Word · Frequency #5303
Fully loadedinflict
使遭受；强加于；施加
to make someone experience something unpleasant, such as pain or punishment
常与 on/upon 连用：inflict sth on sb（使某人遭受…）
- 1.
To thrust upon; to impose.
强加；施加
强加；施加；施以；加害；使承受；[法] 处；加
In use
The storm inflicted severe damage on the coastal town.
He did not want to inflict his problems on his friends.
The strict coach inflicts a heavy training schedule on the team every week.
inflict sth on/upon sb
介词on/upon不能省略，upon更正式。
The dictator inflicted terrible suffering on his people.
独裁者给他的人民造成了巨大的痛苦。
be inflicted on/upon sb
被动语态中，介词on/upon同样保留。
Severe penalties were inflicted on the offenders.
对违法者施加了严厉的处罚。
Verb forms
base inflict · third person inflicts · -ing inflicting · past inflicted · past participle inflicted
Common mistakes
Connections
Collocations
- inflict pain on
- 使遭受痛苦
- The disease can inflict severe pain on patients.这种疾病会使患者遭受剧烈痛苦。
- inflict damage on
- 造成损害
- The storm inflicted great damage on the crops.暴风雨对庄稼造成了巨大损害。
- inflict punishment on
- 施加惩罚
- The judge inflicted a harsh punishment on the criminal.法官对罪犯施加了严厉的惩罚。
- inflict a wound on
- 造成伤口
- The knife inflicted a deep wound on his arm.刀在他的手臂上造成了一道很深的伤口。
- inflict suffering on
- 使遭受苦难
- War inflicts immense suffering on civilian populations.战争给平民百姓带来巨大的苦难。
- inflict a defeat on
Learner notes
Memory Tip
联想“in”（内）+“flict”（打击）→ 内心里打击，即施加痛苦。
Context & Register
“inflict” 通常用于较正式或严肃的语境，多用于描述施加痛苦、损害、惩罚等负面影响。
Pronunciation & Spelling
All listed words share the stressed vowel /ɪ/ and the ending /kt/, so they rhyme with 'inflict'. Be cautious with lookalikes like 'district' (/ˈdɪstrɪkt/) and 'addict' (/ˈædɪkt/ as noun) which have different stress patterns and do not rhyme.
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 2，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
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