to afflict
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使痛苦, 折磨
to cause pain, suffering, or distress, often as a result of illness, injury, or hardship
Transitive: to afflict a person or region
例子
Poverty afflicts many families in this neighborhood.
贫困折磨着这个社区的许多家庭。
The region was afflicted by a severe drought last year.
该地区去年遭受了严重的干旱侵袭。
词汇树
afflicted
affliction
afflictive
afflict
