afflict

verb

1. cause physical pain or suffering in

e.g. afflict with the plague

Synonym: smite

2. cause great unhappiness for
distress

e.g. she was afflicted by the death of her parents

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

e.g. 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。
e.g. 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。

1. 使...痛苦：practicable#可实行的 | afflict#使痛苦 | inflict#予以

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2. 一再地打击-->折磨：conflict 一起打-->冲突,战争 | afflict 一再地打击-->折磨 | inflict 自虐,自我折磨 front 面对

3. 使痛苦, 折磨：Genome:基因组 | Afflict:使痛苦;折磨 | Hotchpotch:大杂烩

4. afflict什么意思

4. 困扰：■assail v. 纠缠 | afflict:困扰 | ■marble n. 小玻璃球