damaging

adj.

1. 造成破坏的；有害的；损害的
   causing damage; having a bad effect on sb/sth
   1. damaging consequences/effects
      破坏性的后果 / 影响
   2. Lead is potentially damaging to children's health.
      铅对儿童的健康具有潜在损害。

1. VERB 损坏;破坏;毁坏
   To damage an object means to break it, spoil it physically, or stop it from working properly.
   1. He maliciously damaged a car with a baseball bat...
      他用棒球棒恶意损毁了一辆汽车。
   2. The sun can damage your skin.
      阳光能损伤皮肤。
2. VERB 损害;伤害
   To damage something means to cause it to become less good, pleasant, or successful.
   1. 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。
   2. He warned that the action was damaging the economy.
      他警告说该行动正对经济造成破坏。
3. N-UNCOUNT （对物的）损坏，破坏，损失
   Damage is physical harm that is caused to an object.
   1. The blast caused extensive damage to the house...
      爆炸给这所房子造成了大面积的损坏。
   2. Many professional boxers end their careers with brain damage.
      许多职业拳击手结束运动生涯时都已受到了脑损伤。
4. N-UNCOUNT （对人、情况、行为的）损害，伤害，不良影响
   Damage consists of the unpleasant effects that something has on a person, situation, or type of activity.
   1. Incidents of this type cause irreparable damage to relations with the community...
      这类事件会对与该社群的关系造成不可弥合的伤害。
   2. Adhering to the new rules meant inflicting serious damage on motor racing.
      遵守新的规定就意味着赛车比赛将遭受严重影响。
5. N-PLURAL （法院判定的）损害赔偿金
   If a court of law awards damages to someone, it orders money to be paid to them by a person who has damaged their reputation or property, or who has injured them.
   1. He was vindicated in court and damages were awarded.
      他在法庭上被证明无罪，并且获得了损害赔偿金。
6. PHRASE 事已至此;已造成的损害无法挽回
   If you say 'the damage is done', you mean that it is too late now to prevent the harmful effects of something that has already happened.
   1. Once the damage is done, even modern surgery can't undo it entirely.
      伤害一旦造成，即使是现代外科手术也无法将其完全消除。

1. I tried to adopt a curled-up position to avoid damaging my limbs.
   我努力保持蜷曲的姿势以免四肢受伤。
2. He was appalled to discover members of the board fighting damaging personal battles.
   他惊恐地发现董事会成员正在进行你死我活的私人争斗。
3. We must avoid the damaging boom-bust cycles which characterised the 1980s.
   我们必须避免出现20世纪80年代那样具有破坏性的繁荣萧条交替循环的局面。
4. But tourism is double-edged, boosting the economy but damaging the environment
   但旅游业具有两面性，既刺激经济增长但又会破坏环境。
5. An apparently failing memory is damaging for a national leader.
   明显的记忆力衰退对一个国家领导人来说极为不利。
6. Pregnant women who are heavy drinkers risk damaging the unborn foetus.
   孕妇酗酒可能会危及腹中胎儿。
7. The toothbrush gently removes plaque without damaging the gums.
   这种牙刷可以温和去除牙菌斑而不损伤齿龈。
8. To avoid damaging the tree, hammer a wooden peg into the hole
   为了不毁坏树，用锤子将一个木栓钉进洞里。
9. The indiscriminate use of fertilisers is damaging to the environment.
   乱用化肥会破坏环境。
10. He claimed the articles were libellous and damaging to the interests of the team.
    他声称那些文章造谣诽谤，对全队的利益造成了损害。
11. It is not possible to reposition the carpet without damaging it.
    想要挪动地毯又不让它损坏是不可能的。
12. The Conservative Party rounded angrily on him for damaging the Government
    保守党愤怒地抨击他破坏政府。
13. The most damaging thing the West could do is to starve Russia of new foreign capital.
    西方能够祭出的最阴险一招就是不让俄罗斯得到新的外资。
14. The President will be drawn into a damaging battle in which his credentials will be on trial.
    总统将被卷入一场造成负面影响的争斗中，他的资格会因此受到考验。
15. Unemployment is so damaging both to individuals and to communities.
    失业对个人和社会都有极大的负面影响。
16. Unfavourable weather has had damaging effects on this year's harvest
    恶劣天气使今年的收成受到了损失。
17. The fire was so damaging that the store had to close its doors.
    火灾造成的损失太严重，这个商店不得不停业。
18. What is said is really damaging.
    这话真损透了。
19. So by permanently damaging their lungs in Delhi, our children may not live as long.
    因此，由于在德里遭受了永久性的肺损坏，我的孩子的寿命可能缩短了。
20. The recovery also has damaging effects on policy.
    复苏对政策也有破坏性影响。
21. Damaging and interfering mechanical and electrical equipment, cable and communication signal system;
    损坏和干扰机电设备、电缆和通信信号系统；
22. Increased emissions almost certainly have a damaging effect on the environment.
    排放量的增加几乎肯定会对环境造成破坏性影响。
23. The wrong kind of food can be just as damaging to people's health as a lack of food.
    种类不对的食品可能和缺乏食品一样对人的健康产生损害。
24. This method, despite thousands of published statements to the contrary, has no damaging effects whatsoever.
    尽管人们已发表了无数相反的说法，但这一方法绝没有任何破坏性的影响。
25. A destructive or damaging influence.
    毁灭毁坏性或破坏性影响。
26. Many chemicals have a damaging effect on the environment.
    许多化学物质对环境有破坏性影响。
27. This will have a damaging impact upon the UK economy.
    未来这将对英国经济造成破坏性影响。
28. And this rumour about you and your boss is damaging.
    而这个关于你和你上司的谣言就在造成伤害。
29. I assume you want to stop coughing, so this is for use when coughing is damaging and unproductive.
    我猜你一定希望治愈咳嗽，所以在咳嗽是损害性和徒然的时候，这就派上用场了。
30. It is difficult to imagine a policy more damaging to innovation and progress.
    很难想象出还有什么政策比这对创新和进步的破坏性更强大了。

adj

1. designed or tending to discredit, especially without positive or helpful suggestions
   1. negative criticism

   Synonym:    negative

2. (sometimes followed by `to') causing harm or injury
   1. damaging to career and reputation
   2. the reporter's coverage resulted in prejudicial publicity for the defendant

   Synonym:    detrimentalprejudicialprejudicious