1 [U] damage (to sth) harm or injury caused when sth is broken or spoiled 损害;损毁:
Earthquakes can cause terrible damagein urban areas.地震可以使城区遭受重大破坏。It will take weeks to repair the damage done by the vandals.破坏公物者所损毁的地方要花几个星期才能修好。
2damages [pl] money that you can ask for if sb damages sth of yours or hurts you 损坏赔偿金;受伤赔偿金:
Mrs Rees, who lost a leg in the crash, was awarded damages of £100000.里斯太太在车祸中失去一条腿,获判给100000英镑赔偿金。
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/ˈdæmɪdʒ ||; ˈdæmɪdʒ/verb
[T] to spoil or harm sth, for example by breaking it 损害;损坏;毁坏:
The roof was damaged by the storm.屋顶给风暴毁坏了。 ➔damagingadjThese rumours could be damaging to her reputation.这些谣言可能损害她的名声。
damage1/ˋdæmIdʒ; ˈdæmIdʒ/n 1 [U] physical harm that is done to something, so that it is broken or spoiled 损坏﹔破坏: do/cause damage They claim the trade causes serious environmental damage. 他们声称该行业对环境造成严重的破坏。The bomb caused extensive damage . 炸弹造成了大面积的破坏。+to Was there any damage to your car? 你的汽车有没有损坏?2 [U] a bad effect on someone or something 损害﹔伤害: +to The damage to his reputation was considerable. 对他名誉造成的损害相当大。3 damages [plural 复数] law money that a court orders someone to pay to someone else for harming that person or their property [→ compensation]【法律】损害赔偿金: The court awarded her £5000 in damages. 法庭裁定给她 5000 英镑的损害赔偿金。
damage2v [T] 1 to cause physical harm to something 损坏﹔毁坏: The house has been badly damaged by fire. 房子被大火严重烧毁。2 to have a bad effect on someone or something 损害﹔伤害: He claimed that the article had damaged his reputation. 他声称这篇文章使他的名誉受到损害。 —damaging adj : the damaging effects of sunlight 阳光的破坏作用
damagedamagedamagesdamageddamaging2verb (damages, damaging, damaged)to break or harm something: The house was badly damaged by fire.▶ damagingadjective: Cars have a damaging effect on the environment.damagedamagedamagesdamageddamaging1noun (no plural)harm or injury that is caused when something is broken or spoiled: He had an accident, but he didn't do any damage to his car.