His weight was harming his health.

他体重过重，这有损他的健康。

So how do you kill a fungus without harming its host?

问题在于,我们如何才能做到不伤害宿主只杀死真菌 呢 ?

Smoking while pregnant creates a very high risk of harming the baby.

怀孕时吸烟很可能对婴儿造成伤害.

The growing population around the world is harming the environment.

世界上正在增长的人口对环境构成了危害.

But I don't see texting harming teens'ability to communicate.

但我不认为发短信会损害孩子的沟通能力.

Toxic materials are one of the factors harming people's health.

有毒物质是影响人们身心健康的最主要因素之一.

A thorn defendsthe rose, harming only those who would steal the blossom.

荆棘是玫瑰的卫士,只会刺伤摘花的人.

There's no way to free Bumblebee without harming the humans.

没办法在不伤害人类的情况下救出大黄蜂.

You needn't be afraid of harming the girl, sir.

您不必担心会害了那个姑娘, 先生.

And harming the environment.

这个社区十分担心这里的环境恶化问题.

Pollution from car exhausts is harming our environment.

汽车排放废气污染会危害环境.

The coqui frogs are harming Hawaii's environment.

但现在却严重危害着夏威夷的环境.

It'says whales are harming the fishing industry.

这样就对渔业带来损害.

But you probably never knew that with every mouthful, you may be harming your health.

那么你多半不知道曾经享受的每一口都损害着自己的身体.

This part can be cut out without harming the continuity of the story.

删去这部分不会损害故事的连续性.

1. Her film was a complete failure, and this did her reputation a lot of harm.
   她这部电影是彻底的失败了,使她的名声受到很大的损害。
2. Excessive drinking will do you harm.
   过量饮酒对身体有害。
3. He means no harm by saying what he thinks, but people tend to be upset by it.
   他想到什么就说什么,并无恶意,但人们听了心里总是不舒服。

用作及物动词S+～ n. / pron.

1. I have never harmed anyone.
   我从没伤害过任何人。
2. Smoking harms our health.
   吸烟有害健康。
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3. There was a fire in our street, but no one was harmed.
   我们街上发生了火灾,但无人受伤。

come to harm

受到损害be hurt

do more harm than good

弊大于利have an effect which is more damaging than helpful

out of harm's way

在安全的地方in a safe place

there is no harm in v-ing

做某事无害(反而带来某些好处)nothing is lost by doing sth (and some good may result from it)

动词+～

• cause harm造成伤害
• do sb 〔sth 〕 harm损害某人〔某物〕
• mean〔think〕 no harm没有恶意

形容词+～

• bodily harm人身伤害
• serious〔slight〕 harm严重〔轻微〕伤害

介词+～

• without harm没有损害〔伤害〕

～+介词

• harm to对…有害

• She had done wrong..; she only hoped that she had not done harm.

  出自：E. M. Forster

• Dora, you're too sweet to wish harm even to Hitler!

  出自：D. Cusack

v.(动词)

harm, damage, hurt, impair, injure, wound

这组词的共同意思是“损害,损伤”。impair表示损伤某人〔物〕而导致削弱、缩小或减少其使用价值,也可指情绪的损伤; damage表示损害了表面,损害了人或物的某个部分或使之完全失掉用途; harm表示人的心理、健康、权力或事业上的损害,程度较轻; hurt多用来表示伤害身体或某一部位,或表示剧烈的疼痛或精神上受到伤害; injure表示身体或精神上各种性质及任何程度的伤害,多表示意外受伤; wound主要指在战斗中武器或凶器等造成的外伤或剧烈的痛苦。

harm, spoil

这组词的共同意思是“损害”。其区别在于:

1.harm常指肉体或精神受到“损伤”,也可指某事〔物〕受到“损害”或“损失”,带来烦恼及不便; 而spoil常指力量、价值等的降低或事物的最终毁灭,也可指日常生活中某事不顺利或碰钉子等。

2.harm语气较弱; 而spoil则语气较强。

• ☆ 直接源自古英语的hearm，意为伤害。