
damage 是指对物体造成破坏,或对人的身体部分造成伤害:Fires can damage crops and animals. 火会烧毁庄稼、烧死烧伤动物。︱He damaged a knee ligament playing rugby. 他打橄榄球的时候拉伤了膝韧带。
对人造成伤害一般不用damage,而要用hurt,injure或wound:He was hurt in a climbing accident(不说He was damaged in a climbing accident).他在一次登上事故中受了伤。
不过呢,对胎儿造成伤害可以用damage:German measles in pregnancy can damage your baby. 孕期内患风疹会对胎儿造成损害。
意外事故、地震、飓风等对人的身体造成伤害用hurt或injure:No one was hurt in the car crash. 这次车祸没有人受伤。︱We hope he wasn’t seriously injured. 我们希望他伤得不重。
在谈论到健康(health)时,要记住不要说“injure someone’s health”,而要说“damage someone’s health”。
另外,受到枪、刀等武器的伤害用wound:He shot dead three people and wounded several others. 他开枪打死三人,伤数人。例如:a wounded soldier 一名伤兵。