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单词 damage
释义
damage
(dæmɪdʒ )
Word forms: damages , damaging , damaged
1. verb B1+
To damage an object means to break it, spoil it physically, or stop it from working properly.
He maliciously damaged a car with a baseball bat. [VERB noun]
The sun can damage your skin. [VERB noun]
Synonyms: spoil, hurt, injure, smash  
2. verb B2
To damage something means to cause it to become less good, pleasant, or successful.
Jackson doesn't want to damage his reputation as a political personality. [VERB noun]
He warned that the action was damaging the economy. [VERB noun]
Synonyms: harm, ruin, mar, stain  
damaging adjective
Is the recycling process in itself damaging to the environment? [+ to]
Synonyms: harmful, detrimental, hurtful, ruinous  
3. uncountable noun B1+
Damage is physical harm that is caused to an object.
The blast caused extensive damage to the house. [+ to]
Many professional boxers end their careers with brain damage.
4. uncountable noun B2
Damage consists of the unpleasant effects that something has on a person, situation, or type of activity.
Incidents of this type cause irreparable damage to relations with the community. [+ to]
Adhering to the new rules meant inflicting serious damage on motor racing.
5. plural noun
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.
He was vindicated in court and damages were awarded.
6. the damage is done phrase B2
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.
Once the damage is done, even modern surgery can't undo it entirely.
Collocations:
catastrophic damage
A source said: 'The blast caused catastrophic damage'.
The Sun (2012)
Birds sucked into jet engines cause catastrophic damage, which has led to many fatal crashes.
The Sun (2010)
We ourselves endured catastrophic damage to our gardens, almost repaired now.
The Sun (2014)
cell damage
The vitamin E helps to mop up molecules that cause cell damage.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
And fruit and veg contain valuable antioxidants that guard against cell damage.
The Sun (2016)
Cell damage can boost the risk of tumours.
The Sun (2008)
claim damages
But she is unlikely to claim damages at the trial, which she is not attending.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
Eight injured firefighters can also claim damages.
The Sun (2013)
He may be able to claim damages.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
considerable damage
There was considerable damage across England and Wales as the storm raced off the Atlantic.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
The drop is about 15ft - enough to do considerable damage.
The Sun (2011)
Roe deer are common and cause considerable damage to young trees.
A Guide to Britain's Conservation Heritage (1991)
damage a reputation
Paying late will damage your reputation, may mean you have to accept worse terms in the future and could even lead to legal action.
Times, Sunday Times
Inevitably this would draw the judges into politics and damage their reputation for impartiality.
Times, Sunday Times
The party fears, however, that the row could damage her reputation.
Times, Sunday Times
His time there did not damage his reputation, nor burnish it.
Times,Sunday Times
You should also be careful not to exaggerate or make spurious claims because companies may consider taking legal action if you damage their reputation unfairly.
Times, Sunday Times
damage a surface
The acid from vinegar will damage the surface of limestone, even if sealed, as the sealers are also acidsensitive.
Times,Sunday Times
When you first pull the trigger, the water comes out with such ferocity that it can damage the surface.
Times, Sunday Times
Replace it when surface damage makes cleaning difficult.
The Sun
Shallower tremors tend to cause greater surface damage.
Times, Sunday Times
Many technicians try to save time by using an orange stick to lift off the gel, and in so doing damage the surface of the nail.
Times, Sunday Times
damage easily
You use these tiny muscles in your lips, which you can damage easily.
Times, Sunday Times
Although anodized aluminium alloys can stand up to constant use, plain aluminium woks are too soft and damage easily.
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Use round gravel or smooth sand for the aquarium because the barbels can be damaged easily.
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damage incurred
For example, you may not be covered for any damage incurred to an item while it is being repaired or restored without the insurer's knowledge.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
Last night, there were only guesses as to the scale of financial and reputational damage incurred.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
The difficulties are compounded by there being only one hole thereafter at which to try to recover from any damage incurred.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
The damage incurred to his car dropped him down to fourth place.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
damage occurs
Around 80 per cent of all skin damage occurs before the age of 18, so it's important to monitor your skin carefully, whatever your age.
Times, Sunday Times
Scientists believe that treating the disease at this point, before serious damage occurs, could be more successful than late-stage treatment has proved.
