421 hurt和harm
1 hurt 作及物动词,表示“伤害,损害”,指肉体、自尊心、感情等的伤害,过去式和过去分词都是hurt 。
He was hurt in an accident. 他在事故中受了伤。
He won't hurt you. 他不会伤害你的。
Did she hurt herself when she fell? 她跌倒时伤了自己没有?
His words hurt her. 他的话伤害了她。(也可说hurt her feelings)
2 hurt 作不及物动词,表示“疼,痛”。
My foot still hurts . 我的脚还在痛。
My tooth hurts badly. 我的牙痛得厉害。
The shoes hurts me. 鞋勒得我脚疼。
3 harm 为通俗用词,着重指被伤害者有某种痛苦,对被伤害物造成损失,指具体或抽象伤害均可。
There was a fire in the street, but their house wasn't harmed at all. 街上发生了一场火灾,但他们的房子丝毫没有受损。
The storm did much harm to the crops. 风暴给庄稼带来了严重损失。
There is no harm in trying. 不妨一试。