damage
/ˈdæmɪdʒ/
n. / v.
一句话记住
损害;破坏;损失;损坏;损害
释义与例句
n.
损害;破坏;损失
physical harm to an object, or a bad effect on something such as a reputation or relationship
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The flood caused serious damage to several bridges.
洪水对几座桥梁造成了严重破坏。
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Smoking can do lasting damage to your lungs.
吸烟会对肺部造成持久损害。
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The scandal did considerable damage to the company's reputation.
这桩丑闻严重损害了公司的声誉。
v.
损坏;损害
to harm or break something, or to have a bad effect on it
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Strong winds damaged the roofs of several houses.
强风损坏了几座房屋的屋顶。
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Be careful not to damage the screen when you clean it.
清洁屏幕时小心别把它弄坏。
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The incident damaged relations between the two countries.
这一事件损害了两国关系。
词源与构词
源自古法语 damage,与拉丁语 damnum(损失、伤害)有关。
记忆钩子
记 do/cause damage to(对……造成损害);damage 作不可数名词时通常不加 -s。
词族与关联词
词族(同一词根派生出的不同词性或形式)
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damaged 受损的;被损坏的damage 加 -ed 构成的形容词。
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damaging 有害的;造成损害的常用于 damaging effects(有害影响)。
同义词
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harm 伤害;损害harm 可指对人、动物或抽象事物造成的伤害;damage 更常指物体受损或声誉、关系受到破坏。Too much sunlight can harm your skin. 过多的日晒会伤害你的皮肤。
反义词
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repair 修理;修复It will cost a lot to repair the roof. 修理这个屋顶要花很多钱。
易混词(形近或义近,注意区别)
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injury 伤;损伤injury 通常指人或动物身体受到的伤害;damage 通常指物品、环境或抽象事物受到的损害。He suffered a knee injury during the match. 他在比赛中膝盖受了伤。
常见搭配
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cause damage to 对……造成损害The storm caused extensive damage to crops. 暴风雨给农作物造成了大面积损害。
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serious damage 严重损害The building suffered serious damage in the fire. 这栋建筑在火灾中遭到严重破坏。
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damage one's reputation 损害某人的声誉False reports can damage a person's reputation. 不实报道会损害一个人的声誉。