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单词 inflict
释义
inflict
verb[T]
uk
/ɪnˈflɪkt/us
/ɪnˈflɪkt/
toforcesomeone toexperiencesomething veryunpleasant:
使遭受，使承受
These newbulletsarecapableof inflictingmassiveinjuries.这些新型子弹可以造成重创。
Thesufferinginflictedonthesechildrenwasunimaginable.这些孩子遭受的痛苦无法想象。
Synonym
visitsomethingon/uponsomeoneold useorformal
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Related word

infliction
(Definition ofinflictfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

inflict| American Dictionary

inflict
verb[T]
us
/ɪnˈflɪkt/
toforcesomeone or something toexperiencesomethingunpleasant:
Why would anyone inflictharmon ahelplessanimal?
(Definition ofinflictfrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofinflict

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Often, the sanctions inflicted on those seeking to be elected were as much intra- as inter-ethnic or tribal.
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So when the eighth child died, those who buried it inflicted some injuries under the sole of the feet, probably with thorns.
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The party secretary was accused of participating in the planning of the attack (their plan was not toinflictfatal injuries on the villagers).
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The person inflicting the sanction may, of course, happen to form an opinion on these matters identical to that of the state.
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One merits exactly the harm one has inflicted.
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Some opponents of privately inflicted criminal sanctions argue that a delegation of the power toinflictsanctions to private individuals raises 27.
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In contrast, the corporations operating private prisonsinflictsanctions whose severity is determined by the state.
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The central role of the state in determining the severity of these sanctions and inflicting them requires justification.
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There are plenty of peoples across the world who do not believe that humans caninflictharm by non-physical means.
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These negative reactions may in turn lead to the infliction of (justified or unjustified) privately inflicted sanctions such as social stigmatization and isolation.
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Such a tax should be based on the average cost that emissions from diesel vehiclesinflicton the society.
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Under the first type of justification-the instrumental justification-the state is the appropriate agent toinflictcriminal sanctions simply because it is deliberative and impartial.
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Problems emerged on two fronts stemming from the same lack of self-analysis that inflicted previous popular genres.
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Why should not the power toinflictsanctions be assigned to the agent who is most likely to exercise it properly?
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In species where females are vectors of disease orinflictpainful bites, it is important to minimize the number of females released.
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