afflict
verb [often passive] (formal)to affect somebody/something in an unpleasant or harmful way 折磨;使痛苦 - afflict somebody/something
Severe drought has afflicted the region. 严重的干旱折磨着这个地区。 the many problems that afflict the unemployed 困扰失业者的许多问题 Aid will be sent to the afflicted areas. 将向受灾地区提供援助。 - be afflicted with something
About 40 per cent of the country's population is afflicted with the disease. 该国大约40%的人口患有这种疾病。 He’s badly afflicted with a skin disorder. 他深受皮肤病的折磨。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- badly
- severely
- be afflicted with
Word Originlate Middle English (in the sense ‘deject, humiliate’): from Latin afflictare ‘knock about, harass’, or from afflict- ‘knocked down, weakened’: both from the verb affligere, from ad- ‘to’ + fligere ‘to strike, dash’.- afflict somebody/something