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。
*damage²
/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。