Word · Frequency #11138
afflict
使苦恼
核心释义
cause great unhappiness; distress
- 1.
使(某人)痛苦、受苦或忧伤。
To cause (someone) pain, suffering or distress.
折磨;使(某人)痛苦、受苦或忧伤。
用法In use
The disease afflicts many older people in this area.
用法提示:afflicts 是 afflict 的第三人称单数形式,作谓语动词,表示‘折磨、使受苦’。
He was afflicted by constant back pain after the accident.
用法提示:afflicted 是 afflict 的过去分词,与 was 构成被动语态,表示‘被……折磨’。
The same anxiety has been afflicting her since she changed jobs.
用法提示:afflicting 是 afflict 的现在分词,与 has been 构成现在完成进行时,表示持续折磨。
afflict sb/sth
afflict 是及物动词,主语常为疾病、灾难等,宾语为人或地区。
Malaria afflicts millions of people every year.
疟疾每年使数百万人深受折磨。
be afflicted with/by sth
be afflicted 后接 with 或 by:with 多接疾病、痛苦等,by 多接灾祸、贫困等外部原因。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- be afflicted with something
- 患(病);受…折磨
- She has been afflicted with back pain for years.她多年来一直受背痛折磨。
- afflict someone with something
- 使某人遭受……;使某人受……折磨
- The virus afflicts patients with a high fever.这种病毒使患者发高烧。
- a disease afflicts someone
- 疾病折磨某人;疾病使某人痛苦
- Arthritis afflicts millions of elderly people.关节炎折磨着数百万老年人。
- afflict a region/community
- 使某地区/社区遭受苦难
- Drought has afflicted the region for decades.干旱使该地区遭受了数十年的苦难。
- afflict the poor
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
把 afflict 拆成 a + flict,和 conflict(冲突)都含 flict:冲突令人痛苦 → 折磨。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域:formal 常见场景:formal writing、news reporting、medical/health contexts afflict 属于较正式的书面用词,多用于疾病、痛苦或问题“折磨、困扰”某人,比较常见于新闻报道、医学或文学描述;日常口语中较少使用,更常说 trouble 或 affect。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
押韵词:inflict、conflict(动词)、depict、predict、strict、addict(动词)都与 afflict 一样重读元音为 /ɪ/,并以 /kt/ 结尾。注意:conflict 作名词时读 /ˈkɒn.flɪkt/,addict 作名词时读 /ˈæd.ɪkt/,不押韵;拼写相近不代表读音相同,请以音标为准。
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