inflicts

英 [ɪnˈflɪkts]

美 [ɪnˈflɪkts]

v.  使遭受打击; 使吃苦头
inflict的第三人称单数

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.
  1. 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。
  2. ...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
  3. The dog then attacked her, inflicting serious injuries.
     然后那条狗袭击了她,把她咬成重伤。

双语例句

• A new study suggests that coral acts as a sunscreen, absorbing UV light and limiting the harm it inflicts on the reef's denizens.
  一项新研究表明：珊瑚礁起着防晒作用，吸收了紫外线，限制了对礁内生物造成的伤害。
• But the hidden hunger of micronutrient deficiencies harms even more people and inflicts lasting damage on them and their societies.
  然而，缺乏微量元素的隐性饥饿影响着更广泛的人群，并且对人们以及社会造成长期的危害。
• Jerry and Lise know their romance inflicts hurt on others, but they can't help themselves
  杰里和丽丝知道他们的恋情会对别人造成伤害，但他们情难自已。
• The hand that inflicts the wound is also the hand which heals it.
  这就是“击伤的是他的手，医伤的也是他的手”的意思。
• On Tuesday, the Supreme Court agreed to consider an appeal by two condemned men in Kentucky, who argue the state's three-drug execution process inflicts unnecessary pain and suffering.
  星期二，最高法院同意审理肯塔基州两名死囚提出的上诉。这两名死囚的上诉说，肯塔基州用三种药剂处死人的过程造成不必要的痛苦。
• Foot-and-mouth disease ( FMD) is a highly contagious disease, which always inflicts cloven-hoofed animals such as cattle, sheep and pigs.
  口蹄疫（Foot-and-Mouthdisease，FMD）是一种高度传染性的动物疾病，主要发生于牛、羊、猪等偶蹄类畜牧动物。
• Mental damage compensation means legal liability in the form of property because illegal behavior inflicts mental pain or mental benefit incurrence on civil subjects.
  精神损害赔偿是指因不法行为使民事主体遭受精神痛苦或精神利益受损，而以财产方式承担的法律责任。
• In order to repair the damage the Mule inflicts, the Second Foundation deploys a plan which also turns upon individual reactions.
  为了修复骡所造成的伤害，第二基地部署了计画去扭转骡的反应。
• Several countries have already passed laws banning disciplinary action that inflicts mental suffering on a child, and Straus views them as models to emulate.
  有些国家已颁布了法律，禁止家长采取会致使孩子精神痛苦的惩戒行为；斯特劳斯认为这是值得效法的。
• The problem is that full durability inflicts synchronous log writes, and thus it consumes resources and reduces response times.
  问题是，这种完全持久性会造成同步日志写，因而需要消耗资源，降低响应速度。