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.
If you want to send a letter to an office abroad that is in a different time zone, you can send a fax, and it will be received even though the office is not open.
如果你要寄信到不同时区的国外办公室,你可以发个传真,即使办公室不开门,信也会被收到。
On his return to India he had the chance to travel to South Africa to work on a law case.