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单词 harmless
释义
harmless
adjective
uk
/ˈhɑːm.ləs/us
/ˈhɑːrm.ləs/
B2
notableor notlikelytocauseharm:
无害的，不会导致损伤的
Peter mightlookabitfierce, butactuallyhe'sfairlyharmless.彼得看上去可能有点凶，可他是不会伤人的。
There were those whofoundthejokeoffensive, but Johnsoninsistedit was just abitof harmlessfun.有人觉得这个玩笑有些讨厌，可约翰逊却坚持认为这只是个无伤大雅的玩笑。
Opposites
damaging
detrimentalformal
harmful
prejudicialformal
More examples
  • They say thatexposuretolowlevelradioactivityis harmless.
  • Thesenormallyharmlesssubstancescombinetoformahighlypoisonousgas.
  • Those whothinkthis is a harmlessrecreationaldrugare beingnaive.
  • For alongtime,tobaccowasthoughtto be a harmless.
  • They weren't having anaffair- it was a harmlessflirtationand nothing more.
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Related words

harmlessly
harmlessness
(Definition ofharmlessfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

harmless| American Dictionary

harmless
adjective
us
/ˈhɑrm·ləs/
notableorlikelytocauseharm:
Somethinktelevisionhurtschildrenandothersregardit as harmlessentertainment.
(Definition ofharmlessfrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofharmless

harmless
They areharmless, or at least not seriously misleading, just in so far as they can be tethered ultimately to real entities.
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Again, such a solution has the completelyharmlessconsequence of generating different solmisation patterns in the two statements.
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Most species do not infest fruits and are economicallyharmless.
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Firstly, alien insects causing economic damage are more likely and more rapidly discovered than insects that are economicallyharmless.
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Postema might argue that this case is like hisharmlesstrespass and otherharmlesswrong cases, and perhaps he would be correct.
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Althoughharmlessmost of the time, it can cause boils, abscesses and secondary infections in wounds.
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This seemingly innocuous system for mobilizing capital prevented the accumulation of speculative funds and was, consequently, ' ' asharmlessas shoe shops.
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It should recognize the potential for an accumulation of small actions, each on their own perhaps quiteharmless, to destabilize important natural and social systems.
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In all centres it was shown to beharmlessand to have no adverse effect on involution or lactation.
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It appears that, if it could be done safely, it might be relativelyharmlessto her and to her future descendents, should there be any.
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The ineffectiveness of the process renders itharmlessand the earnestness of the young lovers swept along in it makes it all charming.
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Disrupting this brain area using (harmless) magnetic stimulation made subjects significantly more selfish.
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So in order to store them inside its body, the bombardier beetle has evolved a chemical inhibitor to make themharmless.
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The plots + which merely dealt with private affairs + were humorous,harmless, always deprived of authentic social background.
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However, there is also a potential danger that these properties can be easily changed via seeminglyharmlesssyntactic manipulations!
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