afflict
英 [əˈflɪkt] 美 [əˈflɪkt]

vt.

使受痛苦；折磨；使苦恼；

变形

过去式：afflicted过去分词：afflicted现在分词：afflicting第三人称单数：afflicts

双语释义

v.(动词)

1. vt. 使受痛苦,折磨 cause to suffer in the body or mind

英英释义

afflict[ ə'flikt ]

• 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

词汇搭配

用作动词 (v.)～+名词

• afflict mankind困扰人类
• afflict the Third World countries困扰第三世界的国家

副词+～

• bitterly afflict备受煎熬
• grievously afflict备受困扰
• sorely afflict痛苦地折磨

～+介词

• be afflicted at sb's failure为某人失败而难过
• be afflicted at seeing it看见它而感到心痛
• be afflicted by persecution受迫害
• be afflicted by the sad news为这个不幸消息感到难过
• be afflicted with为…所折磨，苦于…
• be afflicted with a conscience受良心的责备
• be afflicted with anxiety on the subject of seeking employment因急于寻找职业而苦恼
• be afflicted with bad eyesight苦于视力欠佳
• be afflicted with rheumatism患风湿病
• be afflicted with skin cancer受皮肤癌的折磨
• be afflicted with suffering很痛苦

双语例句

用作及物动词(vt.)

1. I don't want to afflict you with my troubles.
   我不想使你为我的困难而苦恼。
2. He was afflicted with cancer.
   他患了癌症。
3. AIDS and cancer are maladies that afflict humanity.
   爱滋病和癌症是折磨人类的疾病.
4. He will not afflict us beyond our power of endurance.
   不会折磨得我们超过了承受能力的。

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