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(打击、痛苦等) - inflict something on/upon somebody/something
They inflicted a humiliating defeat on the home team. 他们使主队吃了一场很没面子的败仗。 Heavy casualties were inflicted on the enemy. 敌人遭受了惨重伤亡。 - (humorous)
Do you have to inflict that music on us? 你非得逼我们听那种音乐吗? - inflict something
They surveyed the damage inflicted by the storm. 他们查看了暴风雨造成的损失。 The rodent’s sharp teeth can inflict a nasty bite. 这种啮齿动物锋利的牙齿会造成严重的咬伤。 When someone deliberately inflicts damage, it is a matter for the police. 故意搞伤害的人应由警方处理。
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