遭難した彼らは、食料と水の欠乏に苦しめられた。
The shipwrecked people suffered from a lack of food and water.
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Irresponsible rumors are tormenting her.
苦しめるより、ひと思いに殺してくれ。
Rather than making me suffer, just kill me once and for all.
その戦争で起きた大虐殺の記憶は、今も人々を苦しめている。
The memory of the massacre that occurred during that war still torments people today.
暴戻な君主の振る舞いに、民衆は長い間苦しめられてきた。
The people have long been tormented by the behavior of the tyrannical monarch.
民衆は政府の苛斂誅求に苦しめられた。
The people were tormented by the government's harsh tax collection.
当時の領主は過酷な聚斂を行い、領民を苦しめた。
The lord of the time practiced harsh tax collection, causing great suffering to his people.
Usage Notes
Used when someone or something causes physical or emotional suffering to another person.
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