Times, Sunday Times
Take photos of your property immediately before any flood damage occurs to help you make a claim.
Times, Sunday Times
Its employees still look forward to annual pay rises and to retiring at 60 and younger with index-linked pensions while even more damage occurs to private ones.
Times, Sunday Times
You can then claim against it if any damage occurs.
Times, Sunday Times
damage property
Deposit schemes also safeguard honest landlords in cases where troublesome tenants damage property or fail to pay rent and bills.
Times, Sunday Times
Even if it isn't, it will damage property and livelihoods.
Times, Sunday Times
But offences such as threats to destroy or damage property, or unacceptable behaviour on trains, could be serious.
Times, Sunday Times
For whatever reason people then damage property, fight among themselves or target police.
Times, Sunday Times
The shares have fallen by a third since the start of last month amid fears that the pandemic will reduce rental income and damage property valuations further.
Times,Sunday Times
damage relations
It would damage relations, but he needs help.
Times, Sunday Times
Retail executives said that the move would damage relations with staff as retailers were forced to withdraw staff discounts.
Times, Sunday Times
Taking legal action against a neighbour could be expensive, time-consuming and will likely damage relations.
Times, Sunday Times
damage severely
From there they were able to damage severely the city's medieval walls.
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It was able to penetrate 2 in of armour, and damage severely any light tank.
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The west wing of the station building, the freight yard, the locomotive depot and the railway tracks were damaged severely.
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It was feared that the concrete-and-steel structure could be damaged severely enough to collapse, and internal firefighting efforts were pulled in the interest of safety.
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The three passengers on board were not hurt, although the kit-built aircraft was damaged severely.
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damage the economy
Commuters have expressed dismay at the new checks, which brought delays and fears that the new frontier controls would damage the economy.
Times, Sunday Times
These assumptions underlie the preferential tax treatment of residential property, and they damage the economy and the quality of life.
Times, Sunday Times
Perversely, while that could damage the economy as a whole, it could help the richest tycoons.
Times, Sunday Times
It argues that reverting to the original level could damage the economy if customers stop spending afterwards.
Times, Sunday Times
But business leaders warned it would damage the economy.
The Sun
damage the structure
Even where damp and leaking roofs have caused damage the structure remains extremely robust.
Times, Sunday Times
Walk around to see how close plants and trees are to the home because they can promote damp and damage the structure.
Times, Sunday Times
But alpha particles are very dangerous, because they charge atoms in cells and damage their structure.
Times, Sunday Times
And that's a real issue if you damage the structure of the boat.
Times,Sunday Times
He had the gong with him but wouldn't sound it in case the reverberations might damage the structure of the hall.
Times, Sunday Times
damage to a vehicle
When we queried the blank vehicle condition report, the clerk told us that this was because there was no existing damage to the vehicle.
Times, Sunday Times
He had been arrested on suspicion of causing criminal damage to a vehicle.
Times, Sunday Times
These policies cover the 'excess' cost of damage to a vehicle (typically 500 to 1,500), beyond that covered by basic insurance.
Times, Sunday Times
I was unhurt and there was little damage to my vehicle, so we exchanged telephone numbers.
Times, Sunday Times
The driver turned into another road a short distance away, where he stopped briefly to inspect the damage to his vehicle.
Times, Sunday Times
damage to the environment
Environmentalists say that gold mining causes more damage to the environment than almost any other industry.
Times, Sunday Times
Similarly, while our individual flights do little damage to the environment, our collective actions may be rather more threatening.
Times, Sunday Times
The wrongdoings covered include crimes, failure to comply with a legal obligation, risks to health and safety and damage to the environment.
Times, Sunday Times
Few appliances are now designed to last, resulting in a waste of resources and damage to the environment.
Times, Sunday Times
Equally, we must regret the damage to the environment.
Times, Sunday Times
damaged hair
Smoothes rough hair cuticles, restores damaged hair and tends split ends.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
We always use steam treatments in the clinic when people have seriously damaged hair.
The Sun (2014)
Give your tresses a weekly revamp with this deep conditioning treatment for dry and damaged hair.
The Sun (2009)
earthquake damage
Images of earthquake damage have become depressingly familiar over the past few days.
