afflict解释

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

1.折磨;使痛苦
If youare 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 whichafflict people with hearing impairments...
听力有障碍的人们主要受到两大问题的困扰。

1. A fatal cancer is afflicting her.
   致命癌症在折磨着她。
2. Famine and war still afflict mankind.
   饥饿和战争仍使人类遭受痛苦。
3. I wish you wouldn't afflict me with your constant complaints.
   希望你不要老是埋怨,让我感到难受。
4. These are a few of the problems which can afflict the elderly.
   有几个问题会使老年人苦恼。
5. A terrible restlessness that was like to hunger afflicted Martin Eden.
   一阵可怕的、跟饥饿差不多的不安情绪折磨着马丁·伊登。
6. It is a disease which mainly afflicts individuals between 30 and 50 years of age.
   这是一种主要影响30—50岁人群的疾病。
7. The diseases that afflict people in poor countries are a vicious crowd.
   在贫穷国家里折磨人们的各种疾病既凶又多。
8. They may grant you power, honour, and riches but afflict you with servitude, infamy,and poverty.
   他们可以给你权力、荣誉和财富，但却用奴役、耻辱和贫穷来折磨你。
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9. I am afflicted with his failure.
   他的失败使我痛苦。
10. About 40% of the country's population is afflicted with disease.
    全国有40%左右的人口患有这种疾病。
11. He is afflicted with severe rheumatism.
    他承受严重的风湿病的折磨。
12. The area was afflicted with drought.
    这地区曾遭受旱灾。
13. Mankind is afflicted with many ills.
    人类要受许多病痛的折磨。
14. My grandfather is afflicted with arthritis.
    我爷爷患有关节炎。
15. He was afflicted by a sudden spiritual nausea.
    一阵突如其来的厌恶的感觉使他苦恼。
16. He was afflicted always with a gnawing restlessness.
    他老是被一种叫人苦恼的不安情绪折磨着。
17. Only other sufferers know what it is like to be afflicted with this disease.
    只有其他得过这种病的人才知道得这种病的痛苦滋味。

1. He felt much afflicted at the news.
   听到那个消息，他感到很难受。
2. Aid will be sent to the afflicted areas.
   将向受灾地区提供援助。

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

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

• 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

1. afflict的基本意思是“使(某人)遭受不可忍受的痛苦”,尤指因无力、发怒、过度烦恼等产生的痛苦或疼痛; 是及物动词,接名词或代词作宾语; 常跟介词with连用,常用于be ～ed结构。