Afflict

[ə'flɪkt]

解释:

(verb.) cause physical pain or suffering in; 'afflict with the plague'.

(verb.) cause great unhappiness for; distress; 'she was afflicted by the death of her parents'.

编辑:鲁弗斯--From WordNet

解释:

(v. t.) To strike or cast down; to overthrow.

(v. t.) To inflict some great injury or hurt upon, causing continued pain or mental distress; to trouble grievously; to torment.

(v. t.) To make low or humble.

(p. p. & a.) Afflicted.

编辑:菲利普

同义词及近义词：

v. a. Grieve, distress, trouble, torment, agonize, plague, pain, hurt, harass, wound, exercise, grind, persecute, smite, make sorrowful.

校对:伦道夫

解释:

v.t. to give continued pain distress or grief: to harass or vex.—pa.p. Afflict′ed harassed by disease of body or mind: suffering.—adj. Afflict′ing distressing.—n. Afflic′tion state or cause of pain or distress: misery: loss of friends sickness persecution. &c.—adj. Afflict′ive causing distress.

整理:米歇尔