| 单词 | impair |
| 释义 | im·pairBrE /ɪmˈpeə(r)/ NAmE /ɪmˈper/ verb present simple - I / you / we / they impairBrE /ɪmˈpeə(r)/ NAmE /ɪmˈper/ present simple - he / she / it impairsBrE /ɪmˈpeəz/ NAmE /ɪmˈperz/ past simple impairedBrE /ɪmˈpeəd/ NAmE /ɪmˈperd/ past participle impairedBrE /ɪmˈpeəd/ NAmE /ɪmˈperd/ -ing form impairingBrE /ɪmˈpeərɪŋ/ NAmE /ɪmˈperɪŋ/ ~sth (formal ) to damage sth or make sth worse 损害；削弱damagehurt ⬥ harm ⬥ impairThese words all mean to have a bad effect on sb/sth.以上各词均含伤害、损害之义。damageto cause physical harm to sth, making it less attractive, useful or valuable; to have a bad effect on sb/sth's life, health, happiness or chances of success指毁坏、破坏、伤害、损害：◆The fire badly damaged the town hall.火灾使市政厅遭到严重破坏。◆emotionally damaged children感情上受伤害的孩子hurt(ratherinformal ) to have a bad effect on sb/sth's life, health, happiness or chances of success指伤害、损害：◆Hard work never hurt anyone.努力工作绝无害处。harmto have a bad effect on sb/sth's life, health, happiness or chances of success指伤害、损害：◆Pollution can harm marine life.污染会危及海洋生物。damage, hurt or harm?用 damage、hurt 还是 harm？Hurt is slightly less formal than damage or harm, especially when it is used in negative statements.与 damage 或 harm 相比，hurt 稍非正式，用于否定句时尤其如此：◆It won't hurt him to have to wait a bit.等上一会儿对他无妨。◆It won't damage/harm him to have to wait a bit.Harm is also often used to talk about ways in which things in the natural world such as wildlife and the environment are affected by human activity. * harm 亦常用来表示自然界中的事物（如野生生物和环境）受到人类活动的影响。impair(ratherformal ) to damage sb's health, abilities or chances指损害、削弱（健康、能力或机会）：◆Even one drink can impair driving performance.即使一杯酒也可能影响驾驶操作。Patternsto damage/hurt/harm/impair sb's chancesto damage/hurt/harm sb's interests/reputationto damage/harm/impair sb's healthto seriously/greatly damage/hurt/harm/impair sb/sthto badly/severely damage/hurt/impair sb/sth |
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