每日N词|20160126

There are many illnesses, which afflict old people.

有许多疾病困扰着老年人。

▷afflict [ə'flɪkt]

【释义】

To afflict is to cause suffering, pain, or misery. It's often associated with medical conditions. Carpal Tunnel Syndrome[腕管综合征] is most likely to afflict someone who spends many hours every day typing on our computers.

vt. 折磨;使痛苦;使苦恼

Famine and war still afflict mankind.

饥荒与战争依旧给人类带来痛苦。

▷affliction [ə'flɪkʃ(ə)n]

【释义】

An affliction makes you suffer, but you have to deal with it anyway. Diseases are often said to be afflictions, but the word can mean just about anything that causes great suffering.

n. 疼痛,折磨,悲痛;造成痛苦的事物

help people in affliction

帮助受苦的人