afflict

英[ə'flikt]美[ə'flikt]

v.[T]
使苦恼，使遭受，折磨

名　词：afflict'er

形容词：afflic'tive

同：	[v.] ail, pain, smite, trouble

Violent crime is only one of the malady afflict modern society.
暴力犯罪仅是为害现代社会的弊病之一。收藏
But the words we have discussed here are the only ones that accurately describe the troubles and disorders that afflict many people
但是这里所讨论的词语都确切描述了困扰许多人的痛苦和失常现象。收藏
Famine and war still afflict mankind.
饥荒与战争依旧给人类带来痛苦收藏
He may never be sure where the next meal is coming from, but he is free from the thousands of anxieties which afflict other people.
他可能从不知道下顿饭有无着落，但他不像其他人那样被成千上万桩愁事所折磨。收藏
To damage the country and afflict the masses
病国殃民收藏

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cause great unhappiness for; distress
- she was afflicted by the death of her parents
cause pain or suffering in
- afflict with the plague
- That debasement of the verbal currency that afflicts terms used in advertisement
[同] afflict, smite

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