inflict
verbVerb Forms
Phrasal Verbspresent simple I / you / we / they inflict | |
he / she / it inflicts | |
past simple inflicted | |
past participle inflicted | |
-ing form inflicting |
to make somebody/something suffer something unpleasant 使遭受(不好的事情);施加(打擊、痛苦等) - inflict something on/upon somebody/something
They inflicted a humiliating defeat on the home team. 他們使主隊吃了一場很沒面子的敗仗。 Heavy casualties were inflicted on the enemy. 敵人遭受了慘重傷亡。 - (humorous)
Do you have to inflict that music on us? 你非得逼我們聽那種音樂嗎? - inflict something
They surveyed the damage inflicted by the storm. 他們查看了暴風雨造成的損失。 The rodent’s sharp teeth can inflict a nasty bite. 這種齧齒動物鋒利的牙齒會造成嚴重的咬傷。 When someone deliberately inflicts damage, it is a matter for the police. 故意搞傷害的人應由警方處理。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- deliberately
- intentionally
- on
- upon
Word Originmid 16th cent. (in the sense ‘afflict, trouble’): from Latin inflict- ‘struck against’, from the verb infligere, from in- ‘into’ + fligere ‘to strike’.- inflict something on/upon somebody/something