释义
v.
(of a problem or illness)cause pain or suffering to; affect; trouble
（问题，疾病）使痛苦，折磨；影响；困扰
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his younger child was afflicted with a skin disease 他较小的孩子受着皮肤病的折磨
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serious ills afflict the industry 严重的困难困扰着工业
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[as plural noun
the afflicted ]he comforted the afflicted .他安慰备受苦恼的人们。
【占星】 （天体）相对于（另一天体或黄道上某点）处于应力星位
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Jupiter is afflicted by Mars in opposition .木星相对于火星处在相反方向的应力星位。
词源
"late Middle English （in the sense ‘deject, humiliate’）： from Latin