harm

noun

1. 伤害；损害
   damage or injury that is caused by a person or an event
   1. He would never frighten anyone or cause them any harm .
      他永远不会吓唬或伤害任何人。
   2. He may look fierce, but he means no harm .
      他可能看上去很凶，但并无恶意。
   3. The court case will do serious harm to my business.
      这起诉讼案件将严重损害我的生意。
   4. The accident could have been much worse; luckily no harm was done .
      这次事故本来可能糟糕得多；所幸没有造成伤害。
   5. Don't worry, we'll see that the children come to no harm .
      别担心，我们会保证孩子们安然无恙的。
   6. I can't say I like Mark very much, but I don't wish him any harm .
      我不能说我很喜欢马克，但我并不愿他遭到伤害。
   7. Hard work never did anyone any harm .
      努力工作对任何人都绝无害处。
   8. Look, we're just going out for a few drinks, where's the harm in that ?
      瞧，我们只不过要出去喝几杯，这有什么坏处？
   9. The treatment they gave him did him more harm than good .
      他们的治疗对他弊多于利。

verb

1. 伤害；损害
   to hurt or injure sb or to damage sth
   1. He would never harm anyone.
      他永远不会伤害任何人。
   2. Pollution can harm marine life.
      污染会危及海洋生物。
   3. These revelations will harm her chances of winning the election.
      这些揭露的事实将不利于她赢得选举。

1. VERB （通常为故意地）伤害，危害
   To harm a person or animal means to cause them physical injury, usually on purpose.
   1. The hijackers seemed anxious not to harm anyone.
      劫持犯似乎焦虑不安，不想伤害任何人。
2. N-UNCOUNT （通常为故意的）伤害，危害
   Harm is physical injury to a person or an animal which is usually caused on purpose.
   1. All dogs are capable of doing harm to human beings.
      只要是狗就可能会咬人。
3. VERB 破坏;损害;对…产生不利影响
   To harm a thing, or sometimes a person, means to damage them or make them less effective or successful than they were.
   1. ...a warning that the product may harm the environment...
      该产品可能会危害环境的警告
   2. Low-priced imports will harm the industry.
      低价进口品将会对该行业造成危害。
4. N-UNCOUNT （某一行为造成的）损害，危害
   Harm is the damage to something which is caused by a particular course of action.
   1. The abuse of your powers does harm to all other officers who do their job properly...
      滥用权力会对其他所有恪守职责的官员们造成伤害。
   2. To cut taxes would probably do the economy more harm than good.
      减税对经济而言可能弊大于利。
5. PHRASE 不会受损害;不会受到伤害;会安然无恙
   If you say that someone or something will come to no harm or that no harm will come to them, you mean that they will not be hurt or damaged in any way.
   1. There is always a lifeguard to ensure that no one comes to any harm...
      总是有一个救生员在场以确保无人受到伤害。
   2. 'Go back and make sure that no harm comes to him,' he said quietly.
      “快回去吧，要保证他安然无恙，”他平静地说。
6. PHRASE 也许值得（做某事）;不妨（做某事）
   If you say it does no harm to do something or there is no harm in doing something, you mean that it might be worth doing, and you will not be blamed for doing it.
   1. They are not always willing to take on untrained workers, but there's no harm in asking.
      他们并不总是乐意雇用未经培训的工人，但问问也无妨。
7. PHRASE （做某事）没有坏处，有益;不妨（做某事）
   If you say that something would do no harm, or do someone no harm, you are recommending a course of action which you think is worthwhile, helpful, or useful.
   1. It would do her no harm to try them until we found the one which suited her best.
      她不妨把这些都试试，直到我们找到最适合她的为止。
8. PHRASE 没有产生危害;没有人受到伤害
   If you say that there is no harm done, you are telling someone not to worry about something that has happened because it has not caused any serious injury or damage.
   1. There, now, you're all right. No harm done.
      好了，你现在没事了，没人受伤。
9. PHRASE 处于危险中
   If someone is put in harm's way, they are caused to be in a dangerous situation.
   1. These men were never told how they'd been put in harm's way...
      从来没人告诉这些人他们是如何被置于险境的。
   2. They could be in harm's way if military action becomes necessary.
      如果非采取军事行动不可的话，他们的处境会非常危险。
10. PHRASE 在安全的地方;没有危险
    If someone or something is out of harm's way, they are in a safe place away from danger or from the possibility of being damaged.
    1. For parents, it is an easy way of keeping their children entertained, or simply out of harm's way...
       对父母来说，这是一个能让孩子们开心或者说是让他们远离危险的简单方法。
    2. Workers scrambled to carry priceless objects out of harm's way.
       工人们争先恐后地将价值连城的物品运到安全的地方。

