inflict damage on

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AND things soon turned even more sinister - for the military began investigating whether human thought could inflict damage on living creatures.
諸如此類的研究很快變得更加邪惡了，因爲(wèi)軍方開始研究人類的意唸是否有可能加害於活著的動(dòng)物。
Rising levels of bad debt inflict damage on lenders' balance sheets.
不良貸款增加還會(huì)惡化貸款方的資産負(fù)債表。

Whether it is intended or not, the missile launches serve as an implicit reminder to South Korea of the North's ability to inflict massive damage on very short notice.

Not only is the economic stimulus package loaded with pork and welfare, but it will also inflict damage on American businesses, large and small.
FORBES: Magazine Article
But if you saw a Hezbollah rocket really create great damage, inflict great damage on an Israeli civilian area, or if Israel were to kill a leader of Hezbollah, or if Israel were to expand the conflict into Syria, any one of those, and there are many others, could really snowball this into something much more dangerous and much more regional in dimension.
NPR: Israel-Hezbollah Conflict Redefining Region