afflict /əˈflɪkt/ CET6 TEM8 ( afflicting, afflicted, afflicts )

• 1. 

  V-T If you are afflicted by pain, illness, or disaster, it affects you badly and makes you suffer. 困扰 [正式]

  例：

  Italy has been afflicted by political corruption for decades.

  意大利受政治腐败困扰已数十年了。

  例：

  There are two main problems which afflict people with hearing impairments.

  有两大问题困扰有听觉障碍的人。