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afflict
[英] [əˈflikt] [美] [əˈflɪkt] 生词本

vt.

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1. VERB 折磨;使痛苦 If you are afflicted by pain, illness, or disaster, it affects you badly and makes you suffer. 

  • Italy has been afflicted by political corruption for decades...

    几十年来意大利一直饱受政治腐败之苦。

  • There are two main problems which afflict people with hearing impairments...

    听力有障碍的人们主要受到两大问题的困扰。

  • The afflicted person should keep off solid foods and drink plenty of fluids.

    病人不应吃固体食物而要多喝流质食物。

  • The afflicted are people who are afflicted.受苦的人

    • It is food that the afflicted want now.

      受苦的人们现在需要的是食物。

Verb

1. cause great unhappiness for; distress;

  • "she was afflicted by the death of her parents"

2. cause pain or suffering in;

  • "afflict with the plague"
  • "That debasement of the verbal currency that afflicts terms used in advertisement"

3. cause bodily suffering to

1. Famine and war still afflict mankind.
饥饿和战争仍使人类遭受痛苦。

来自《简明英汉词典》

2. They may grant you power,honour,and riches but afflict you with servitude,infamy,and poverty.
他们可以给你权力、荣誉和财富，但却用奴役、耻辱和贫穷来折磨你。

来自《简明英汉词典》