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affliction

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n.痛苦,苦恼

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affliction为短语/超纲词汇

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flict=to strike(打击)

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consolation  relief  solace    

affliction


/ə'flɪkʃn; ə`flɪkʃən/
n (fml 文)
1 [U] pain; suffering; distress 疼痛; 折磨; 悲痛
*help people in affliction 帮助受苦的人.
2 [C] thing that causes suffering 造成痛苦的事物
*Blindness can be a terrible affliction. 失明有时极为痛苦.

affliction


n [U and C]formal
something that causes pain or suffering, especially a medical condition
 the afflictions of old age