bane 祸根，灾星，造成困扰(或不快)的事物

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bane
bane / bein /
noun
[sing.]
   the ~ of sb / sth something that causes trouble and makes people unhappy
   造成困扰(或不快)的事物:
   The neighbours' kids are the  bane of my life.
   街坊邻居的孩子们让我生活得很不安宁。

bane / ben ; beɪn /
◙noun [sing.]
1. something that causes trouble or makes people unhappy
• 祸根，灾星:
»be the bane of sth / sb
»Her brother is the bane of her life .
  她兄弟是她生活中的灾星。

bane
/ˈbeın/ noun   [  singular  ]
  : a cause of trouble, annoyance, or unhappiness
  — usually used in the phrase the bane of
   The ugly school uniforms were the bane of the students' lives.
   She was the bane of my existence. [=she made my life very unhappy, difficult, etc.]

bane
I. \ˈbān\ noun
(-s)
Etymology: Middle English, from Old English bana; akin to Old English benn wound, Old High German bano death, destruction, Old Norse ben wound, bani slayer, Gothic banja wound, Avestan banta ill
1.
a. obsolete : one that causes death : murderer, slayer
b. : poison
  < was there bane in that tea you did tell Tivvy to give Mother — Mary Webb >
  — see henbane, ratsbane
c.
  (1) : death, destruction
   < drink will be the bane of him >
   < money, thou bane of bliss, and source of woe — George Herbert >
   < the cup of deception spiced and tempered to their bane — John Milton >
  (2) : harm, woe
   < from deepest bane will he bring her back to highest blessing — George Meredith >
2.
a. : any pernicious or fatal element, feature, or flaw : curse
  < the aristocratic tradition embedded in British higher education is its bane — Bertrand Russell >
  < used cars have been called the bane of the automobile industry — C.W.Phelps >
  < this rage for novelty is the bane of literature — T.L.Peacock >
b. : a person who makes another completely miserable
  < the bane of my existence >
  : one that perversely or persistently spoils or thwarts
  < the pitcher was the bane of right-handed batters >
Synonyms: see poison
II. verb
(-ed/-ing/-s)
transitive verb
obsolete : to kill especially with poison
intransitive verb
archaic : to do injury : harm
III. noun
(-s)
Etymology: Middle English (northern dialect) ban, from Old English bān — more at bone
chiefly Scotland : bone