afflicted
afflicted 英 美
phrase. 折磨
- Afflicted means "impaired" or "stricken" and usually refers to a person who is mentally or physically unfit, or has been grievously affected by disease.
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- phrase. 折磨
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1. They are not afflicted with the inertia of matter, the property most resistant to dance.
它们不受物质之惯性的折磨，惯性是最抵抗舞蹈的属性。
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2. They are frequently clustered together geographically and individuals are often afflicted with more than one parasite or infection.
它们经常在地理群集，并且个人通常受一种以上寄生虫或感染的折磨。
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3. Australia has more than its share of climate-change sceptics, and they can point to the many droughts, cyclones and floods that have afflicted the country for centuries.
澳大利亚的气候变化怀疑论者要比想象中多出很多，他们能指出几个世纪以来折磨了该国家的许多次干旱、龙卷风和洪水。
- afflicted (n.) "person or persons in constant suffering of body or mind," 1650s, noun use of past-participle adjective from afflict. Related: Afflictedness.
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