afflicting
present participle ofafflict
| 单词 | afflicting |
| 释义 | afflicting present participle ofafflict afflict verb[T] uk/əˈflɪkt/us/əˈflɪkt/If aproblemorillnessafflicts apersonor thing, theysufferfrom it: It is anillnessthat afflicts women more than men. acountryafflicted bycivilwar Experiencing and suffering
Examplesofafflictingafflicting In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use. This strength, however, is nearly lost in the midst of many weaknessesafflictingthe book. From theCambridge English Corpus While still living, the miser had observed a spoiled and precocious girlafflictingher passive father. From theCambridge English Corpus From a clinical standpoint, mitral incompetence and/or stenosis may obscure the lesionafflictingthe tricuspid valve. From theCambridge English Corpus She apologized to her contributors for the number of typographical errorsafflictingseveral issues. From theCambridge English Corpus In typically trenchant fashion he sets forth the serious conceptual and empirical problemsafflictingpictorial (including "quasi-pictorial") theories of imagery, showing how even vaunted neuro-imaging evidence fails to support it. From theCambridge English Corpus When one talks of the demands for accountability, one must remember that the churches themselves are not immune to the corruptionafflictingthe state (pp. 181-4). From theCambridge English Corpus Many of the acquired myopathiesafflictingolder people are treatable, but the commonest, inclusion body myositis, is not, and incorrect diagnosis and inappropriate use of steroids may compound morbidity. From theCambridge English Corpus Overall there was a broad consensus on the problemsafflictingthe pension system, but no agreement could be reached on the reform model to be followed. From theCambridge English Corpus Bilharzia is a chronic debilitating diseaseafflictingmore than 200 million people, mainly in third world countries. From theCambridge English Corpus Many of the acquired myopathiesafflictingthe elderly are treatable, but the commonest, inclusion body myositis, is not, and incorrect diagnosis and inappropriate use of steroids may compound morbidity. From theCambridge English Corpus Overall, the collection suffers from the occupational hazardsafflictingmany semiotic (or 'semiological') approaches. From theCambridge English Corpus We are not succumbing to the creeping paralysis of dictatorship which seems to beafflictingthe world. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Essentially, the underlying problemafflictingcontemporary health care is a world vision governed by a materialistic approach to life. FromEuroparl Parallel Corpus - English This evil isafflictingall countries and every government must act. FromEuroparl Parallel Corpus - English They wanted to break down the barriers, and to end the prejudicesafflictingmentally ill people. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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