afflict

/əˈflɪkt//əˈflɪkt/

★★★★v.

① 使(人的精神或肉体)痛苦(★通常用被动式,介词用 at, by, with)
- He is afflicted with debts [with arthritis].他为债务[关节炎]所苦。
- The island was afflicted by a drought.该岛为干旱所苦。
- They were [felt] greatly afflicted at the tragedy.他们对那项悲剧极为痛心。

字辨

torment: 指给予对方长时期的痛苦,或以反复给予痛苦来折磨[迫害]

We were tormented by harmful insects.

torture: 指给予肉体上、精神上的痛苦来折磨

The prisoners were severely tortured.

rack: 指使人遭受如拷问般的痛苦

be racked with toothache

afflict: 指给予苦痛、劳苦、强烈的困惑或磨难等

be afflicted with heart disease

词汇	afflict
释义	afflict /əˈflɪkt//əˈflɪkt/ ★★★★v. afflicts afflicting afflicted afflicted vt ① 使(人的精神或肉体)痛苦(★通常用被动式,介词用 at, by, with) He is afflicted with debts [with arthritis].他为债务[关节炎]所苦。 The island was afflicted by a drought.该岛为干旱所苦。 They were [felt] greatly afflicted at the tragedy.他们对那项悲剧极为痛心。字辨 torment: 指给予对方长时期的痛苦,或以反复给予痛苦来折磨[迫害] We were tormented by harmful insects. torture: 指给予肉体上、精神上的痛苦来折磨 The prisoners were severely tortured. rack: 指使人遭受如拷问般的痛苦 be racked with toothache afflict: 指给予苦痛、劳苦、强烈的困惑或磨难等 be afflicted with heart disease 同义词 distressvt.使苦恼 tormentvt.折磨 torturevt.折磨 troublevt.使苦恼 agonize anguish curse excruciate plague rack scourge smite strike 反义词 comfortvt.安慰
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