inflict
英 [ɪnˈflɪkt]
美 [ɪnˈflɪkt]
v. 使遭受打击; 使吃苦头
过去分词：inflicted 现在分词：inflicting 过去式：inflicted 第三人称单数：inflicts
Collins.2 / BNC.5303 / COCA.6479
同义词辨析
plagueafflictinflict【导航词义：使受痛苦】
plaguev. 折磨，使苦恼
〔辨析〕
指糟糕的事情（如病痛、问题等）在很长一段时间内不断困扰某个人、组织、地区等，通常用被动语态。
〔例证〕
He was plagued by insomnia.
他受到失眠的折磨。
Labour shortages continued to plague that area.
用工荒继续困扰该地区。
他受到失眠的折磨。
Labour shortages continued to plague that area.
用工荒继续困扰该地区。
afflictv. 〈正式〉使痛苦，折磨
〔辨析〕
指疾病、战争、贫困等让某人、某地区等饱受折磨，常用被动语态。
〔例证〕
About 20% of that country's population is afflicted by famine.
那个国家20%左右的居民饱受饥荒之苦。
How many people around the world are afflicted with arthritis?
世界上有多少人为关节炎所折磨？
那个国家20%左右的居民饱受饥荒之苦。
How many people around the world are afflicted with arthritis?
世界上有多少人为关节炎所折磨？
inflictv. 使承受，使遭受
〔辨析〕
指使人、机构、地区等遭受不愉快的事。
〔例证〕
The strikes inflicted serious damage on the company.
罢工给公司造成了巨大损失。
Peasants still had to pay the rent despite all of the damage inflicted by the storm.
尽管暴风雪造成了各种损失，农民依然得交租。
罢工给公司造成了巨大损失。
Peasants still had to pay the rent despite all of the damage inflicted by the storm.
尽管暴风雪造成了各种损失，农民依然得交租。
短语用例
inflict yourself/sb on sb
- 不请自来；打扰
to force sb to spend time with you/sb, when they do not want to- 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。 - They surveyed the damage inflicted by the storm.
他们察看了暴风雨造成的损失。 - Heavy casualties were inflicted on the enemy.
敌人遭受了惨重伤亡。 - Do you have to inflict that music on us?
你非得逼我们听那种音乐吗？
- They inflicted a humiliating defeat on the home team.
牛津词典
verb
- 使遭受打击；使吃苦头
to make sb/sth suffer sth unpleasant- 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。 - They surveyed the damage inflicted by the storm.
他们察看了暴风雨造成的损失。 - Heavy casualties were inflicted on the enemy.
敌人遭受了惨重伤亡。 - Do you have to inflict that music on us?
你非得逼我们听那种音乐吗？
- They inflicted a humiliating defeat on the home team.
柯林斯词典
- VERB 予以(打击);使遭受(损伤、苦痛等)
Toinflictharm or damageonsomeone or something means to make them suffer it.- Rebels say they have inflicted heavy casualties on government forces...
反叛武装称他们使政府军遭受重创。 - ...the damage being inflicted on Britain's industries by the recession...
经济衰退使英国工业遭受的损失 - The dog then attacked her, inflicting serious injuries.
然后那条狗袭击了她,把她咬成重伤。
- Rebels say they have inflicted heavy casualties on government forces...
英英释义
verb
- impose something unpleasant
- The principal visited his rage on the students
双语例句
- Never inflict useless pain on dumb animal.
切勿给不会说话的动物施加无谓的痛苦。 - It can destroy tissue and inflict serious harm quite rapidly.
它能破坏组织，并且使其遭受十分迅速严重的损伤。 - Impose or inflict forcefully. Religion and politics are powerful forces in society.
宗教和政治在社会上有强大的影响力。 - It's tempting to conclude that the exam system is wrong to inflict such pain for so little gain.
我们很容易得出这样一个结论：考试制度造成如此大的痛苦，但换来的收获如此之少，证明这种制度存在问题。 - Everywhere you look, you can find people unconcerned or unaware of the pain they inflict.
只要你会观察，你可以发现人们不注意或没意识的给他人造成痛苦。 - We all know about celebrity-stalking websites like Gawker and TMZ, and the harm they wantonly inflict.
我们都知道Gawker和TMZ等跟踪明星的网站以及它们对明星的肆意伤害。 - More than ever, I understand how abhorrent it is to inflict pain.
我比以前更加体会到了给别人造成痛苦是多么可恶的一件事情。 - The exhibition was intended to spotlight the damage drugs inflict upon society and family.
展览会的目的是集中揭露毒品对社会和家庭造成的危害。 - Eg. we should inflict severe chastisement on criminals.
我们应该对罪犯施加严厉的惩罚。 - Otherwise we shall certainly inflict upon you very severe punishment.
否则我们一定会已很严厉的刑罚加予你。