这组动词都含有“受伤”的意思,但各有区别。
①damage指毁坏、破坏、伤害、损害(生命、健康、快乐或成功的机会)等
The fire badly damaged the town Hall. 火灾使市政厅遭到严重破坏。
emotionally damaged children 感情上受伤的孩子
②hurt(非正式)伤害、损害。如:
Hard work never hurt anyone. 努力工作绝无害处。
③Harm(通常指故意地)伤害,损害,危害(人或动物),如:
Pollution can harm marine life. 污染会危及海洋生物。
④injure(指身体)受伤,(尤指在事故中)
Three people were killed and five injured in the crash. 撞车事故中三人死亡,五人受伤。
⑤wound原意是“(刀、枪或其他武器造成的)伤口、创伤”,也 [常用被动态],表示(使某人,尤指皮肤破裂)受伤,负伤。如:
a knife/gunshot wound刀伤/枪伤
The wound healed slowly. 伤口愈合得很慢。
【练习巩固】
用injury ,wound ,hurt ,harm 或damage 的适当形式填空。
1) His words____her feeling.
2) His got serious____to the legs at work.
3) The soldier received two____in the battle.
4) He meant no____to you.
5)The hurricane was over at last, ____many houses.
解析:l)hurt 2)injuries 3)wounds 4)harm 5) damaging