◙ noun 1. [mass noun] physical injury, especially that which is deliberately inflicted • （尤指故意对身体）伤害 »it's fine as long as no one is inflicting harm on anyone else. 只要没有人在伤害其他人就好。 material damage • 物资损失，损害 »it's unlikely to do much harm to the engine. 这不大可能会严重损坏发动机。 actual or potential ill effect or danger • （确实或可能的）坏处，损害，危险 »I can't see any harm in it. 我看不出有什么坏处。 ◙ verb 1. [with obj.] physically injure • （在肉体上）伤害 »the villains didn't harm him. 那些流氓没有伤害他。 damage the health of • 损害…的健康 »smoking when pregnant can harm your baby. 怀孕期间吸烟可能对婴儿有害。 have an adverse effect on • 有损于，不利于 »this could harm his World Cup prospects. 这会有损于他的世界杯赛前景。
【IDIOMS】
◘ come to no harm 1. be unhurt or undamaged • 没受伤，没有受到损害 ◘ do more harm than good 1. inadvertently make a situation worse rather than better • （非有意地）使情况恶化而不是好转；成事不足，败事有余 ◘ no harm done 1. used to reassure someone that what they have done has caused no real damage or problems • ［用于宽慰人］没有造成什么损失（或伤害） ◘ out of harm's way 1. in a safe place • 在安全的地方
【语源】
1. Old English hearm (noun), hearmian (verb), of Germanic origin; related to German Harm and Old Norse harmr 'grief, sorrow'