英文damage

1[UNCOUNTABLE] physical harm caused to something so that it is broken, spoiled, or injuredMr Charlton surveyed the damage caused by the bulldozer.damage to: Damage to the building could take six months to repair.do damage: No damage had been done, and we pushed the van back onto the road.suffer damage: The house suffered only superficial damage in the fire.serious/severe/extensive damage: A fire had caused serious damage to their flat.permanent/irreparable/irreversible damage: Mining in the area was doing irreparable damage to the environment.brain/liver/nerve damage: a new drug to treat nerve damagestorm/flood/fire/bomb damage (=damage caused by a storm, fire etc): Experts have been assessing the level of flood damage.2[UNCOUNTABLE] emotional or mental harm caused to someoneMany traumatic events may be overcome without lasting damage.3[UNCOUNTABLE] negative effects on someone or somethingdamage to: The damage to the bank's image is extremely serious.untold damage (=damage that is impossible to measure): The revelations caused untold damage to his political reputation.4damages [PLURAL] LEGAL money that a court orders you to pay someone because you have harmed them or their propertyMrs Owen was ordered to pay damages of £6,000.The jury awarded damages of over $9 million to the victims.Get it right: damageWhen damage means 'harm or injury' it is an uncountable noun, and so:▪ it is never used in the plural▪ it never comes after a or a number

damage noun[U] ~ (to sth) physical harm caused to sth which makes it less attractive, useful or valuable: serious / severe / extensive / permanent damage ◆ brain / liver damage ◆ smoke / bomb / storm damage ◆ The earthquake caused damage to property estimated at $6 million. ◆ The storm didn't do much damage. ◆ Let's take a look at the damage. ◆ I insist on paying for the damage. ◆ Make sure you insure your camera against loss or damage.[U] ~ (to sb/sth) harmful effects on sb/sth: emotional damage resulting from divorce ◆ damage to a person's reputation ◆ This could cause serious damage to the country's economy. ◆ I'm going-I've done enough damage here already. (damages) [pl.] an amount of money that is paid to sb by the person, company, etc. that has caused them harm or injury: He was ordered to pay damages totalling £30 000. ◆ They intend to sue for damages. ◆ Annwas awarded £6 000 (in) damages. Idioms: what's the damage? (spoken) a way of asking how much sth costs verb [VN] to harm or spoil sth/sb: The fire badly damaged the town hall. ◆ Several vehicles were damaged in the crash. ◆ Smoking seriously damages your health. ◆ The allegations are likely to damage his political career. ◆ emotionally damaged children

To damage an object means to break it, spoil it physically, or stop it from working properly.

damage既是不可数也是可数。

damage作“损坏，损失”解时，可指物质上的损害，也可指精神上的损害，是不可数名词，其前可加形容词表示程度。

作“赔款，损害赔偿费”解时是可数名词，其复数形式为：damages。可以把damage（损害）和damages（赔偿金）视为两个不同的词，后者是复数形式单数意义。

词义辨析

damage，destroy这两个词的共同意思是“损坏”“破坏”。其区别是：

1、在程度上，destroy指十分彻底地破坏，而damage指并不彻底地破坏。

2、在后果上，destroy指不能或很难修复了，而damage指不能发挥正常作用了。

3、在对象上，destroy可接物，也可接人，而damage通常只用于非生物。

4、在造成破坏的原因上，destroy多指不可抵抗的外界力量，而damage则常指因人的过失。

damage[5dAmIdV]n.损害, 伤害v.招致损害n.[律] (用复数)赔偿金