inflict damage 造成损害
inflict pain 施加痛苦
inflict a penalty 施加惩罚
inflict hardship 带来苦难
A: How much damage was inflicted by the earthquake?
A：地震造成了多大的破坏？
B: It inflicted widespread destruction on the city's infrastructure.
B：它对这座城市的基础设施造成了广泛的破坏。
1) 强加，施加（痛苦、负担等）
2) 造成（损失、损害）
3) 施加（惩罚）
1. 强加，施加（痛苦、惩罚、损失等）
verb
1. to cause something unpleasant or severe to be suffered by someone
Synonym: impose, wreak