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Damage Harm Caused Bad Effect Physical Damaged Spoil

The word "damage" can be used as a verb meaning to break, spoil, or cause something to stop working properly, or to cause something to become less good or successful. It can also be used as a noun referring to physical harm, negative effects, or (in plural form) monetary compensation awarded by a court for harm or injury. There's also an idiomatic use, "the damage is done," meaning it's too late to prevent negative consequences.

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[VERB 动词]损坏;破坏;毁坏 To damage an object means to break it, spoil it physically, or stop it from working properly.
  [V n]
  • He maliciously damaged a car with a baseball bat...

    他用棒球棒恶意损毁了一辆汽车。

  • The sun can damage your skin.

    阳光能损伤皮肤。

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[VERB 动词]损害;伤害 To damage something means to cause it to become less good, pleasant, or successful.
  [V n]
  • Jackson doesn't want to damage his reputation as a political personality...

    杰克逊不想损害自己政界名人的声誉。

  • He warned that the action was damaging the economy.

    他警告说该行动正对经济造成破坏。

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  • Is the recycling process in itself damaging to the environment?

    这一回收利用过程本身对环境有害吗?

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[N-UNCOUNT 不可数名词](对物的)损坏,破坏,损失 Damage is physical harm that is caused to an object.
  [oft N to n]
  • The blast caused extensive damage to the house...

    爆炸给这所房子造成了大面积的损坏。

  • Many professional boxers end their careers with brain damage.

    许多职业拳击手结束运动生涯时都已受到了脑损伤。

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[N-UNCOUNT 不可数名词](对人、情况、行为的)损害,伤害,不良影响 Damage consists of the unpleasant effects that something has on a person, situation, or type of activity.
  [oft N to n]
  • Incidents of this type cause irreparable damage to relations with the community...

    这类事件会对与该社群的关系造成不可弥合的伤害。

  • Adhering to the new rules meant inflicting serious damage on motor racing.

    遵守新的规定就意味着赛车比赛将遭受严重影响。

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[N-PLURAL 复数名词](法院判定的)损害赔偿金 If a court of law awards damages to someone, it orders money to be paid to them by a person who has damaged their reputation or property, or who has injured them.
  • He was vindicated in court and damages were awarded.

    他在法庭上被证明无罪,并且获得了损害赔偿金。

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[PHRASE 短语]事已至此;已造成的损害无法挽回 If you say 'the damage is done', you mean that it is too late now to prevent the harmful effects of something that has already happened.
  • Once the damage is done, even modern surgery can't undo it entirely.

