afflicted

英 [əˈflɪktɪd]

美 [əˈflɪktɪd]

v.  折磨; 使痛苦
afflict的过去分词和过去式

过去分词：afflicted　过去式：afflicted　

BNC.20736 / COCA.19621

柯林斯词典

• VERB 折磨;使痛苦
  If youare afflicted bypain, illness, or disaster, it affects you badly and makes you suffer.
  1. 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。
  2. There are two main problems which afflict people with hearing impairments...
     听力有障碍的人们主要受到两大问题的困扰。
  3. The afflicted person should keep off solid foods and drink plenty of fluids.
     病人不应吃固体食物而要多喝流质食物。
  4. The afflictedare people who are afflicted.
     受苦的人
  5. It is food that the afflicted want now.
     受苦的人们现在需要的是食物。

英英释义

adj

• mentally or physically unfit
  Synonym:impaired
• grievously affected especially by disease
  Synonym:stricken

双语例句

• Most of us know people afflicted by mental illness.
  我们中绝大多数人都认识受精神疾病折磨的人。
• Her mother was afflicted with eye disease.
  她妈妈患了眼病。
• But he had passion and energy and a palpable desire to comfort the afflicted.
  但他有热情、能量和一种强烈的愿望安抚受苦难的人。
• Those afflicted with Alzheimer's suffer from memory loss, impaired decision-making, and diminished language and movement skills.
  老年痴呆症的患者遭受着记忆丧失，决策能力受损和言语和行动技能减退的痛苦。
• People severely afflicted by psoriasis have a significantly increased risk of dying from heart disease, new research shows.
  近日，瑞典公布的一项最新研究结果显示，那些饱受折磨的牛皮癣患者死于心脏病的可能性要比其他人高很多。
• More chaos afflicted brazil's airports.
  巴西的机场出现了更大的混乱。
• Throughout history, the afflicted have often been ostracized by their communities and families.
  在整个历史中，患者常常遭到其社区和家庭的排斥。
• He is afflicted with severe rheumatics.
  他承受严重的风湿病的折磨。
• The "Horn of Africa" in eastern Africa has been afflicted by the worst drought in60 years.
  东非的“非洲之角”正遭受60年来最严重的旱灾。
• MANY countries have been afflicted by a "resource curse".
  很多国家都曾因“资源诅咒”饱受折磨。