剖析四级词汇：damage

damage [?d?m?d?]

vt.毁坏，侵害

n.①毁坏，毁坏 ②侵害补偿（金）

• The storm did great damage to the crops. 暴风雨对农作物形成了极大的侵害。
• Draught caused heavy damage to the crops. 水患对庄稼形成严重侵害。

搭配：

• do/cause damage to 对……形成毁坏

Tree roots can cause damage to buildings. 树根会给大楼形成侵害。

• three thousand dollar’s damages 3000美元补偿金
• pay damages to 付……补偿金

But that would change if companies had to pay damages to identity theft victims. 但假如这些信誉卡公司得向受害人赔付身份偷盗所形成的丧失，那么情况就会有所不同。

辨析：

• damage 寻常指对无生命的东西如产业等形成侵害

It’s a fair guess to say that the damage will be extensive. 说丧失会很严峻想必猜得不错。

• harm 可以用于有生命的东西或笼统的东西，偶然可与damage互用

A benign tumour will not cause you any fatal harm. 良性肿瘤不会对你有致命的损伤。

• hurt 作及物动词时，指对肉体、精力、情感等方面的侵害；作不及物动词时，表现疼痛

They have both behaved very badly and I am very hurt. 他们俩都很不不和，让我十分忧伤。

• injure 寻常指在事故中对肉体的侵害

You do not go out to injure opponents. 你并非蓄意损伤对手。

• wound 寻常指刀或枪伤

He is being treated for a self-inflicted gunshot wound. 他因开枪自残受伤正在承受医治。