  3. a person or thing that mars or prevents growth, improvement, or prosperity
  4. an ugly urban district
  5. the state or condition of being blighted or spoilt
鈥淐ollins English Dictionary 鈥 Complete & Unabridged鈥 2012 Digital Edition 漏 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

verb

  1. to cause or suffer a blight
  2. tr to frustrate or disappoint
  3. tr to spoil; destroy
鈥淐ollins English Dictionary 鈥 Complete & Unabridged鈥 2012 Digital Edition 漏 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

blight

  1. Any of numerous plant diseases that cause leaves, stems, fruits, and tissues to wither and die. Rust, mildew, and smut are blights.
  2. The bacterium, fungus, or virus that causes such a disease.
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Other 亚洲网紅露点 Forms

  • 产濒颈驳丑迟路颈苍驳路濒测 adverb
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of blight1

First recorded in 1605鈥15; of uncertain origin
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of blight1

C17: perhaps related to Old English 产濒牵肠别 rash; compare bleach
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Responding to the data, policing minister Dame Diana Johnson said the government "will not tolerate the criminality blighting our communities".

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It said this was causing "distress to local communities and blighting rivers and beaches."

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Injuries would blight his time there and he managed just 21 Bundesliga appearances, and four goals, in his first two seasons before their relegation.

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US shoppers could very much be the frontline casualties in this trade war, blighted by higher prices and less choice, regardless of the president's rhetoric.

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But he said drink and drugs had blighted her life.

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