Inflict
[ ɪn'flɪkt ]
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vt. 把…强加给，使承受，遭受;给予（打击等）;处以刑罚，加刑;
💡 词根助记
in进入+flict打击→进入打斗→导致痛苦
📝 例句
I am sorry to have to inflict my company upon you.
对不起,我不得不打扰你一下.
🌱 联想助记
【记】※ afflict-使痛苦,inflict-痛苦:痛苦使人难以承受
※ inflict-使…遭受,conflict-冲突,afflict-折磨:情侣间经常遭受观念冲突的折磨
✅ 同义词
🔤 词根
-flict-表示“打击”
📖 牛津释义
inflict
v
1 [Tn, Tn.pr]
~ sth (on sb) cause (a blow, penalty, etc) to be suffered (by sb) 使（某人）遭受（打击、 惩罚等）
inflict a severe wound on sb 使某人受重创
inflict a crushing defeat on the enemy 把敌军打得一败涂地.
2 [Tn.pr] ~ sb/sth on sb (infml often joc 口, 常作戏谑语) force sb to accept one's unwelcome presence 硬要某人接待自己
apologize for inflicting oneself/one's company on sb 为叨扰某人而道歉
My uncle is inflicting himself on (ie visiting) us again this weekend. 本周末我的叔叔又要不请自来了.
🔁 扩展释义
*[in'flikt]vt. 施以, 加害, 使承受【法】 处, 加, 予以
🌿 同词根单词
📖 同为「博士」词汇
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Of course, I have! It's all around us!
我当然看到了，我们周围都是海！
He says that all this happened after I started work.
他说，这一切都是在我开始工作后才发生的。
From this we get the expression to make a beeline for someone or something, which means to go quickly along a straight direct course for someone or something.
从这里我们得到一条短语"to make a beeline for someone or something，意思是迅速地沿着一条直线向某人或某物走去。