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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。
有害的；造成损害的
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有害的；造成损害的
Causing damage; harmful, injurious.
Pollution is damaging to the environment.
污染对环境有害。
造成损害的；有害的,致伤的。
Causing damage; harmful, injurious.
造成损害的
(sometimes followed by `to') causing harm or injury
The constant criticism is damaging to her self-esteem.
持续的批评对她的自尊心是有损害的。
AI contextual example
Smoking can be damaging to your lungs.
吸烟可能对你的肺部造成损害。
AI contextual example
The scandal was damaging to the company's reputation.
这一丑闻对公司的声誉造成了损害。
AI contextual example
damaging to career and reputation
有损事业和声誉
WordNet
固定搭配，表示对……有害。
Pollution is damaging to the environment.
污染对环境有害。
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。
后接宾语补足语结构。
The court found his testimony damaging.
法庭认为他的证词具有破坏性。
Not this
This is a damage decision.
Use this
This is a damaging decision.
错误：将名词 damage 误用作形容词。damage 是名词或动词，而 damaging 才是形容词，意为“造成损害的”。
Not this
Smoking is damaging for your health.
Use this
Smoking is damaging to your health.
错误：介词搭配错误。形容词 damaging 常与介词 to 连用，表示“对……有害”，而非 for。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
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。
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。
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。
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。
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。
损害名誉的指控
The newspaper published damaging allegations about the politician.
报纸刊登了关于这位政客的损害名誉的指控。
Use damaging naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
记 damaging 为 damage（伤害）加 -ing（持续），脑中浮现持续破坏的画面。
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。
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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