afflicting [ə'flɪktɪŋ]

例句:

• Violent crime is only one of the maladies afflicting modern society.
  暴力犯罪仅仅是困扰现代社会的严重问题之一。
  
• I had heard nothing of the troubles afflicting that place.
  我当时从未听说有关困扰当地的麻烦.
  
• The result is a set of buildings that resisted the plagues constantly afflicting Haiti.
  来自WSJ
• Recession jitters now afflicting...economists.
  来自Economist
• He said he could not get heat into the front tyres - a problem that has been afflicting him on and off for several races.
  来自BBC