afflict

🇬🇧 UK/ә'flikt/🇺🇸 US

IELTSTOEFLGREC2

Definitions

v.

To cause someone to suffer pain, distress, or hardship

使痛苦，折磨，使苦恼

🧩 Root Breakdown

Native English

afflictother

=afflict

Common Collocations

1.afflict with受...折磨

Example Sentences

1.
The disease continued to afflict the population for months.

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