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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。
损害；损坏
damages — plural of damage
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损害；损坏
Harm or injury that makes something less useful or valuable.
The storm caused severe damage to the crops.
暴风雨对庄稼造成了严重损害。
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.
变坏
the occurrence of a change for the worse
军事装备损失
loss of military equipment
损害行为
the act of damaging something or someone
The storm caused severe damage to the crops.
暴风雨对庄稼造成了严重损害。
He had to pay for the damage to the car.
他不得不赔偿汽车的损坏。
The building suffered little damage in the earthquake.
这座建筑在地震中几乎没有受损。
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 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。
It will take months to repair the damage.
修复损害需要数月时间。
Not this
There are many damages to the car.
Use this
There is a lot of damage to the car.
damage作为不可数名词，不能使用复数形式'damages'或可数修饰语'many'。应使用不可数名词的修饰语'a lot of'，动词用单数'is'。
Not this
He made a damage to the computer.
Use this
He did damage to the computer.
damage作为不可数名词，前面不能加不定冠词'a'。常用搭配是'do damage to'或'cause damage to'，因此去掉'a'并使用正确动词。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
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。
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。
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。
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。
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。
永久性损害
Exposure to the toxin can cause permanent damage to the nervous system.
接触这种毒素可能对神经系统造成永久性损害。
附带损害
The bombing caused a lot of collateral damage.
轰炸造成了大量附带损害。
损害控制
The company is trying to do damage control after the scandal.
丑闻发生后，公司正在努力进行损害控制。
损失已经造成
It's too late to apologize; the damage is done.
道歉已经太晚了，损失已经造成。
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想象大坝（dam）因岁月（age）而损坏（damage）。
Physical damage, financial damage, legal damage
不可数名词，常与介词to连用表示“对……的损害”。
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