英语释义

1. to cause pain or suffering to to distress so severely as to cause persistent suffering or anguish
people afflicted with arthritis a region afflicted by hunger and poverty

2. trouble, injure

3. humble

4. overthrow

5. to cause pain or unhappiness to
An unusual illness afflicted the young girl.

片语

Afflicting the Afflicted折磨受折磨的人

painful痛苦的；疼痛的；令人不快的

legitimacy afflicting困扰的合法性

excruciating折磨；使苦恼；使受酷刑（excruciate的ing形式）

An Imperial Afflicting庄严的痛苦

miserable悲惨的；痛苦的；卑鄙的

hurt(Hurt)人名；(德、匈、捷)胡特；(英)赫特

bitterad 激烈地；严寒刺骨地

grievous痛苦的；剧烈的

Various diseases afflicting farmed fish正在翻译

英汉例句

• Overcrowding is not the only problem afflicting Lagos「s roads, however — vehicle-wrecking potholes, few working traffic lights, carjacking, corrupt traffic police, and flooded roads are also common.

  过度拥挤并不是折磨拉格斯道路的唯一问题，还有——车辆破坏的坑洞，工作的交通灯少，劫车，贿赂交通警察，以及洪水淹没的道路也很普遍。

• Investors」 concerns about the international financial system were exacerbated by problems afflicting the German mortgage firm Hypo Real Estate.

  德国抵押贷款公司HypoRealEstate的困境加剧了投资者们对国际金融体系的担忧。

• The trick for feminists has long been to keep one eye keenly fixed on the deeper problems afflicting us while letting the other eye see signs of progress.

  女权主义者们采用的小伎俩就是一方面长期以敏锐的视角关注一些困扰我们的更深层次的问题，另一方面观察有无进步的迹象。

• But this risk will be tempered by the slowdown already afflicting the American economy and heading across the Atlantic.

  但是这个风险将被已让美国头痛并跨越大西洋的经济减速缓解。

• Increasing food prices are not the only problem afflicting the poor.

  粮食价格暴涨并不是折磨穷人的唯一问题。

• A fatal cancer is afflicting her.

  致命癌癥在折磨着她。

• Tunnel trouble is only one of the woes afflicting the book trade.

  「隧道问题」只是困扰图书贸易的结癥之一。

• And China「s heavy reliance on exports and foreign investment ensures that the uncertainties now afflicting the global economy are haunting the Chinese as well.

  此外，由于中国经济高度依赖出口和外国投资，这就使得如今全球经济的不确定性也在对中国人造成不利影响。

• But most, including the senior United Nations man in the country, Kai Eide, worry that it will only prolong the political paralysis afflicting Afghanistan.

  身在阿富汗的联合国高级官员KaiEide和很多人一样，都担心这只是拉长了命途多舛的阿富汗的政治僵局。

• With severe drought afflicting Africa, Asia and the southern United States, you might ask whether this offers a solution to earthly afflictions.

  我们的非洲、亚洲以及美国的东部地区都在饱受严重干旱的折磨，你也许会问这个消息会给地球的烦恼带来福音呢？

• Chronic open wounds-also known as 「bedsores」 or 「pressure ulcers」 -are a painful and sometimes fatal condition afflicting about 5 million Americans.

  慢性开放性伤口(也叫「褥疮」或「压力溃疡」)是一种很痛苦，有时是致命性的疾病，困绕着大约500万美国人。

• The crisis afflicting the industry has prompted several major US newspapers to cease print publication including the Seattle Post-Intelligencer and the Rocky Mountain News.

  这场困扰报业的危机已迫使美国主要报纸停止印刷出版，其中包括《西雅图邮讯报》和《洛基山新闻》。

• Already, climate change is suspected - though not proven - to have been a factor in a string of disease outbreaks afflicting both people and animals.

  人们怀疑，气候变化是人畜感染一系列疾病的一个原因，尽管这一点尚未得到证实。

• OF ALL the blights afflicting the sea, carbon dioxide is just one. Man has used the oceans as a dustbin for far too long.

  在所有正折磨着大海的破坏分子中，二氧化碳只为其一。从很久很久以前，人类就把海洋当作垃圾桶来使用了。

• The treaty is certainly not going to solve all the troubles afflicting the oceans, nor settle all the world’s maritime disputes.

  公约当然不能立即解决所有困扰海洋的问题，或者平息全世界关于海洋的争端。

• And when it has a business model that appears to answer some of the main governance concerns afflicting the industry, it repays much wider attention.

  而当该银行的经营模式能够解答一些殃及整个行业管理难题时，就应该得到人们广泛关注了。

• Anna Wulf, like Lessing herself, strives for ruthless honesty as she aims to free herself from the chaos, emotional numbness, and hypocrisy afflicting her generation.

  安娜·沃尔夫，跟莱辛本人一样，为残酷的真相而努力不懈，因为她的目标是把自己从混乱，感情上的麻木以及困扰她们那一代人的伪善之中解放出来。

• Postpartum depression, in particular, has been drawing growing attention, afflicting some 15% of new mothers, as Michelle said in her eloquent post on the challenges of returning to work with PPD.

  尤其是产后抑郁癥已经引起了越来越多的关注，约15%的产妇深受其苦，米歇尔在她的文章中就谈到了患产后抑郁癥重返工作岗位时面临的挑战。

• When these individuals were moved to another field the number of flies afflicting the herd increased.

  当这些释放不同化学信号的牛被转移到其它地方时，整个牛群中蚊蝇的数量马上又会增多起来。

• How has Canada avoided the plagues that are afflicting everyone else?

  然而，加拿大是怎样避免在其他国家蔓延的经济瘟疫呢？

• In Portugal a decade of wretchedly low growth testified to problems afflicting the whole economy.

  而10年来葡萄牙可怜的经济低增长率加深了困扰整个经济体的问题。

• Just as with chest pains, the malaise afflicting Europe」s Banks should not be left untreated.

  就像胸口疼痛一样，也许对欧洲银行来说只是小病，但不能放任自流。

• OF ALL the blights afflicting the sea, carbon dioxide is just one.

  在所有正折磨着大海的破坏分子中，二氧化碳只为其一。

• The oil catastrophe afflicting the Gulf of Mexico underscores just how dangerous offshore oil exploration can be.

  墨西哥湾的石油泄漏可谓飞来横祸，近海石油勘探的危险也由此可见一斑。

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