vt.折磨，使痛苦

原形：afflict第三人称单数：afflicts过去式：afflicted过去分词：afflicted现在分词：afflicting

French has been afflicted by political corruption for decades.
法国受政治腐败困扰已数十年了。
Eric is afflicted with severe rheumatics.
埃里克承受严重的风湿病的折磨
The illness had severely afflicted the old man, leaving him bedridden for months.
疾病严重困扰着这位老人，使他卧床数月。
The recent loss of her job has greatly afflicted her emotionally.
最近失业使她深受情感上的打击。
The child's autism was a heavy affliction for the family to bear.
孩子的自闭症对家庭来说是一大负担。
The storm inflicted significant damage on the small coastal town.
暴风雨给这个小沿海城镇带来了严重的破坏。
She felt the weight of her past mistakes afflicting her present happiness.
她感到过去的错误正在侵蚀她现在的幸福。
The athlete's injury was an affliction that prevented him from competing in the Olympics.
运动员的伤病成为他无法参加奥运会的一大障碍。
The family's financial struggles have been an unrelenting affliction.
家庭的经济困境一直是个持续的困扰。
The war-afflicted region saw a surge in refugees seeking safety abroad.
饱受战争之苦的地区难民潮涌向国外寻求庇护。
The chronic pain he suffers from is an affliction that he battles daily.
他每天都在与长期的疼痛作斗争。
His addiction to alcohol was a deep and devastating affliction that eventually led to his downfall.
他对酒精的沉迷是一种深重且毁灭性的困扰，最终导致了他的失败。