afflicting
英 [ə'flɪktɪŋ] 美 [ə'flɪktɪŋ]

adj.

痛苦的；

v.

使受痛苦，折磨( afflict的现在分词 )；

英英释义

afflict[ ə'fliktiŋ ]

• v.
  • 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"

    同义词：smite

  • cause bodily suffering to and make sick or indisposed

    同义词：troubleailpain

双语例句

1. She was afflicted with conscience.
   她受良心责备。
2. Violent crime is only one of the maladies afflicting modern society.
   暴力犯罪仅仅是危害社会的弊病之一。

权威例句

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