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damage n.损害；损失；毁坏vt.损害；毁坏 (1) 毁坏这幅画的事是恣意破坏公物的人干的。(2) 他们尽管了解这一切,还是让我赔偿损失。(3) 洪水毁坏了大量农作物。(4) 饮酒和吸烟会损害你的健康。(5) 当心别把那个贵重的花瓶打碎了。 Damage can also be a noun. That crack in the windshield? It doesn't matter whether you 'fess up or blame your friend or a giant falling acorn. It made the car less valuable and harder to drive, therefore it is considered damage. Another meaning of damage implies the damage done to your wallet when you buy something. In a restaurant, you might hear someone ask "What's the damage?" when the check comes to the table.

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英 ['dæmɪdʒ] 美 ['dæmɪdʒ] (1) The damage to the painting is the work of vandals.(2) Knowing all this, they made me pay for the damage.(3) The flood did a lot of damage to the crops.(4) Drinking and smoking can damage your health.(5) Be careful not to damage the priceless vase. When you damage something you hurt it in a way that makes it less valuable or useful. Say you throw a baseball and it flies over your friend's head and cracks your dad's windshield. Congratulations, you've damaged your dad's car. 1[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。2[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。damagingIs 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？3[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。4[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。5[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。6[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。

英语单词	damage
英美音标	英 ['dæmɪdʒ] 美 ['dæmɪdʒ]
中文释义	n.损害；损失；毁坏 vt.损害；毁坏
英语例句	(1) The damage to the painting is the work of vandals. (2) Knowing all this, they made me pay for the damage. (3) The flood did a lot of damage to the crops. (4) Drinking and smoking can damage your health. (5) Be careful not to damage the priceless vase.
中文例句	(1) 毁坏这幅画的事是恣意破坏公物的人干的。 (2) 他们尽管了解这一切,还是让我赔偿损失。 (3) 洪水毁坏了大量农作物。 (4) 饮酒和吸烟会损害你的健康。 (5) 当心别把那个贵重的花瓶打碎了。
vocabulary简明	When you damage something you hurt it in a way that makes it less valuable or useful. Say you throw a baseball and it flies over your friend's head and cracks your dad's windshield. Congratulations, you've damaged your dad's car.
vocabulary扩展	Damage can also be a noun. That crack in the windshield? It doesn't matter whether you 'fess up or blame your friend or a giant falling acorn. It made the car less valuable and harder to drive, therefore it is considered damage. Another meaning of damage implies the damage done to your wallet when you buy something. In a restaurant, you might hear someone ask "What's the damage?" when the check comes to the table.
柯林斯解释	1 [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。 2 [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。 damaging 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？ 3 [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。 4 [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。 5 [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。 6 [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。

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