1. There are laws circumscribing the right of individual citizens to cause bodily harm to others.
   有多项法律限制公民的权利，使其不得对他人进行人身伤害。
2. You can do no harm by paying a woman compliments
   对女人说些恭维话没有坏处。
3. The publicity did her career no harm.
   媒体的报道对她的事业没有坏处。
4. Fantasies cannot harm you, no matter how bizarre or far out they are.
   无论幻想多么怪诞、多么离谱，都不能造成伤害。
5. They were both found guilty of causing grievous bodily harm.
   他们两人都被判造成他人严重人身伤害的罪名成立。
6. The hijackers seemed anxious not to harm anyone.
   劫持犯似乎焦虑不安，不想伤害任何人。
7. All dogs are capable of doing harm to human beings.
   只要是狗就可能会咬人。
8. Low-priced imports will harm the industry.
   低价进口品将会对该行业造成危害。
9. The abuse of your powers does harm to all other officers who do their job properly
   滥用权力会对其他所有恪守职责的官员们造成伤害。
10. To cut taxes would probably do the economy more harm than good.
    减税对经济而言可能弊大于利。
11. There is always a lifeguard to ensure that no one comes to any harm
    总是有一个救生员在场以确保无人受到伤害。
12. 'Go back and make sure that no harm comes to him,' he said quietly.
    “快回去吧，要保证他安然无恙，”他平静地说。
13. They are not always willing to take on untrained workers, but there's no harm in asking.
    他们并不总是乐意雇用未经培训的工人，但问问也无妨。
14. It would do her no harm to try them until we found the one which suited her best.
    她不妨把这些都试试，直到我们找到最适合她的为止。
15. There, now, you're all right. No harm done.
    好了，你现在没事了，没人受伤。
16. These men were never told how they'd been put in harm's way
    从来没人告诉这些人他们是如何被置于险境的。
17. They could be in harm's way if military action becomes necessary.
    如果非采取军事行动不可的话，他们的处境会非常危险。
18. For parents, it is an easy way of keeping their children entertained, or simply out of harm's way
    对父母来说，这是一个能让孩子们开心或者说是让他们远离危险的简单方法。
19. Workers scrambled to carry priceless objects out of harm's way.
    工人们争先恐后地将价值连城的物品运到安全的地方。
20. Living together didn't harm our friendship. If anything it strengthened it
    在一起住并没有损害我们的友谊。要说真有什么的话，它反而巩固了我们的友谊。
21. The move would cause irreparable harm to the organization.
    这一举措会对该组织造成不可弥补的损害。
22. Only a small minority of the mentally ill are liable to harm themselves or others.
    在精神病患者中，只有一小部分有可能会伤害自己或他人。
23. They might well be prepared to do you harm in order to achieve their purpose
    为达成自己的目的，他们说不定已经做好了伤害你的准备。
24. There is no harm in trying it.
    不妨一试。
25. Smoking a lot of cigarettes can harm and even kill over a long period of time.
    长期大量吸烟会危害身体健康，甚至导致死亡。
26. We cannot shut our eyes to things that harm the interests of the masses.
    对于损害群众利益的事情，我们不能听之任之。
27. It will do you no harm.
    这对你没（有）坏处。
28. Never do anything to harm the interests of the people.
    决不能损害人民的利益。
29. There is no harm in doing that.
    这样做并无妨。
30. Unprincipled accommodation will do harm to him.
    无原则的迁就对他有害。

  harm damage hurt impair【导航词义：伤害，损害】

  harm v. 伤害，损害

〔辨析〕用于人、动物或环境，也可用于名誉或形象，程度较轻。

  damage v. 损害，毁坏

〔辨析〕可以用于某物或某人的身体，表示使之失去价值或功能；也可用于感情、信心等，表示产生不良影响。

  hurt v. 受伤；损害，伤害

〔辨析〕指身体、感情等受到伤害，侧重于感到疼痛，也可指产生不良影响，程度可轻可重。

  impair v. 损害，削弱

〔辨析〕指使情况变得更糟、价值更小等。

n.

it wouldn't do sb any harm (to do sth)

• （做某事）不会对某人有坏处；不妨
  used to suggest that it would be a good idea for sb to do sth
  1. It wouldn't do you any harm to smarten yourself up.
     你不妨打扮一下。

no harm done

• 没造成严重损害（或伤害）
  used to tell sb not to worry because they have caused no serious damage or injury

out of harm's way

• 在安全的地方；被隔离
  in a safe place where sb/sth cannot be hurt or injured or do any damage to sb/sth

there is no harm in (sb's) doing sth

it does no harm (for sb) to do sth

• 做某事没有什么坏处
  used to tell sb that sth is a good idea and will not cause any problems
  1. He may say no, but there's no harm in asking.
     他可能拒绝，但问一问也无妨。
  2. It does no harm to ask.
     问一问也无妨。

v.

not harm/hurt a fly

• 连一只苍蝇都不肯伤害；心地善良
  to be kind and gentle and unwilling to cause unhappiness

not harm/touch a hair of sb's head

• 不动某人一根头发；丝毫不伤害某人
  to not hurt sb physically in any way

noun

1. the act of damaging something or someone

   Synonym:    damagehurtscathe

2. the occurrence of a change for the worse

   Synonym:    damageimpairment

3. any physical damage to the body caused by violence or accident or fracture etc.

   Synonym:    injuryhurttrauma

verb

1. cause or do harm to
   1. These pills won't harm your system