inflicting
present participle ofinflict
| 单词 | inflicting |
| 释义 | inflicting present participle ofinflict inflict verb[T] uk/ɪnˈflɪkt/us/ɪnˈflɪkt/toforcesomeone toexperiencesomething veryunpleasant: These newbulletsarecapableof inflictingmassiveinjuries. Thesufferinginflictedonthesechildrenwasunimaginable. Synonym visitsomethingon/uponsomeoneold useorformal Treating people or animals badly
Examplesofinflictinginflicting In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use. The personinflictingthe sanction may, of course, happen to form an opinion on these matters identical to that of the state. From theCambridge English Corpus The central role of the state in determining the severity of these sanctions andinflictingthem requires justification. From theCambridge English Corpus The author wields the blunt instruments of ' ' political transaction costs ' ' and ' ' induced ideological change ' ' at frequent intervals,inflictingsubstantial transaction costs on the reader. From theCambridge English Corpus This act presumably violated the prohibition on magistratesinflictingmore than 25 lashes. From theCambridge English Corpus It is wrong, therefore, to try to justifyinflictingpain on an animal by aggregating the supposed or actual benefits accruing to several others. From theCambridge English Corpus It specifically prohibited faculty frominflictingcorporal punishment on students. From theCambridge English Corpus However, there was an association between age and the odds of a subjectinflictingself-harm upon himself or herself. From theCambridge English Corpus These prohibitions are grounded in the state's judgments concerning the wrongfulness of violating these prohibitions and the appropriateness ofinflictingsanctions for violating them. From theCambridge English Corpus Inflictinga sanction under these circumstances exposes the agent who inflicts it to a serious risk. From theCambridge English Corpus I argue that the practice ofinflictingsanctions for wrongdoing is an integral part of other duties and powers that the state has. From theCambridge English Corpus First, one must establish thatinflictingsanctions for wrongdoing is appropriate or desirable. From theCambridge English Corpus Second, one must establish that state-inflicted punishments are in fact the most effective means ofinflictingthe appropriate sanctions for transgressions. From theCambridge English Corpus At the least, it would be much harder to justify thaninflictingsimilar harm to avert a greater harm, such as death or significant disability. From theCambridge English Corpus They should also study how to avoidinflictingthese experiences. From theCambridge English Corpus These disturbed spirits were thought to communicate their upset byinflictingdisease through possession. From theCambridge English Corpus These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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