| 单词 | damage |
| 释义 | damage —damage /ˈdæm.ɪdʒ/ noun B1 [U] harm or injury: » Strong winds had caused serious damage to the roof.» Recent discoveries about corruption have done serious damage to the company's reputation.» The doctors were worried that he might have suffered brain damage.Thesaurus+: ↑Damaging and spoiling , ↑Destroying and demolishingThesaurus+: ↑Injuring and injuriesdamages [plural] LEGALF0 money that is paid to someone by a person or organization who has been responsible for causing them some injury or loss: » The politician was awarded £50,000 damages over false allegations made by the newspaper.» The police have been ordered to pay substantial damages to the families of the two dead boys.Thesaurus+: ↑Court cases, orders and decisionsWord partners for damage noun• ♯do/♯cause damage (to sb/sth)• ♯incur/♯suffer damage• ♯considerable/♯extensive/♯serious/♯severe damage• ♯minor/♯slight damage• ♯irreparable/♯permanent damage• damage ♯to sth• [hundreds/thousands of pounds/dollars worth] ♯of damage• the ♯extent of the damageWord partners for damages• ♯award/♯pay damages• ♯claim/♯seek damages• ♯receive/♯win damages• an ♯action/♯claim for damages• be ♯liable for damages• [a thousand pounds, a million dollars, etc.] ♯in damages• damages ♯of [a thousand pounds, a million dollars, etc.]Word Builder:–Nouns: damage–Verbs: damage• • • Extra Examples:» The state of Florida was hit by a hurricane that did serious damage.» After the crash both drivers got out and inspected their cars for damage.» Smoking has caused irreversible damage to his lungs.» The bomb was designed to cause the maximum amount of damage.» The disease can cause permanent damage to the brain.Common mistake: damage! In its first meaning, damage does not have a plural form and cannot be used with a or an.! To talk about an amount of damage, do not say 'damages', say damage, some damage or a lot of damage:✗ Tourism causes damages to the environment.» Tourism causes a lot of damage to the environment.verb [T] ↑Verb Endings for damage ► B1 to harm or spoil something: » Many buildings were badly damaged during the war.» It was a scandal that damaged a lot of reputations.Thesaurus+: ↑Damaging and spoiling , ↑Destroying and demolishingWord Builder:–Nouns: damage–Verbs: damage• • • Extra Examples:» Smoking is likely to damage your health permanently.» The library was badly damaged in the fire.» The explosion damaged the bridge, but the substructure remained intact.» Certain chemicals have been banned because they are damaging the environment.» The caretaker ran out and tried to catch the boys who had been damaging the fence. |
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