单词 | inflict |
释义 | 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 |
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