in·flict
verb/ɪnˈflɪkt/
/ɪnˈflɪkt/
Verb Forms
Phrasal Verbs| present simple I / you / we / they inflict | /ɪnˈflɪkt/ /ɪnˈflɪkt/ |
| he / she / it inflicts | /ɪnˈflɪkts/ /ɪnˈflɪkts/ |
| past simple inflicted | /ɪnˈflɪktɪd/ /ɪnˈflɪktɪd/ |
| past participle inflicted | /ɪnˈflɪktɪd/ /ɪnˈflɪktɪd/ |
| -ing form inflicting | /ɪnˈflɪktɪŋ/ /ɪnˈflɪktɪŋ/ |
- 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 They inflicted a humiliating defeat on the home team.