inflict
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++in·flict /ɪnˈflɪkt/ ●●○ verb 1 [transitive]HURT/CAUSE PAIN to make someone suffer something unpleasant 使〔某人〕遭受〔不愉快的事〕，使承受inflict something on/upon somebody The strikes inflicted serious damage on the economy. 罢工给经济造成了巨大损失。 Detectives warned that the men could inflict serious injury. 警探提醒说这些人可能会造成严重伤害。2 inflict yourself/somebody on somebody VISITto visit or be with someone when they do not want you – used humorously 不请自来/把某人硬塞给某人〔幽默用法〕 Was it really fair to her friends to inflict her nephew on them? 把她外甥硬塞给她的朋友，这对她们真的公平吗？ —infliction /ɪnˈflɪkʃən/ noun [uncountable] the deliberate infliction of pain 故意给他人造成痛苦→ See Verb tableOrigin inflict (1500-1600) Latin past participle of infligere, from fligere “to hit”
in·flict verbChineseSyllable
someone to something make unpleasant suffer Corpus
inflict
in‧flict /ɪnˈflɪkt/
verb
inflict something on/upon somebody
The strikes inflicted serious damage on the economy.
Detectives warned that the men could inflict serious injury.
2. inflict yourself/somebody on somebody to visit or be with someone when they do not want you – used humorously:
Was it really fair to her friends to inflict her nephew on them?
—infliction /ɪnˈflɪkʃən/ noun [uncountable]:
the deliberate infliction of pain
in‧flict /ɪnˈflɪkt/
verb Date: 1500-1600
Language: Latin
Origin: past participle of infligere, from fligere 'to hit'
1. [transitive] to make someone suffer something unpleasantLanguage: Latin
Origin: past participle of infligere, from fligere 'to hit'
inflict something on/upon somebody
2. inflict yourself/somebody on somebody to visit or be with someone when they do not want you – used humorously:
—infliction /ɪnˈflɪkʃən/ noun [uncountable]:
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