afflict

大学

vt. 使苦恼, 折磨

发音

其它 /əˈflɪkt/

词形变化

afflicted afflictest afflicteth afflicting afflicts 三单 afflicts afflicting 现在分词 afflicted 过去式 afflicted 过去分词

教材释义与例句

动词

折磨；使痛苦；使苦恼

释义与例句

v.
  1. 1.

    To cause (someone) pain, suffering or distress.

    使痛苦

    及物
  2. 2.

    To strike or cast down; to overthrow; to result.

    废旧
  3. 3.

    To make low or humble.

    废旧

词汇关系

动词

同义词 1

smite

上位词 6

upset damage disconcert discomfit discompose untune

下位词 9

try visit stress plague strain grieve blight aggrieve tribulate

词源

From Middle English afflicten (attested in past participle afflicte), from Latin afflictāre (“to damage, harass, torment”), frequentative of affligere (“to dash down, overthrow”).

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