【damage音标】 英[ˈdæmɪdʒ] 美[ˈdæmɪdʒ]
【单词释义】 damage是什么意思：
v.损害，毁坏
n.损害，损毁；赔偿金
[单词分级] 高考英语词汇
[单词复数] damages [第三人称单数] damages
[单词现在分词] damaging
[单词过去式] damaged
[单词过去分词] damaged
【damage形近词/近似词】
homage n.[U] 敬意，尊敬；效忠
plumage n.[U]鸟类羽毛；(鸟的)全身羽毛；羽衣
image n.影像；图像；形象；印象
【近义词解析】
◇ 破坏,毁坏
damage (v. 损害，毁坏)：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。
destroy (v. 破坏，摧毁)： 多指彻底地、毁灭性地破坏，含导致无用，不能或很难再修复的意味。
ruin (v. 毁坏，毁掉)：强调程度，指完全毁掉，用于具体的事物时，指该事物虽然被毁坏，但依然存在。The rain ruined her newly cut hair.
【单词例句】
◇ A boy fell ill. His organs were damaged by the radiation of an infrared ray stove. But before the ambulance arrived, a number of other injuries happened to this unlucky boy over and over again.
有个孩子病倒了，他的体内器官被一台红外线烤炉的放射线灼伤了。但是在救护车到来前，这个不幸的孩子身上还一而再、再而三地发生了许多别的伤害。
---- First Aid
◇ Thus, masses of harmful acid clouds float everywhere causing violent chain reactions to break out. These clouds not only blocked out the pilots’ sight but also damaged the engine system. Luckily, the pilots watched out carefully and prevented the spaceship from crashing in time.
因此，大团大团的有害酸云到处漂浮，引起猛烈的连锁反应的爆发。这些云团不仅阻挡了飞行员的视线，而且还损坏了发动机系统。幸运的是，飞行员小心注意，才及时阻止了飞船的坠毁。
---- Explore MKII
◇ The next day, this event was the headline or main title of all newspapers. With the reporters giving an outline of the disaster, the whole nation was shocked by the damage and the victim’s extreme suffering.
第二天，所有报纸都纷纷以大字标题或主要标题报道了这一事件。记者们描述了灾难的大概情况，全国都被地震的破坏和灾民们极度的苦难所震惊。
◇ Microwaves, like radio waves, are a type of of "non-ionizing radiation," meaning they don't have enough energy to knock electrons out of atoms, the FDA says. Microwaves are therefore not known to damage DNA inside cells, according to the American Cancer Society.
FDA称，和无线电波一样，微波是一种“非电离辐射”，这意味着微波不具有足以撞击电子使其脱离原子的能量。因此，美国癌症学会表示，并不认为微波会破坏细胞内的DNA。
---- Is It Safe to Stand in Front of Microwave Ovens?
◇ Contrary to popular opinion, bones are bad for dogs. Not only can they potentially choke your dog, they can cause blockages in the gut, intestinal damage and chipped or broken teeth.
与多数人的观点相反，骨头其实对狗狗有害。骨头不仅可能会让狗狗窒息，还可能导致肠道阻塞、肠道损伤和牙齿碎裂。
---- Food that dogs cannot eat
◇ It's also imperative to not hang knitwear or T-shirts because often times this will cause serious damage to the garment, particularly around the shoulders.
不要把针织衫或T恤衫挂在衣架上，因为这会对衣物造成严重损害，特别是肩部周围。
---- How to hang, wash, and care for clothes
◇ The jet’s flight control unit was badly damaged by the resulting sudden decompression. Some parts of the system were reportedly sucked out of the gaping window, forcing the pilots to fly manually before landing the airliner safely at the south-west Chinese city of Chengdu.
由于突然失压，飞机的飞行控制器遭到严重毁坏。据报道，部分飞行控制零件被吸出窗外，驾驶员不得不手动操纵，最终安全地把飞机降落在成都机场。
---- 3U8633 forcing emergency landing
◇ The LED screens of our smartphones, tablets, and laptops, for example, give off what is called blue light, which studies have shown can damage vision and suppress production of melatonin, a hormone that helps regulate the sleep cycle.
比如智能手机、平板、和笔记本电脑的显示屏会发出蓝光，研究显示蓝光损害视力，抑制褪黑激素的生成。褪黑激素有助于调节睡眠周期。
---- Bad habits you should break
◇ Some people use straws to reduce the damage of sugary or acidic drinks to their teeth, or due to special requirements.
有些人为了降低含糖或酸性饮料对牙齿的伤害或其他特殊需求而使用吸管。
---- Is time up for this plastic relic
◇ Previously people have been admitted to hospital suffering from burst eardrums, ruptured blood vessels in the eyes, damaged facial nerves, pulled muscles and even cracked ribs from trying to contain the huge force.
先前曾出现过因试图把喷嚏憋回去而导致鼓膜破裂、眼睛血管破裂、面部神经受损、肌肉拉伤甚至肋骨断裂的病例。