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(rare in UK English) A pestilence, i.e. a deadly epidemic, a deadly plague. / Any destructive insect that attacks crops or livestock; an agricultural pest. / An annoying person, a nuisance.

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pest

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/pɛst/

Noun

in UK English rare

(rare in UK English) A pestilence, i.e. a deadly epidemic, a deadly plague. / Any destructive insect that attacks crops or livestock; an agricultural pest. / An annoying person, a nuisance.

Japanese Meaning

致命的な疫病、または大規模な伝染病 / 農作物や家畜を攻撃する破壊的な昆虫、すなわち害虫 / 迷惑な人、厄介な人物

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Historians still debate how the pest spread so quickly across the countryside, leaving whole villages deserted.

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歴史家たちは未だに、その疫病がどのようにして田園地帯に急速に広がり、村がまるごと放棄されたのかを議論している。

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(rare in UK English) A pestilence, i.e. a deadly epidemic, a deadly plague.

From the perspective of traditional Chinese culture, pests and famines are reflections of the current administration’s lack of moral values and deviation from divine will. The head of the administration (the emperor in the past) would then issue an edict to sincerely repent and correct his wrongdoings.

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Any destructive insect that attacks crops or livestock; an agricultural pest.

Sense（3）

An annoying person, a nuisance.

Sense（4）

An animal regarded as a nuisance, destructive, or a parasite, vermin.

Sense（5）

An invasive weed.

pests

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