damage
gb/dˈæmɪd͡ʒ/ us/dˈæmɪd͡ʒ/
A2
英语
~ 2000
kár, károsodás, károsít, megrongál, cech, számla
名词
A2
1
用法模式：
[damage] to [something]
The storm caused serious damage to the roof.
A vihar súlyos károkat okozott a tetőben.
There was minor water damage after the pipe burst.
A csőtörés után kisebb vízkár keletkezett.
The company is assessing the damage from the fire.
Strong winds can cause damage to crops.
The car showed little damage after the accident.
学习者例句
The fire caused big damage to the house.
A tűz nagy károkat okozott a házban.
There is water damage in the kitchen.
Vízkár van a konyhában.
The storm made a lot of damage to the trees.
The phone has screen damage.
We need to fix the damage on the wall.
常见错误：
Learners sometimes say 'make a damage' instead of 'cause damage'. 'Damage' is uncountable when referring to harm in general.
含义
physical harm to something
搭配
cause damage
|serious damage
|water damage
|fire damage
|repair damage
近义词
harm (General term for injury or negative effect; not always physical.)
|
destruction (More severe and complete loss or ruin than 'damage'.)
反义词
repair (The act of fixing something that was damaged.)
|
protection (The act of preventing harm or damage.)
主题
daily life
|safety
|business
|core_vocabulary
释义
Harm that makes something broken, weaker, or less useful.
Physical harm or injury that makes something less valuable, useful, or functional.
动词
A2
2
用法模式：
to damage [something]
The heavy rain damaged the roof.
A heves eső megrongálta a tetőt.
Smoking can damage your lungs.
A dohányzás károsíthatja a tüdődet.
Be careful not to damage the screen when cleaning it.
The flood damaged several buildings in the town.
Rough handling can easily damage fragile items.
学习者例句
I dropped my phone and damaged it.
Leejtettem a telefonomat, és megsérült.
Loud music can damage your ears.
A hangos zene károsíthatja a hallásodat.
The sun can damage your skin.
He damaged the chair when he fell on it.
The box was damaged during delivery.
常见错误：
Learners may confuse 'damage' as a verb with 'injure', which is used for people and animals.
含义
to harm or impair something
搭配
seriously damage
|permanently damage
|damage property
|damage health
近义词
harm (General verb for causing injury or negative effect; not always physical.)
|
break (To separate into pieces or stop functioning; more specific than 'damage'.)
反义词
repair (To fix something that has been damaged.)
|
protect (To keep something safe from harm or damage.)
主题
daily life
|safety
|core_vocabulary
释义
To make something broken, weaker, or less good.
To cause physical harm to something so that it is less valuable, useful, or functional.
名词
B2
INFORMAL
3
用法模式：
the damage is [amount]
What's the damage for lunch?
Na, mennyi a cech az ebédért?
The waiter brought the check and said, 'That'll be $45 for the damage.'
A pincér kihozta a számlát, és azt mondta: „Ennyi a cech: 45 dollár.”
He picked up the damage for the whole table.
学习者例句
What is the damage for this meal?
Mennyit kell fizetni ezért az étkezésért?
The damage is twenty dollars.
Húsz dollár a cech.
He paid the damage for everyone.
常见错误：
Learners may not recognize this as informal slang and might use it in formal contexts where 'cost' or 'price' is better.
含义
cost or amount owed (informal)
搭配
what's the damage?
|pick up the damage
近义词
cost (Neutral term for price; lacks informal tone.)
|
bill (Specific to an itemized statement of charges.)
反义词
free (No cost required.)
主题
daily life
|money
|finance
|daily_life
释义
(Informal) How much money you must pay for something.
(Informal) The cost or amount of money owed for something, especially a bill in a restaurant or store.
语法
词典原形
damage
IPA
GB/dˈæmɪd͡ʒ/
US/dˈæmɪd͡ʒ/
音节与重音
dam - age （2 个音节）
Stress on 1st syllable (dam)
词形变化
Noun
- Base: damage
- Plural: damage, damages
Verb
- Base: damage
- 3rd Person Singular: damages
- Present Participle: damaging
- Past: damaged
词族
Forms
Negative and opposite forms
undamaged
adjective
相关表达
brain damage
1/bɹˈeɪn dˈæmɪd͡ʒ/
fixed phrase
injury to brain affecting function
A serious injury to the brain that changes how it works.
例句
- The accident caused permanent brain damage.
- Severe brain damage can affect memory and movement.
water damage
1/wˈɔtɚ dˈæmɪd͡ʒ/
fixed phrase
harm caused by water exposure
Harm to buildings, furniture, or other things caused by water.
例句
- The basement had water damage after the flood.
- Water damage ruined several boxes of books.
what's the damage?
1/wˈʌts ðə dˈæmɪd͡ʒ ‖/
idiom
informal
ask how much something costs (informal)
An informal way to ask how much you have to pay.
例句
- After dinner, he asked the waiter, 'What's the damage?'
- When I took my car in for repairs, I nervously asked, 'So, what's the damage?'
collateral damage
1/kəlˈætɚəl dˈæmɪd͡ʒ/
idiom
unintended harm from an action
Harm done to people or things that were not the main target, usually during a military action or other large event.
例句
- Several homes were destroyed as collateral damage during the airstrike.
- The policy change caused collateral damage to small businesses.
collateral damage
2/kəlˈætɚəl dˈæmɪd͡ʒ/
idiom
unintended harm to bystanders
Unplanned harm to people or things that were not the main target, especially in war or after a big decision.
例句
- The bombing caused heavy collateral damage to nearby homes and schools.
- Job losses in small towns were collateral damage of the company’s decision to move production overseas.
- The government insists it is doing everything possible to reduce collateral damage during the operation.
do more harm than good
1/dˈu mˈɔɹ hˈɑɹm ðən ɡˈʊd/
idiom
Cause more damage than benefit
To have a bad result that is bigger than the good result of an action.
例句
- If you try to fix it without training, you might do more harm than good.
- If you clean your ears with sharp objects, you may do more harm than good.
- Some medicines can do more harm than good if taken wrongly.
- Criticizing him now would do more harm than good.
- Some people think that strict dieting can do more harm than good.