To inflict harm or damage on someone or something means to make them suffer it.
例句
Rebels say they have inflicted heavy casualties on government forces...反叛武裝稱他們使政府軍遭受重創。...the damage being inflicted on Britain's industries by the recession...經濟衰退使英國工業遭受的損失
英漢詞典釋義
n.
施加,蒙受;施加的事物;痛苦的經歷
the unnecessary infliction of pain and suffering帶來不必要的痛苦和苦難the infliction of extremely painful punishment極端痛苦的懲罰的實行
英英詞典釋義
Noun
1. the act of imposing something (as a tax or an embargo)
2. an act causing pain or damage
3. something or someone that causes trouble; a source of unhappiness;
"washing dishes was a nuisance before we got a dish washer""a bit of a bother""he's not a friend, he's an infliction"