VERB
折磨;使痛苦
If you are afflicted by pain, illness, or disaster, it affects you badly and makes you suffer.
例句
Italy has been afflicted by political corruption for decades...
几十年来意大利一直饱受政治腐败之苦。
There are two main problems which afflict people with hearing impairments...
听力有障碍的人们主要受到两大问题的困扰。