afflict

1. V-T If you are afflicted by pain, illness, or disaster, it affects you badly and makes you suffer. 困擾[正式]

Italy has been afflicted by political corruption for decades. 意大利受政治腐敗困擾已數(shù)十年了。

There are two main problems which afflict people with hearing impairments. 有兩大問(wèn)題困擾有聽(tīng)覺(jué)障礙的人。