damage

'dæmidʒ

高考四级六级考研雅思 Collins 4

n. the occurrence of a change for the worse
n. loss of military equipment
n. the act of damaging something or someone
v. inflict damage upon

n. 损害, 伤害
v. 损害

Collins 星级

Oxford 级别

1,074

BNC 频率

1,522

使用频率

damage 的词根是 dam（表示损失、伤害），后缀 -age 表示行为或状态，整体意思为造成损失或伤害的行为。

例句

1. The storm caused a lot of damage to the houses in the area.

风暴对该地区的房屋造成了很大的损害。

2. You should be careful not to damage the furniture when moving it.

你在搬动家具时应该小心，以免损坏它。

3. The car was repaired after the accident, but it still has some damage.

事故后，汽车被修理过，但仍然有一些损坏。