harm

1. V-T To harm a person or animal means to cause them physical injury, usually on purpose. (故意地) 傷害

The hijackers seemed anxious not to harm anyone. 劫機(jī)犯們似乎竝不急於傷害任何人。

2. N-UNCOUNT Harm is physical injury to a person or an animal which is usually caused on purpose. (故意的) 傷害

All dogs are capable of doing harm to human beings. 所有的狗都能對人造成傷害。

3. V-T To harm a thing, or sometimes a person, means to damage them or make them less effective or successful than they were. 損害

...a warning that the product may harm the environment. …一則該産品可能會破壞環(huán)境的警告。

4. N-UNCOUNT Harm is the damage to something which is caused by a particular course of action. 損害

The abuse of your powers does harm to all other officers who do their job properly. 你濫用權(quán)力有損於所有其他好好工作的政府官員。

5. PHRASE If you say it does no harm to do something or there is no harm in doing something, you mean that it might be worth doing, and you will not be blamed for doing it. 不妨 (做某事)

They are not always willing to take on untrained workers, but there's no harm in asking. 他們一般不願意雇傭沒有受過訓(xùn)練的工人，但是問問也無妨。

6. PHRASE If someone or something is out of harm's way, they are in a safe place away from danger or from the possibility of being damaged. 免於傷害

For parents, it is an easy way of keeping their children entertained, or simply out of harm's way. 對父母而言，這是一個保持孩子們愉悅或僅僅讓他們免於傷害的簡便方法。

7. PHRASE If you say that there is no harm done, you are telling someone not to worry about something that has happened because it has not caused any serious injury or damage. 沒有造成傷害 (或損害)

There, now, you're all right. No harm done. 好了，現(xiàn)在你沒事了。沒出什麼事。

8. PHRASE If you say that someone or something will come to no harm or that no harm will come to them, you mean that they will not be hurt or damaged in any way. 將不受傷害; 將不受損害

There is always a lifeguard to ensure that no one comes to any harm. 任何時候都有一名救生員以確保沒有人會受到傷害。