- Harm is a deliberate injury or damage to someone or something. A playground bully is a mean kid who causes harm to other kids.
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- n. 伤害；
- vt. 伤害；
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1. He may look fierce, but he means no harm.
他可能看上去很凶，但并无恶意。
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2. The accident could have been much worse; luckily no harm was done.
这次事故本来可能糟糕得多；所幸没有造成伤害。
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3. Hard work never did anyone any harm.
努力工作对任何人都绝无害处。
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4. He would never harm anyone.
他永远不会伤害任何人。
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5. Pollution can harm marine life.
污染会危及海洋生物。
- harm (n.) Old English hearm "hurt, pain; evil, grief; insult," from Proto-Germanic *harmaz (source also of Old Saxon harm, Old Norse harmr "grief, sorrow," Old Frisian herm "insult; pain," Old High German harm, German Harm "grief, sorrow, harm"), from PIE *kormo- "pain." To be in harm's way is from 1660s.
- harm (v.) Old English hearmian "to hurt, injure," from the noun (see harm (n.)). It has ousted Old English skeþþan (see scathe (v.)) in all but a few senses. Related: Harmed; harming.
harm ★ / hɑːm ; NAmE hɑːrm / noun , verb harm harms harmed harming noun ★ [uncountable ] damage or injury that is caused by a person or an event 伤害；损害 ◆ He would never frighten anyone or causethem any harm. 他永远不会吓唬或伤害任何人。 ◆ He may look fierce, but he means no harm. 他可能看上去很凶，但并无恶意。 ◆ The court case will do serious harm tomy business. 这起诉讼案件将严重损害我的生意。 ◆ The accident could have been much worse; luckily no harm was done. 这次事故本来可能糟糕得多；所幸没有造成伤害。 ◆ Don't worry, we'll see that the children come to no harm. 别担心，我们会保证孩子们安然无恙的。 ◆ I can't say I like Mark very much, but I don't wish him any harm. 我不能说我很喜欢马克，但我并不愿他遭到伤害。 ◆ Hard work never did anyone any harm. 努力工作对任何人都绝无害处。 ◆ Look, we're just going out for a few drinks, where's the harm in that? 瞧，我们只不过要出去喝几杯，这有什么坏处？ ◆ The treatment they gave him did him more harm than good. 他们的治疗对他弊多于利。 IDIOMS it wouldn't do sb any harm (to do sth) used to suggest that it would be a good idea for sb to do sth （做某事）不会对某人有坏处；不妨 ◆ It wouldn't do you any harm to smarten yourself up. 你不妨打扮一下。 ˌno ˈharm done ( informal) used to tell sb not to worry because they have caused no serious damage or injury 没造成严重损害（或伤害） out of harm's ˈway in a safe place where sb/sth cannot be hurt or injured or do any damage to sb/sth 在安全的地方；被隔离 there is no harm in (sb's) doing sth | it does no harm (for sb) to do sth used to tell sb that sth is a good idea and will not cause any problems 做某事是个好主意（或没有坏处） ◆ He may say no, but there's no harm in asking. 他可能拒绝，但问一问也无妨。 ◆ It does no harm to ask. 问一问也无妨。 verb ★ harmsb/sth to hurt or injure sb or to damage sth 伤害；损害 ◆ He would never harm anyone. 他永远不会伤害任何人。 ◆ Pollution can harm marine life. 污染会危及海洋生物。 ◆ These revelations will harm her chances of winning the election. 这些揭露的事实将不利于她赢得选举。 IDIOMsee fly n. , hair ☞synonyms at damage harm / hɑːm ; NAmE hɑːrm /
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