Word · Frequency #6067
damaging
/ˈdæmɪdʒɪŋ/
adjective
有害的；造成损害的
Causing damage; harmful, injurious.
- 1.
Causing damage; harmful, injurious.
造成损害的；有害的,致伤的。
- 2.
(sometimes followed by `to') causing harm or injury
造成损害的
造成损害的；有害的,致伤的。；造成损害的；破坏性的；损害的
In use
The constant criticism is damaging to her self-esteem.
Smoking can be damaging to your lungs.
The scandal was damaging to the company's reputation.
damaging to career and reputation
be damaging to sth
固定搭配，表示对……有害。
Pollution is damaging to the environment.
污染对环境有害。
be damaging for sb/sth
也可用for表示对某人或某物有害。
The lawsuit was damaging for the company.
这场诉讼对公司造成了损害。
find sb/sth damaging
后接宾语补足语结构。
Connections
Collocations
- damaging effects
- 破坏性影响
- The storm had damaging effects on the coastal towns.这场风暴对沿海城镇造成了破坏性影响。
- damaging evidence
- 不利证据
- The lawyer presented damaging evidence against the defendant.律师出示了不利于被告的证据。
- damaging information
- 有害信息
- Leaking damaging information could harm the company's reputation.泄露有害信息可能会损害公司的声誉。
- damaging consequences
- 严重后果
- The decision had damaging consequences for the environment.这个决定对环境造成了严重后果。
- damaging impact
- 破坏性影响
- The new policy had a damaging impact on small businesses.新政策对小企业产生了破坏性影响。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
记 damaging 为 damage（伤害）加 -ing（持续），脑中浮现持续破坏的画面。
Context & Register
Register: neutral. Contexts: criticism, reports, health, environment. Note: 该词为中性，适用于多种正式和非正式场合，常用于描述批评、报告或法律陈述中的负面影响。
Pronunciation & Spelling
与'damaging'押韵的词有managing, packaging, bandaging, ravaging（重读元音/æ/，结尾/ɪdʒɪŋ/）。而以-aging结尾但发音为/eɪdʒɪŋ/的词（如aging, staging）拼写相似但发音不同。
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