    伤害一旦造成,即使是现代外科手术也无法将其完全消除。


Oxford dam·age / ˈdæmɪdʒ ; NAmE ˈdæmɪdʒ /
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noun 1 [uncountable ] damage(to sth) physical harm caused to sth which makes it less attractive, useful or valuable (有形的)损坏,破坏,损失 serious/severe/extensive/permanent/minor damage 重大的╱严重的╱大范围的╱永久性的╱轻微的损坏 brain/liver etc. damage 脑、肝等损伤 fire/smoke/bomb/storm damage 火灾损失;烟雾熏坏;炸弹毁坏;暴风雨破坏 The earthquake caused damage to property estimated at $6 million. 地震造成大约 600 万元的财产损失。 The storm didn't domuch damage. 暴风雨并未造成严重损失。 Let's take a look at the damage. 让我们看看损失情况吧。 I insist on paying for the damage. 我坚持要赔偿损失。 Make sure you insure your camera against loss or damage. 一定要给你的照相机投保,以防丢失或损坏。 2 [uncountable ] damage(to sb/sth) harmful effects on sb/sth 损害;伤害 emotional damage resulting from spanorce 离婚引起的感情伤害 damage to a person's reputation 对个人名誉的损害 This could cause serious damage to the country's economy. 这可能对国家的经济造成严重破坏。 I'm going—I've done enough damage here already. 我要走了 — 我在这里造成的损害已经够大了。 3 damages [plural ] an amount of money that a court decides should be paid to sb by the person, company, etc. that has caused them harm or injury (法院判定的)损害赔偿金 He was ordered to pay damages totalling £30 000. 他被责令支付总额为 3 万英镑的损害赔偿金。 They intend to sue for damages. 他们打算起诉,要求赔偿损失。 Ann was awarded £6 000 (in) damages. 安被判予 6 000 英镑的损害赔偿金。 IDIOM what's the ˈdamage? ( informal) a way of asking how much sth costs 要花多少钱 verb damagesth/sb to harm or spoil sth/sb 损害;伤害;毁坏;破坏 The fire badly damaged the town hall. 火灾使市政厅遭到严重破坏。 Several vehicles were damaged in the crash. 好几辆汽车在撞车事故中损坏了。 Smoking seriously damages your health. 吸烟严重损害人体健康。 The allegations are likely to damage his political career. 这些指控有可能对他的政治生涯造成伤害。 emotionally damaged children 感情上受伤害的孩子 collocationsat
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SYNONYMS 同义词辨析 damage hurt harm impair These words all mean to have a bad effect on sb/sth. 以上各词均含伤害、损害之意。 damage to cause physical harm to sth, making it less attractive, useful or valuable; to have a bad effect on sb/sth's life, health, happiness or chances of success 指毁坏、破坏、伤害、损害: The fire badly damaged the town hall. 火灾使市政厅遭到严重破坏。 emotionally damaged children 感情上受伤害的孩子 hurt ( rather informal) to have a bad effect on sb/sth's life, health, happiness or chances of success 指伤害、损害: Hard work never hurt anyone. 努力工作绝无害处。 harm to have a bad effect on sb/sth's life, health, happiness or chances of success 指伤害、损害: Pollution can harm marine life. 污染会危及海洋生物。 damage, hurt or harm? 用 damage、hurt 还是 harm? Hurtis slightly less formal than damageor harm,especially when it is used in negative statements. 与 damage 或 harm 相比,hurt 稍非正式,用于否定句时尤其如此: It won't hurt him to have to wait a bit. 等上一会儿对他无妨。 It won't damage/harm him to have to wait a bit. Harmis also often used to talk about ways in which things in the natural world such as wildlifeand the environmentare affected by human activity. *harm 亦常用于自然界中的事物(如野生生物和环境)受到人类活动的影响。 impair ( rather formal) to damage sb's health, abilities or chances 指损害、削弱(健康、能力或机会): Even one drink can impair driving performance. 即使一杯酒也可能影响驾驶操作。 PATTERNS to damage/hurt/harm/impair sb's chances to damage/hurt/harm sb's interests / interests to damage/harm/impair sb's health to seriously / seriously damage/hurt/harm/impair sb/sth to badly / badly damage/hurt/impair sb/sth
dam·age / ˈdæmɪdʒ ; NAmE ˈdæmɪdʒ /
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damage1 noun
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damagedam‧age1 /ˈdæmɪdʒ/ ●●● S3 W2 noun
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1physical harm [uncountable] physical harm that is done to something or to a part of someone’s body, so that it is broken or injureddamage to damage to property These chemicals have been found to cause serious environmental damage. There may be permanent brain damage. His eyesight suffered irreparable damage.2emotional harm [uncountable] harm caused to someone’s emotions or mind:  The death of a parent can cause long-lasting psychological damage.3bad effect [uncountable] a bad effect on somethingdamage to The damage to his reputation was considerable. The closure of the factory will cause severe damage to the local economy.damage limitation/control the attempts at political damage control during the scandal4 damages [plural] law money that a court orders someone to pay to someone else as a punishment for harming them or their propertycompensation:  The court awarded him £15,000 in damages.5the damage is done used to say that something bad has happened which makes it impossible to go back to the way things were before it happened:  She immediately apologized, but the damage was done.6what’s the damage? spoken used humorously to ask how much you have to pay for somethingCOLLOCATIONSverbsdo damage· Too much sun can do severe damage to your skin.cause damage· We surveyed the damage caused by the bomb.suffer/sustain damage formal· She has suffered damage to her hearing.repair the damage· The cost of repairing the damage could be around £300 million.prevent/avoid damage· Young trees need protecting to prevent damage from the wind.ADJECTIVES/NOUN + damageserious/severe· The earthquake caused severe damage to a number of buildings.extensive/widespread (=covering a large area)· Because of the size of the bomb, the damage was extensive.permanent/irreparable/irreversible damage (=that cannot be repaired)· By smoking for so long, she may have suffered irreversible damage to her health.minor damage· Fortunately, the fire caused only minor damage.physical damage· There is considerable evidence that the drug can cause physical damage.structural damage (=to the structure of a building)· The building was checked for structural damage.environmental damage· The programme will concentrate on reducing environmental damage and pollution.fire/storm/flood etc damage (=caused by fire, storm, flood etc)· The campsite suffered extensive flood damage.brain/liver/nerve etc damage· If you drink a lot of alcohol it can cause liver damage.accidental damage (=caused by an accident)· The insurance covers you for accidental damage to your possessions while you are on holiday.criminal damage (=caused by someone committing a crime)· The boy was charged with criminal damage after setting fire to his girlfriend’s house.
damage1 noun
damage2 verb
damagedamage2 ●●● S3 W3 verb [transitive]
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1to cause physical harm to something or to part of someone’s body:  insects that damage cropsbadly/severely/seriously damage Smoking can severely damage your health. see thesaurus at
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2to have a bad effect on something or someone in a way that makes them weaker or less successful:  The changes in share values have damaged investor confidence.THESAURUSdamage to cause physical harm to something or someone, or have a bad effect on them: · Several buildings were damaged by the earthquake.· The other car wasn’t damaged.· The scandal could damage his career.harm to have a bad effect on something: · They use chemicals that will harm the environment.· The oil crisis could harm the economy.spoil to have a bad effect on something and make it less successful, enjoyable, useful etc: · We didn’t let the rain spoil our holiday.· Local people say the new buildings will spoil the view.vandalize to deliberately damage buildings, vehicles, or public property: · All the public telephones in the area had been vandalized.sabotage /ˈsæbətɑːʒ/ to secretly damage machines or equipment so that they cannot be used, especially in order to harm an enemy: · There is evidence that the airplane was sabotaged.tamper with something to deliberately and illegally damage or change a part of something in order to prevent it from working properly: · The car’s brakes had been tampered with.desecrate to damage a church or other holy place: · The church had been desecrated by vandals.deface /dɪˈfeɪs/ to deliberately spoil the appearance of something by writing on it, spraying paint on it etc: · Someone had defaced the statue and painted it bright orange.
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[ˈdæmɪdʒ]damaged, damaging, damages

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damaged[11730] damages[3445] damaging[2092]
损害(59%),损失(30%),毁坏(11%)
vi.损害;损毁
vt.损害,毁坏
n.损害;损毁;赔偿金

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