harm

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

e.g. These pills won't harm your system

1. （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.

e.g. 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. （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.

e.g. All dogs are capable of doing harm to human beings.
只要是狗就可能会咬人。

3. 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.

e.g. ...a warning that the product may harm the environment...
该产品可能会危害环境的警告
e.g. Low-priced imports will harm the industry.
低价进口品将会对该行业造成危害。

4. （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.

harm的解释

e.g. 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。
e.g. 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. 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.

harm的反义词

e.g. 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。
e.g. '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. 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.

e.g. 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. （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.

e.g. 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. 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.

e.g. There, now, you're all right. No harm done.
好了，你现在没事了，没人受伤。

9. 处于危险中
If someone is put in harm's way, they are caused to be in a dangerous situation.

e.g. 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。
e.g. 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. 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.

e.g. 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。
e.g. 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. harm

1. harm：high – speed anti – radiation missile; 高速反辐射导弹