damage

vt.& vi.损害，毁坏

n.损害，损毁；赔偿金

noun

1. （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。
2. 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。
3. （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

1. 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

vi. 损害；损毁；赔偿金 n. 损害；损毁 vt. 损害，毁坏

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

damage 损坏

来自拉丁语damnum, 损失，伤害，词源同damn.

1. With this disease the veins in the liver can block up, and all sorts of damage follows.
   这种病会堵塞肝脏中的静脉，并引发多种损伤。
2. A tidal wave caused by the earthquake hit the coast causing catastrophic damage
   地震引起的海啸袭击了沿海地区，导致灾难性的破坏。
3. He maliciously damaged a car with a baseball bat
   他用棒球棒恶意损毁了一辆汽车。
4. The sun can damage your skin.
   阳光能损伤皮肤。
5. 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。
6. The blast caused extensive damage to the house
   爆炸给这所房子造成了大面积的损坏。
7. 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。
8. 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。
9. 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。
10. 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。
11. 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。
12. Damage limitation measures have been introduced.
    已经推出了损害控制措施。
13. 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。
14. She did all this tendon damage and it really disabled her
    她遭受这么严重的肌腱损伤，这实际上让她残废了。
15. The blast caused extensive damage, shattering the ground-floor windows
    爆炸造成了巨大的破坏，震碎了一楼的窗户。
16. The damage inflicted upon the British fleet was devastating.
    英国舰队遭到了毁灭性的重创。
17. This has done incalculable damage to his reputation.
    这给他的声誉造成了难以估量的损失。
18. Viruses and logic bombs can doubtless do great damage under some circumstances.
    病毒和逻辑炸弹在某些情况下无疑会造成巨大危害。
19. The radiation can damage microprocessors and computer memories, causing them to malfunction
    辐射会损坏微处理器和电脑内存，使之失灵。
20. The attack has caused severe damage to American naval and military forces.
    这次攻击给美国的海军和陆军都造成了重创。
21. Heavy drinking can cause permanent damage to the brain
    酗酒能造成永久性大脑损伤。
22. 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。
23. 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。
24. 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。
25. 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。
26. The explosion caused superficial damage to the fortified house.
    这次爆炸只对这所加固过的房屋造成了轻微破坏。
27. Every aircraft in there has sustained some damage
    那里的每架飞机都受到了一些损坏。
28. These gases would seriously damage the patient's respiratory system.
    这些毒气会严重损害患者的呼吸系统。
29. Radiation may damage cells in a way that was previously unforeseen
    辐射可能以一种我们过去未能预见到的方式破坏细胞。
30. 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。