blight
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noun- 1.
(countable, uncountable)A diseased condition suffered by a plant; specifically, a complete and rapid chlorosis, browning, then death of plant tissues such as floral organs, leaves, branches, or twigs, especially one caused by a fungus; a mildew, a rust, a smut.
- 2.
(countable, uncountable)The cause of such a condition, often unseen but believed to be airborne; specifically, a bacterium, a virus, or (especially) a fungus; also, an aphid which attacks fruit trees.
- 3.
(broadly, countable, uncountable)A state of cloudy, humid weather.
- 4.
(broadly, countable, dated, uncountable)A diseased condition of the face or skin; specifically, bleeding under the conjunctiva of the eye, a form of skin rash, or a palsy of the face due to cold.
- 5.
(countable, figuratively, uncountable)Something that impedes development or growth, or spoils any other aspect of life.
Đồng nghĩa: bane
- 6.
(countable, figuratively, specifically, uncountable)A rundown and unsightly condition of an urban area; also, such an area.
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verb- 1.
(transitive)To affect the fertility or growth of (a plant) with a blight (noun sense 1.1), especially one caused by a fungus; to blast, to mildew, to smut.
Đồng nghĩa: blighten
- 2.
(broadly, dated, transitive)To affect (a body part) with a disease.
- 3.
(figuratively, transitive)To impede the development or growth of (an aspect of life); to damage, to ruin, to spoil.
Those obscene tattoos are going to blight your job prospects.
Đồng nghĩa: ball up, blight, bumble, botch, bugger up, bungle, contaminate, corrupt, crab, deprave, disrupt, disturb, foil, fuck up, jack up, mar, mess up, mishandle, mommick, pollute, put a crimp in, queer, ruin, screw up, soil, sour, spoil, stain, undo, upset, turn upside down, upset the applecart, vitiate, blighten
- 4.
(intransitive)Of a plant: to suffer blight (noun sense 1.1).
This vine never blights.
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thumb|A tomato#Noun|tomato plant affected by blight ([[late blight or potato blight; plant disease) caused by the oomycete Phytophthora infestans species.]]