VERB
予以(打击);使遭受(损伤、苦痛等)
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...
反叛武装称他们使政府军遭受重创。
...the damage being inflicted on Britain's industries by the recession...
经济衰退使英国工业遭受的损失