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单词 harm
释义
harm
noun[U]
uk
/hɑːm/us
/hɑːrm/
B2
physicalor otherinjuryordamage:
伤害，损害，危害
Bothdenyconspiringtocauseactualbodilyharm.两人都否认蓄意造成人身伤害。
Amistakelike that willdohiscredibilitya lot of harm.那样的错误会给他的信誉带来很大损害。
Missing amealoncein a while neverdidanyone any harm.偶尔少吃一顿饭对身体无害。
You could alwaysaskJimif they need any morestaffin hisoffice-(there's) noharminasking(= no one will beannoyedand you mightbenefit).你可以随时问问吉姆他们办公室里还需不需要人——问问没坏处。
Shemeantnoharm(= did notintendtooffend)- she was onlyjoking.她并无恶意，只是在开玩笑。
She wasfrightenedby theexperiencebut shecame tono harm(= was nothurt).这次经历让她受惊了，还好并没有受伤。
More examples
  • There's no harm inapplyingfor otherjobs, but if I were you, I wouldn'tadvertisethefactatwork.
  • Hugeprojectsdesignedtoaidpoorercountriescan sometimes do more harm than good.
  • I'msurehe'swell-intentioned- he wouldn'tmeanany harm.
  • Modernizinghistoricbuildingscan often do more harm than good.
  • Should any harmbefallme on myjourney, you mayopenthisletter.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Damaging and spoiling
  • adulterate
  • adulterated
  • adulteration
  • alloy
  • at the expense ofsomeoneidiom
  • at-risk
  • erode
  • flaw
  • foul
  • foul(something)up
  • gild the lilyidiom
  • gloss
  • gnaw
  • ravage
  • ravages
  • ruin
  • scourge
  • scuff
  • sour
  • wreck
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Injuring and injuries

Idioms

do more harm than good
no harm no foul
out of harm's way
harm
verb[T]
uk
/hɑːm/us
/hɑːrm/
B2
tohurtsomeone ordamagesomething:
伤害，损害
Thankfully no one was harmed in theaccident.谢天谢地，没有人在事故中受伤。
The government'sreputationhas already been harmed by aseriesofscandals.政府的声誉已因一系列丑闻受到了损害。
More examples
  • Researchshowsthat it is notdivorceperse that harmschildren, but thecontinuingconflictbetweenparents.
  • Theoilthatdischargedinto theseaseriouslyharmed a lot ofbirdsandanimals.
  • She onlybuysdolphin-friendlytunafishthat iscaughtwithout harmingdolphins.
  • If you harm her, you're going to have thepolicetoreckonwith.
  • Heclaimsthat thereporthas harmed hisreputation.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Damaging and spoiling
  • adulterate
  • adulterated
  • adulteration
  • alloy
  • at the expense ofsomeoneidiom
  • at-risk
  • erode
  • flaw
  • foul
  • foul(something)up
  • gild the lilyidiom
  • gloss
  • gnaw
  • ravage
  • ravages
  • ruin
  • scourge
  • scuff
  • sour
  • wreck
See more results »

Idiom

harm a hair onsomeone'shead
(Definition ofharmfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

harm| American Dictionary

harm
noun[U]
us
/hɑrm/
physicalor otherinjuryordamage:
Missing amealoncein a while won’t do you any harm.
Fortunately, she didn’t come to any harm when thecarskidded.
MaybeJimcanhelpyou – there’s no harm inasking(= no one will beannoyedand you mightbenefit).

harm

verb[T]us
/hɑrm/
Thetornadoblewout thewindowsof anearbyschool, but none of thechildrenwereharmed.

harmful

adjectiveus
/ˈhɑrm·fəl/
Thisgroupofchemicalsisknownto be harmful to theenvironment.
(Definition ofharmfrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

harm| Business English

harm
noun[CorU]
uk
/hɑːm/us
damagedone to something:
Theboardfailedtoproveirreparableharminitssuitagainst thecouncil.
The harmsassociatedwithclimatechangeareseriousand wellrecognized.
not do (any) harm to sb/sthThebondoffersgreatbenefitsfor issuers without doing any harm toinvestors.
economic/environmental/financialharm
do more harm than good
used to say that anactionis nothelpfuland could make asituationworse:
Suspendingpaymentsongovernmentdebtswould do more harm than good.
harm
verb[T]
uk
/hɑːm/us
todamagesomething or make somethingworse:
harm the economy/environment/countryEconomistswarnedthat such aspendingpatterncould not besustainedwithout harming theeconomy.
harmbusiness/industry
(Definition ofharmfrom theCambridge Business English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofharm

harm
But, apart from that, it also directly and immediately harms her by reducing her control of the purely self-regarding portion of her life.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Even if ' verb ' is taken here as a shorthand for ' argument-taker ', it may be thought that noharmis done, because prototypical argument-takers are verbs.
From theCambridge English Corpus
He found that serious injury was rare following an incident as either intervention or luck tended to prevent significantharmin the majority of cases.
From theCambridge English Corpus
From this work, a more complex picture emerges about the developmental trajectories of children harmed both early and later in life.
From theCambridge English Corpus
The magnitude of possibleharmwould be sufficient to trigger protections.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Ultimately, as we shall see, property owners would, indeed, be found to have a duty to the general public to protect their property fromharm.
From theCambridge English Corpus
If the proposal directly harms persons without their free and informed consent, then bioethicists should agree that the proposal is to be rejected.
From theCambridge English Corpus
However, the probability of anyharmfrom 100 mg nifedepine, compared with the placebo group, is quite high.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Moreover,harmto others might be precisely the point the draft evader wants to make.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Are the recommendations supported by the estimated benefits, harms, and costs of the intervention?
From theCambridge English Corpus
Does the maneuver, procedure, or service do more good thanharmto people who fully comply with the associated recommendations or treatment?
From theCambridge English Corpus
Moreover, in both cases theharmflows from an unjustified governmental action, namely the action of enacting the r ule.
From theCambridge English Corpus
For present purposes, however, noharmis done if we set this intuition aside. 16.
From theCambridge English Corpus
On the other side of the equation is the thought that an individual can be harmed by being brought into existence.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Nevertheless, and perhaps surprisingly, the central liberty principle admits censorship of certain extraordinary types of expression which necessarilyharmothers.
From theCambridge English Corpus
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Collocationswithharm

harm

These are words often used in combination withharm.

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actual harm
The same point can be made about a corporation's ties to the community irrespective of itsactualharmto it.
From theCambridge English Corpus
considerable harm
The mere knowledge that an inspector has been appointed could cause a company very considerable harm.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
emotional harm
Emotionalharmwas reserved for narrated events that did not entail concurrent physical harm.
From theCambridge English Corpus
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