damage
单词辨析：
用于人、动物或环境，也可用于名誉或形象，程度较轻。
The kidnappers didn't harm the little boy.
绑匪没有伤害那个小男孩。
Don't harm your eyes by reading in dim light.
不要在昏暗的灯光下看书，以免损害眼睛。
This machine can handle chemicals that harm the environment.
这台机器能够处理损害环境的化学物品。
His failures harmed his reputation.
他屡次失败使他的声誉受损。
可以用于某物或某人的身体，表示使之失去价值或功能；也可用于感情、信心等，表示产生不良影响。
The early frost damaged the crops.
早霜把庄稼给毁了。
His car was damaged in a collision.
他的汽车被撞坏了。
Smoking can damage your health.
吸烟会损害健康。
More attention should be given to emotionally damaged children.
感情受到伤害的儿童应该得到更多关注。
指身体、感情等受到伤害，侧重于感到疼痛，也可指产生不良影响，程度可轻可重。
He hurt his right leg badly in the football match.
在那场足球赛中，他的右腿受了重伤。
He hurt her feelings.
他伤害了她的感情。
Unfair competition has hurt the company's position in the market.
不公平竞争已经对这家公司的市场地位造成损害。
指使情况变得更糟、价值更小等。
Smoking impaired his health.
吸烟使他的健康变得更糟。
His vision was impaired.
他的视力变差了。
相关例句：
Jackson doesn't want to damage his reputation as a political personality
杰克逊不想损害自己政界名人的声誉。
The attack has caused severe damage to American naval and military forces.
这次攻击给美国的海军和陆军都造成了重创。
Spillover damage from the building's demolition was confined to some broken glass.
拆除这座大楼带来的损失仅仅是一些玻璃被震碎了。
The sun can damage your skin.
阳光能损伤皮肤。
The actual damage to the brain cells is secondary to the damage caused to the blood supply.
与对血液供应的损害相比，对大脑细胞的实际损害不那么严重。
The radiation can damage microprocessors and computer memories, causing them to malfunction
辐射会损坏微处理器和电脑内存，使之失灵。