The CEO's speech acknowledged the affliction many employees suffered during last year's layoffs.

執行長在演講中坦承許多員工在去年裁員期間所承受的苦難。

Our customer service team handled every complaint with patience, despite the affliction of constant overtime.

儘管長期加班令人痛苦不堪，我們的客服團隊仍耐心處理每一則投訴。

The charity's annual report described the affliction of families hit hard by the shipping strike.

該慈善機構的年度報告描述了受航運罷工重創的家庭所經歷的苦難。