许多人在席卷欧洲的瘟疫中丧生。

Many people died in the ___plague that swept through Europe.

中世纪时期，瘟疫在整个欧洲肆虐。

The ___plague was rampant throughout Europe during the Middle Ages.

仅仅‘瘟疫’这个词，仍会引发人们对致命、不可控疾病爆发的恐惧。

The very word '___plague' still evokes fear of a deadly, uncontrollable outbreak.