| 单词 | afflict |
| 释义 | afflict (əflɪkt ) Word forms: afflicts , afflicting , afflicted verb If you are afflicted by pain, illness, or disaster, it affects you badly and makes you suffer. [formal] The organization has been afflicted by political corruption for decades. [be V-ed + by/with] There are two main problems which afflict people with hearing impairments. [VERB noun] The afflicted person should keep off solid foods and drink plenty of fluids. [VERB-ed] Synonyms: torment, trouble, pain, hurt The afflicted are people who are afflicted. It is food that the afflicted want now. Collocations: afflic an economy But for growth to be sustained and translated into enduring improvements in living standards it will mean addressing structural weaknesses that still afflict the economy. Times, Sunday Times Serious structural problems still afflict the economy. Times, Sunday Times Polling day must be set before further mayhem afflicts the economy, for example a crisis in funding the government's debt as foreign investors shun the pound. Times, Sunday Times About a quarter of our customers have no water supply at all - a state of affairs that has persisted even into the recent torrential rain that has afflicted the region. Times, Sunday Times The hot, tropical climate was rarely ameliorated by the torrential rain storms and dense clouds which afflicted the region. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 He cites among other serious concerns, the fact that high infant mortality rates are closely correlated with the sort of poverty that afflicts the region. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Translations: Chinese: 困扰 Japanese: 悩ます |
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