及物動詞：
使苦惱，使遭受，折磨
詞形變化：形容詞：afflictive；副詞：afflictively；名詞：afflicter；時態：afflicted，afflicting，afflicts。
同義詞：smite；ail，pain，trouble。
英語句子
The poor old man was afflicted with diabetes.
那可憐的老人受到糖尿病的折磨。
These United States are confronted with an economic affliction of great proportions
合眾國面臨著極大的經濟困難。
As for his quest of a bride, the thought of continuing afflicted him with anxiety and heartburn
至於找老婆這件事，壹想到還沒著落，就急得他心口灼熱。
indebtedness that is an affliction;
壹種不幸的負債；