"afflict" in Chinese (Simplified)
折磨使受苦
Definition
使某人或某物遭受痛苦、折磨或困扰，特别常用于疾病或困难带来的折磨。
Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))
'Afflict'（折磨）较正式，多用于描述严重病痛、灾难或苦难，如 'afflicted by drought'（遭受干旱折磨）。对象通常是人或群体。在日常口语中较少使用，更常见于书面语或新闻报道。
Examples
Many families were afflicted by the economic crisis last year.
去年，许多家庭**遭受**经济危机的**折磨**。
Doctors are still searching for ways to treat the diseases that afflict the elderly.
医生们仍在寻找治疗**折磨**老年人的疾病的方法。
It’s heartbreaking to see so many children afflicted by war.
看到这么多孩子被战争**折磨**，令人心碎。
The disease afflicted many people in the village.
这种疾病**折磨**了村里的许多人。
Hunger afflicts millions of children worldwide.
饥饿**折磨**着全世界数百万儿童。
She was afflicted by a serious allergy.
她被严重的过敏**折磨**着。