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The word "harmful" is an adjective meaning causing damage or injury, often specifically to health or the environment.

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harmful ★★☆☆☆
/hɑ͟ː(r)mfʊl/
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[ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]有害的;(尤指)有损健康的 Something that is harmful has a bad effect on something else, especially on a person's health.
  [oft ADJ to n]
  • ...the harmful effects of smoking...

    吸烟的危害

  • It's believed the affair was potentially harmful to British aviation.

    据信该事件可能对英国航空业造成不利影响。


Oxford harm·ful / ˈhɑːmfl ; NAmE ˈhɑːrmfl / adjective ( rather formal) causing damage or injury to sb/sth, especially to a person's health or to the environment (尤指对健康或环境)有害的,导致损害的 the harmful effects of alcohol 酒精的害处 the sun's harmful ultra-violet rays 太阳的有害紫外线 Many household products are potentially harmful. 很多家用产品有潜在的危害。 harmfulto sb/sth Fruit juices can be harmful to children's teeth. 果汁可能损坏儿童的牙齿。 harm·fully / ˈhɑːmfəli ; NAmE ˈhɑːrmfəli / adverb harm·ful·ness / ˈhɑːmflnəs ; NAmE ˈhɑːrmflnəs / noun [uncountable ] harm·ful / ˈhɑːmfl ; NAmE ˈhɑːrmfl / harm·fully / ˈhɑːmfəli ; NAmE ˈhɑːrmfəli / harm·ful·ness / ˈhɑːmflnəs ; NAmE ˈhɑːrmflnəs /
LDC
harmfulharm‧ful /ˈhɑːmfəl $ ˈhɑːrm-/ ●●○ adjective
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causing harm:  the harmful effects of smokingharmful to chemicals that are harmful to the environmentTHESAURUSharmful causing physical harm – used especially about things that cause harm to your health, the environment etc: · Smoking is harmful to your health.· drugs with harmful side effectsbe bad for somebody/something to have a harmful effect on someone or something. This phrase is very commonly used in everyday English when saying that something is harmful: · Everyone knows that too much alcohol is bad for you.damaging used about things that cause permanent physical harm, or that have a bad effect in other ways, for example on people’s opinion of someone: · Acid rain has a damaging effect on trees and the soil.· The allegations were very damaging to his career.· Constant criticism is damaging to a child’s self-esteem.detrimental formal causing harm or having a bad effect on something: · Employers are worried that the new laws will have a detrimental effect on their business.· chemicals that are detrimental to the environment· policies that have been detrimental to the interests of old peoplenegative a negative effect is one that is bad and causes problems: · The car tax had a negative effect on car sales.· the negative impact of the recession in the UShazardous hazardous substances are likely to be dangerous to people’s health and safety: · Hazardous waste needs to be disposed of safely.· hazardous chemicalstoxic toxic substances, smoke etc are poisonous: · toxic waste· toxic fumes· Toxic chemicals spilled into the river.pernicious /pəˈnɪʃəs $ pər-/ formal used about something that has a gradual bad effect which is not easy to notice, especially on people’s morals, or on their health: · the pernicious effects of violent video games· the pernicious effect of secondhand smoke
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adj.有害的;能造成损害的

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