英语单词：afflict

中文含义：使苦恼，折磨，使痛苦

英语词性：动词

美式发音：əˈflɪkt

同义词：torment, harass, trouble, distress, plague

易混淆单词：infect, affect

双语例句：

  • The disease afflicts thousands of people every year.（这种疾病每年使成千上万的人受苦。）
  • The family has been afflicted by financial troubles.（这个家庭受到了经济上的困扰。）
  • He was afflicted with a rare disease.（他患了一种罕见的疾病。）
  • She was visibly afflicted by the news of her grandfather’s death.（她对祖父去世的消息显然很痛苦。）