Learner's definition of HARM
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: physical or mental damage or injury : something that causes someone or something to be hurt, broken, made less valuable or successful, etc.损害;伤害;危害 -
No harm was done.没有造成伤害。
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I never meant to do/cause you any harm. [=I never meant to harm/hurt you in any way]我从来没有想过要伤害你。
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They threatened him with bodily harm.他们威胁他要伤害他的身体。
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The scandal has done irreparable/lasting/great harm to his reputation.丑闻对他的声誉造成了不可挽回的/持久的/巨大的损害。
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I want to be sure that no harm will come to her. = I want to be sure that she won't come to any harm. [=that she won't be hurt in any way]我想确保她不会受到任何伤害。
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She'll do anything to protect her children from harm.她将不惜一切地保护她的孩子们免受伤害。
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They have suffered serious physical/psychological harm.他们身体上/心理上受到了严重伤害。
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These new regulations could cause lasting harm to small businesses.这些新的规定可能会给小企业造成持久的损害。
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He claims that he didn't mean any harm. [=that he didn't mean to hurt or bother anyone]他声称并不想伤害任何人。
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What's the harm in letting her leave early? = I don't see any harm in letting her leave early. = There's no harm in letting her leave early. [=letting her leave early will not hurt anyone or cause a bad result]让她提前离开有什么不好呢?
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He thinks the treatment may do more harm than good. [=be more harmful than helpful]他认为这种治疗方法弊大于利。
harm's way
: a dangerous place or situation危险的境地 -
As a war correspondent, she never hesitated to put herself in harm's way.作为一名战地记者,她总是义无反顾地奔赴险地。
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The soldiers were sent into harm's way.士兵们被派往危险的地方。
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The tug towed the sailboat out of harm's way.拖船把帆船拖离险地。
no harm done
informal
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used to tell someone that no apology or concern is necessary because no damage has been done没关系;没什么大碍 2 harm /ˈhɑɚm/ verb
harms; harmed; harming
harms; harmed; harming
Learner's definition of HARM
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: to cause hurt, injury, or damage to (someone or something) : to cause harm to (someone or something)危害;伤害;损害(某人或某事物) -
He would never intentionally harm his children.他绝不会故意伤害自己的孩子。
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She is trying to destroy weeds without harming [=damaging] her crops.她尽量在除草时不伤害庄稼。
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chemicals that could harm the environment可能危害环境的化学制品
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The scandal has seriously harmed his reputation.这个丑闻严重损害了他的声誉。