英语词汇“afflict”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

afflictafflict /əˈflɪkt/ ●○○ verb [transitive often passive]

ETYMOLOGYafflict

Origin: 1300-1400 Latin, past participle of affligere to throw down, from ad- to + fligere to hit

VERB TABLE

afflict

Simple Form
Present	I, you, we, they	afflict
	he, she, it	afflicts
Past	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	afflicted
Present perfect	I, you, we, they	have afflicted
	he, she, it	has afflicted
Past perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	had afflicted
Future	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will afflict
Future perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will have afflicted

formal to make someone or something become seriously ill or experience serious problems: This type of pneumonia frequently afflicts elderly people.be afflicted by/with something Several of her friends had been afflicted with Alzheimer’s disease. a region afflicted by famine [Origin: 1300–1400 Latin, past participle of affligere to throw down, from ad- to + fligere to hit]