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单词 harm
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harm

noun
 OPAL W
/hɑːm/
/hɑːrm/
[uncountable]Idioms
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  1. damage or injury that is caused by a person or an event
    • He would never frighten anyone or cause them any harm.
    • The accused clearly intended to inflict harm on him.
    • He may look fierce, but he means no harm.
    • harm to somebody/something No definite harm to human health has been determined.
    • The court case will do serious harm to my business.
    • The accident could have been much worse; luckily no harm was done.
    • Don't worry, we'll see that the children come to no harm.
    • I can't say I like Mark very much, but I don't wish him any harm.
    • Hard work never did anyone any harm.
    • Look, we're just going out for a few drinks, where's the harm in that?
    • The treatment they gave him did him more harm than good.
    Extra Examples
    • I don't think he'll come to any harm if his mother is with him.
    • I don't want any harm to come to these pictures.
    • I'm sorry if I upset you—I didn't mean any harm.
    • She tried to shield her child from harm.
    • The children were removed from their parents to prevent harm to them.
    • babies at risk of serious harm from their parents
    • elderly people in danger of physical or emotional harm
    • The region will suffer substantial economic harm as a result of this decision.
    see also actual bodily harm, grievous bodily harm, self-harm
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • considerable
    • great
    • serious
    verb + harm
    • cause
    • do
    • inflict
    harm + verb
    • come to somebody/​something
    preposition
    • harm from
    • harm to
    phrases
    • more harm than good
    • out of harm’s way
    See full entry
    Word OriginOld English hearm (noun), hearmian (verb), of Germanic origin; related to German Harm and Old Norse harmr ‘grief, sorrow’.
Idioms
it wouldn’t do somebody any harm (to do something)
  1. used to suggest that it would be a good idea for somebody to do something
    • It wouldn't do you any harm to smarten yourself up.
    Topics Suggestions and advicec2
no harm done
  1. (informal) used to tell somebody not to worry because they have caused no serious damage or injury
    • Forget it, Dave, no harm done.
out of harm’s way
  1. in a safe place where somebody/something cannot be hurt or injured or do any damage to somebody/something
    • She put the knife in a drawer, out of harm’s way.
    • I prefer the children to play in the garden where they’re out of harm’s way.
there is no harm in (somebody’s) doing something | it does no harm (for somebody) to do something
  1. used to tell somebody that something is a good idea and will not cause any problems
    • He may say no, but there's no harm in asking.
    • It does no harm to ask.
    Topics Successc2

harm

verb
 
/hɑːm/
/hɑːrm/
Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they harm
/hɑːm/
/hɑːrm/
he / she / it harms
/hɑːmz/
/hɑːrmz/
past simple harmed
/hɑːmd/
/hɑːrmd/
past participle harmed
/hɑːmd/
/hɑːrmd/
-ing form harming
/ˈhɑːmɪŋ/
/ˈhɑːrmɪŋ/
Idioms
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  1. harm somebody/something to hurt or injure somebody or to damage something
    • He would never harm anyone.
    • Pollution can harm marine life.
    • These revelations will harm her chances of winning the election.
    • Rising oil prices could harm the global economy.
    • It's important to grow the business in a way that does not harm the environment.
    • Misusing drugs in pregnancy can seriously harm your baby.
    see also self-harm
    Extra Examples
    • The decision could harm British interests.
    • The country's treatment of asylum seekers is harming its international reputation.
    • He claimed that he had not intended to harm the girl.
    Synonyms damagedamage
    • hurt
    • harm
    • impair
    These words all mean to have a bad effect on somebody/​something.
    • damage to cause physical harm to something, making it less attractive, useful or valuable; to have a bad effect on somebody/​something’s life, health, happiness or chances of success:
      • The fire badly damaged the town hall.
      • emotionally damaged children
    • hurt (rather informal) to have a bad effect on somebody/​something’s life, health, happiness or chances of success:
      • Hard work never hurt anyone.
    • harm to have a bad effect on somebody/​something’s life, health, happiness or chances of success:
      • Pollution can harm marine life.
    damage, hurt or harm?Hurt is slightly less formal than damage or harm, especially when it is used in negative statements: It won’t hurt him to have to wait a bit.It won’t damage/​harm him to have to wait a bit. Harm is also often used to talk about ways in which things in the natural world such as wildlife and the environment are affected by human activity.
    • impair (rather formal) to damage somebody’s health, abilities or chances:
      • Even one drink can impair driving performance.
    Patterns
    • to damage/​hurt/​harm/​impair somebody’s chances
    • to damage/​hurt/​harm somebody’s interests/​reputation
    • to damage/​harm/​impair somebody’s health
    • to seriously/​greatly damage/​hurt/​harm/​impair somebody/​something
    • to badly/​severely damage/​hurt/​impair somebody/​something
    Topics Illnessb2
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb
    • seriously
    • deliberately
    • physically
    verb + harm
    • intend to
    • want to
    • try to
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    Word OriginOld English hearm (noun), hearmian (verb), of Germanic origin; related to German Harm and Old Norse harmr ‘grief, sorrow’.
Idioms
not harm/hurt a fly
  1. to be kind and gentle and unwilling to cause unhappiness
not harm/touch a hair of somebody’s head
  1. to not hurt somebody physically in any way
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