stricken /ˈstrɪkən/ adjective Learner's definition of STRICKEN
: powerfully affected by disease, trouble, sorrow, etc.(因疾病、困难、悲痛等)饱受痛苦的 —
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He was too stricken by embarrassment to speak.他尴尬至极,以至于说不出话来。
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a nation stricken with grief陷入悲痛的民族
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She had been stricken with polio as a child.她小时候得过小儿麻痹症。
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often used in combination常用于合成词 — see also grief-stricken, panic-stricken, poverty-stricken, 1strike