harm
harm — noun
1. a state in which a person's body, feelings, money, or possessions are injured or
a state in which a person's body, feelings, money, or possessions are injured or damaged, typically because of an accident or deliberate action
Takeshi suffered serious harm in the car accident and needed months to recover.
collocation: suffer harm
The storm did a lot of harm to the rice fields along the coast.
collocation: do harm to
Lien later realized that her harsh words had caused lasting harm to their friendship.
The doctor said the medicine would do no harm if taken as directed.
用法筆記
Harm is an uncountable noun and is never used in the plural form. It commonly appears with verbs such as cause, do, suffer, and come to.
常見錯誤
harm — verb
1. to cause injury or damage to a person or thing, whether physically, emotionally,
to cause injury or damage to a person or thing, whether physically, emotionally, or in terms of one's reputation or chances of success
The cleaning product contains chemicals that can harm your skin without gloves.
pattern: can harm + body part
Gabriel never meant to harm anyone with his joke, but Mei felt deeply upset.
Cutting down too many trees harms the natural environment for birds and other wildlife.
Years of smoking had harmed Owen's lungs so badly that he struggled to climb stairs.