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词组 damage
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noun | verb
damage1 /ˈdæmɪdʒ/ noun harm to somethingadjectives/nouns + damageserious/severe damage The earthquake caused severe damage to a number of buildings.extensive/widespread damage (=covering a large area) Because of the size of the bomb, the damage was extensive.permanent/irreparable/irreversible damage (=that cannot be repaired) Smoking can cause irreversible lung damage.minor damage Fortunately, the fire caused only minor damage.physical damage There is considerable evidence that the drug can cause physical damage.structural damage (=to the structure of a building) After the earthquake, the building was checked for structural damage.environmental damage The programme will concentrate on reducing environmental damage and pollution.fire/storm/flood etc damage (=caused by fire, storm, flood etc) The campsite suffered extensive flood damage.brain/liver/nerve etc damage If you drink a lot of alcohol, it can cause liver damage.accidental damage (=caused by an accident) The insurance covers you for accidental damage to your possessions while you are on holiday.criminal damage (=caused by someone committing a crime) The man was charged with criminal damage after setting fire to his girlfriend’s house.verbscause damage The explosion caused damage over a wide area.do damage (=more informal than ‘cause’) Too much sun can do permanent damage to your skin.inflict damage (=make someone or something suffer damage) The bombers intended to inflict maximum damage.suffer/sustain damage formal She sustained brain damage in the accident.repair the damage The cost of repairing the damage could be around £300 million.prevent/avoid damage Young trees need protecting to prevent damage from the wind.limit/reduce/minimize damage We need to limit the damage done to the area by mining.inspect/survey the damage (=look at it) He got out of his car to inspect the damage after hitting another car.assess the damage (=make a judgment about what has been damaged) Once the fire was put out, the immediate task was to assess the damage.prepositionsdamage to sth Biofuels cause less damage to the environment.damage from sth $50,000 was spent on repairing damage from the fire.phrasesthe (full) extent of the damage It is too soon to assess the full extent of the damage.the cost of the damage The cost of the damage was over £300,000.
noun | verb
damage2 /ˈdæmɪdʒ/ verb to cause harm or have a bad effect on somethingadverbsbadly damage The explosion badly damaged the boat.seriously/severely damage Smoking can severely damage your health.slightly damage The chairs were slightly damaged, so we got them at a bargain price.be heavily damaged The building was so heavily damaged it had to be demolished.be extensively damaged (=damaged in many different parts or ways) The town’s main shopping mall had been extensively damaged in a fire.be irreparably/irreversibly damaged (=so badly that it cannot be repaired) Relations between them were irreparably damaged by the disagreement.be permanently damaged If we don’t take action now, the company’s reputation could be permanently damaged.be psychologically damaged (=a person’s mental health has been damaged) These are people who have been psychologically damaged by childhood abuse.nounsdamage a building/house/car/plane etc The attack damaged airport buildings.damage sb’s health Drinking too much alcohol will damage your health.damage sb’s image/reputation/good name (=have a bad effect on people’s opinion about someone or something) The incident seriously damaged the country’s image abroad.damage sb’s credibility (=make people less likely to believe someone or take them seriously) The president’s credibility was damaged by his failure to act.damage sb’s confidence/morale The leader of the rail workers’ union said that the plan would badly damage morale.damage the economy/business They argued that high public spending was damaging the economy.THESAURUS: damage vandalize to deliberately damage buildings, vehicles, or public property: All the public telephones in the area had been vandalized. sabotage to secretly damage machines or equipment so that they cannot be used, especially in order to harm an enemy: There is evidence that the airplane was sabotaged. tamper with sth to deliberately and illegally damage or change a part of something in order to prevent it from working properly: The car’s brakes had been tampered with. desecrate to damage a church or other holy place: The church had been desecrated by vandals. deface to deliberately spoil the appearance of something by writing on it, spraying paint on it etc: Someone had defaced the statue and painted it bright orange.
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