harm
harm — 名詞
1. a state in which a person's body, feelings, money, or possessions are injured or
損害
對人或事物造成的損傷負面影響
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.
Takeshi 在那場車禍中受到嚴重損害，花了幾個月才恢復。
collocation: suffer harm
The storm did a lot of harm to the rice fields along the coast.
這場暴風對沿海的稻田造成了很大的損害。
collocation: do harm to
Lien later realized that her harsh words had caused lasting harm to their friendship.
Lien 後來才發現，她那番尖銳的話對兩人的友誼造成了長久的傷害。
The doctor said the medicine would do no harm if taken as directed.
醫生說，只要按照指示服藥，就不會造成傷害。
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 — 動詞
1. to cause injury or damage to a person or thing, whether physically, emotionally,
傷害
使人受傷或使物品受損
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.
那種清潔產品含有化學物質，不戴手套就可能會傷害皮膚。
pattern: can harm + body part
Gabriel never meant to harm anyone with his joke, but Mei felt deeply upset.
Gabriel 說那個笑話時完全沒有要傷害任何人的意思，但 Mei 聽了覺得非常難過。
Cutting down too many trees harms the natural environment for birds and other wildlife.
砍伐太多樹木會危害鳥類和其他野生動物的自然棲息環境。
Years of smoking had harmed Owen's lungs so badly that he struggled to climb stairs.
長年抽菸嚴重損害了 Owen 的肺部，他連爬樓梯都很吃力。