Word · CEFR B1 · Frequency #1074
damage
损害；损坏
核心释义
Harm or injury that makes something less useful or valuable.
- 1.
损伤或伤害；某物不完整的状态或程度。
Injury or harm; the condition or measure of something not being intact.
- 2.
变坏
the occurrence of a change for the worse
- 3.
军事装备损失
loss of military equipment
- 4.
损害行为
the act of damaging something or someone
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
用法In use
The storm caused severe damage to the crops.
用法提示：在此句中，“damage”作为名词，意为“损害”，指具体损失。
He had to pay for the damage to the car.
用法提示：此句中，“damage”作为名词，指车辆所受的损坏。
The building suffered little damage in the earthquake.
用法提示：此句中，“damage”作为名词，表示地震造成的破坏程度。
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.
相关词与表达Connections
搭配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
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
想象大坝（dam）因岁月（age）而损坏（damage）。
语境与语域Context & Register
Physical damage, financial damage, legal damage
语法说明Grammar Note
不可数名词，常与介词to连用表示“对……的损害”。
发音与拼写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.
高价值词汇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。
用法优先级
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