Word · CEFR B1 · Frequency #1074
damage
损害；损坏
Harm or injury that makes something less useful or valuable.
- 1.
Injury or harm; the condition or measure of something not being intact.
损伤或伤害；某物不完整的状态或程度。
- 2.
the occurrence of a change for the worse
变坏
- 3.
loss of military equipment
军事装备损失
- 4.
the act of damaging something or someone
损害行为
恶化；变坏；破坏；战损；损伤或伤害；某物不完整的状态或程度。；变坏
In use
The storm caused severe damage to the crops.
He had to pay for the damage to the car.
The building suffered little damage in the earthquake.
cause damage to sth
cause damage to 表示“对…造成损害”。
The storm caused severe damage to the crops.
暴风雨对庄稼造成了严重损害。
suffer damage
suffer damage 表示“遭受损害”。
The building suffered extensive damage in the earthquake.
大楼在地震中遭受了广泛损害。
repair damage
It will take months to repair the damage.
Connections
Collocations
- cause damage
- 造成损害
- The storm caused severe damage to the crops.暴风雨对庄稼造成了严重损害。
- suffer damage
- 遭受损害
- The building suffered extensive damage in the earthquake.这座建筑在地震中遭受了严重的损害。
- repair damage
- 修复损坏
- It took months to repair the damage after the fire.火灾后花了几个月时间修复损坏。
- property damage
- 财产损失
- The insurance covers property damage caused by accidents.保险覆盖事故造成的财产损失。
- damage control
- 损害控制
- The company is doing damage control after the scandal.丑闻发生后，公司正在进行损害控制。
- permanent damage
Learner notes
Memory Tip
想象大坝（dam）因岁月（age）而损坏（damage）。
Context & Register
Physical damage, financial damage, legal damage
Grammar Note
不可数名词，常与介词to连用表示“对……的损害”。
Pronunciation & Spelling
Words with stressed vowel /æ/ and ending '-age' (e.g., manage, package, cabbage, language) rhyme with damage. Beware of words like image or vintage (stressed vowel /ɪ/) that share the '-age' spelling but do not rhyme.
High-value vocabulary
该词属于 Oxford 核心词汇，值得优先掌握常见搭配和句型。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 4，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
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