damage

英 [ˈdæmɪdʒ]

美 [ˈdæmɪdʒ]

n.  (有形的)损坏，破坏，损失; 损害; 伤害; (法院判定的)损害赔偿金
v.  损害; 伤害; 毁坏; 破坏

复数：damages　过去分词：damaged　现在分词：damaging　过去式：damaged　第三人称单数：damages　

高考CET4CET6考研IELTS

Oxford 3000 / Collins.4 / BNC.1074 / COCA.1522

同义词辨析

harmdamagehurtimpair【导航词义：伤害，损害】

习惯用语

n.

what's the damage?
• 要花多少钱
  a way of asking how much sth costs

牛津词典

noun

• （有形的）损坏，破坏，损失
  physical harm caused to sth which makes it less attractive, useful or valuable
  1. 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
  2. brain/liver etc. damage
     脑损伤、肝损伤等
  3. fire/smoke/bomb/storm damage
     火灾损失；烟雾熏坏；炸弹毁坏；暴风雨破坏
  4. The earthquake caused damage to property estimated at $6 million.
     地震造成大约600万元的财产损失。
  5. The storm didn't do much damage .
     暴风雨并未造成严重损失。
  6. Let's take a look at the damage.
     让我们看看损失情况吧。
  7. I insist on paying for the damage.
     我坚持要赔偿损失。
  8. 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。
• 损害；伤害
  harmful effects on sb/sth
  1. emotional damage resulting from divorce
     离婚引起的感情伤害
  2. damage to a person's reputation
     对个人名誉的损害
  3. 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。
  4. 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。
• （法院判定的）损害赔偿金
  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
  1. 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。
  2. They intend to sue for damages.
     他们打算起诉，要求赔偿损失。
  3. Ann was awarded £6 000 (in) damages.
     安被判予6 000英镑的损害赔偿金。

verb

• 损害；伤害；毁坏；破坏
  to harm or spoil sth/sb
  1. The fire badly damaged the town hall.
     火灾使市政厅遭到严重破坏。
  2. Several vehicles were damaged in the crash.
     好几辆汽车在撞车事故中损坏了。
  3. Smoking seriously damages your health.
     吸烟严重损害健康。
  4. The allegations are likely to damage his political career.
     这些指控有可能伤及他的政治生涯。
  5. emotionally damaged children
     感情上受伤害的孩子

柯林斯词典

• VERB 损坏;破坏;毁坏
  Todamagean object means to break it, spoil it physically, or stop it from working properly.
  1. He maliciously damaged a car with a baseball bat...
     他用棒球棒恶意损毁了一辆汽车。
  2. The sun can damage your skin.
     阳光能损伤皮肤。
• VERB 损害;伤害
  Todamagesomething means to cause it to become less good, pleasant, or successful.
  1. 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。
  2. He warned that the action was damaging the economy.
     他警告说该行动正对经济造成破坏。
• N-UNCOUNT （对物的）损坏，破坏，损失
  Damageis physical harm that is caused to an object.
  1. The blast caused extensive damage to the house...
     爆炸给这所房子造成了大面积的损坏。
  2. 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。
• N-UNCOUNT （对人、情况、行为的）损害，伤害，不良影响
  Damageconsists of the unpleasant effects that something has on a person, situation, or type of activity.
  1. 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。
  2. 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。
• N-PLURAL （法院判定的）损害赔偿金
  If a court of law awardsdamagesto someone, it orders money to be paid to them by a person who has damaged their reputation or property, or who has injured them.
  1. 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。
• PHRASE 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.
  1. 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。

英英释义

noun

• the act of damaging something or someone
  Synonym:harmhurtscathe
• any harm or injury resulting from a violation of a legal right
  Synonym:wronglegal injury
• loss of military equipment
  Synonym:equipment casualty
• the occurrence of a change for the worse
  Synonym:harmimpairment
• the amount of money needed to purchase something
  1. the price of gasoline
  2. he got his new car on excellent terms
  3. how much is the damage?
  Synonym:priceterms

verb

• inflict damage upon
  1. The snow damaged the roof
  2. She damaged the car when she hit the tree
• suffer or be susceptible to damage
  1. These fine china cups damage easily

双语例句

• Cars are tested to see how much damage they suffer in simulated crashes.
  已经对车辆进行了测试以确定其在模拟撞车试验中会遭受多大的损坏。
• 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。
• The explosion caused little structural damage to the office towers themselves.
  爆炸对办公大楼本身几乎没有造成结构上的损坏。
• The blast caused extensive damage to the house
  爆炸给这所房子造成了大面积的损坏。
• 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。
• This causes environmental damage when the topsoil is washed away by the rains.
  雨水冲走表层土壤会造成环境破坏。
• Spillover damage from the building's demolition was confined to some broken glass.
  拆除这座大楼带来的损失仅仅是一些玻璃被震碎了。
• Poor diet and excess smoking will seriously damage the health of your hair.
  不合理饮食和过度吸烟会严重损害头发的健康。
• The actual damage to the brain cells is secondary to the damage caused to the blood supply.
  与对血液供应的损害相比，对大脑细胞的实际损害不那么严重。
• This has done incalculable damage to his reputation.
  这给他的声誉造成了难以估量的损失。