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| /ɪnˈflɪkt/ |
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| | to cause something unpleasant to happen 造成（不快之事）；使发生 | Such a policy would inflict severe hardship and suffering. 这样的政策会造成巨大的苦难。 | | inflict sth on sb/sth the environmental damage we are inflicting on the Earth 我们正在给地球造成的环境破坏 | |
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| - | inflict yourself on sb humorous
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| to be with someone who does not want to be with you |
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| the relatives who usually inflict themselves on you at Christmas 那些通常在圣诞节非得要和你在一起的亲戚 |
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| DERIVED WORD |
| infliction noun U |
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