The Times Literary Supplement
Many who lost property were not insured against earthquake damage.
Times, Sunday Times
It can be hectic and signs of poverty and earthquake damage are still obvious, but it's well worth a couple of days.
Times, Sunday Times
The highway's silvery companion - the 48in diameter pipeline mostly running overground on 10ft stilts - proceeded alongside us in a majestic zigzag, a formation that protects it against earthquake damage.
Times, Sunday Times
Then he went outside to look at the earthquake damage.
Times, Sunday Times
ecological damage
It plans to 'shut down' the five-day trade show to raise awareness of the ecological damage caused by the fashion industr y.
Times, Sunday Times
Our reliance on cheap, unsustainable, intensively produced food has, in the past 40 years, caused ecological damage that may prove to be irreversible.
Times, Sunday Times
A number of companies will help you calculate the impact of your flight, then charge you a suitable fee to undo the ecological damage.
Times, Sunday Times
They have the potential to spread to other species of tree, perhaps lethally, doing untold ecological damage and drastically affecting the timber industry.
Times, Sunday Times
The species has become naturalised in tropical and sub-tropical forests worldwide, where it has caused severe ecological damage in some cases (see below).
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economic damage
Voters will get a version of 'devo max', greater devolution but without the huge risks and economic damage associated with independence.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
Editorials routinely call for light sentencing of chaebol bosses to minimise economic damage.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
This contributed to the collapse of global trade and the economic damage provided the crucible for conflict.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
They will inflict economic damage, both there and here, for political capital.
The Sun (2016)
The following month he warned again about the economic damage that reliance on wind power would do.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
emotional damage
Your children sound to be at risk of emotional damage.
The Sun (2015)
In addition they say many participants suffer emotional damage.
The Sun (2015)
He is causing them lasting emotional damage.
The Sun (2015)
enormous damage
The enormous damage caused by coalmining makes fracking look fairly innocuous.
Times, Sunday Times
Yet it remains strangely silent about the price of gas, electricity or vehicle fuel — rises doing enormous damage to our economy.
The Sun
Central banks can stop bubbles from inflating only by raising interest rates so high that they do enormous damage to the broader economy.
Times, Sunday Times
Overgrazing and climate change have inflicted enormous damage on the grasslands that provide their livelihood.
Times, Sunday Times
Fish are the last hunted food, in some cases hunted to near extinction, while the huge factory boats do enormous damage to their environment.
Times, Sunday Times
environmental damage
From June 1 shops will be banned from handing out free bags, citing the environmental damage that they cause.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
The resources used to produce new cars and the consequent environmental impact exceed the environmental damage of the cars they replace.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
Rescue workers were trying to limit any environmental damage.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
escape damage
She had managed to escape damage or casualties.
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Persistent adult thumb-suckers, though, are unlikely to escape damaging their teeth.
Times, Sunday Times
The house escaped damage in both world wars and has been well looked after.
Times, Sunday Times
Not a house in the city of 250,000 people escaped damage.
canada.com
Damage from the 1932 hurricane also occurred in areas that escaped damage from the 1928 storm.
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estimate damage
The university has estimated damage at more than $260 million.
Houston Chronicle
For estimating damage to the built environment, one needs to calculate the damage expected for each type of building present in a given settlement.
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The city staff estimated damage to public infrastructure at $21 million, and to private property (residential and commercial) at $77 million.
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The federal government estimated damages at over $26-million, although the province insisted it was at least double that.
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extensive damage
They set fire to a skate park, causing extensive damage.
The Sun (2017)
When he was 19, he suffered extensive damage to the frontal, parietal and occipital lobes of his brain.
Times, Sunday Times (2017)
The snow also caused extensive damage to trees that had just come into leaf.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
They also have the ability to cause extensive damage to your scalp.
The Sun (2014)
Teams of prison officers in riot gear entered Bedford jail to end six hours of rioting that caused extensive damage to three wings.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
extent of damage
The extent of damage to the severed body part is also important.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
There is no report yet of the extent of damage.
Times, Sunday Times (2017)
Homeowners and businessmen spent an anguished day poring over maps trying to determine the extent of damage to properties and livelihoods.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
fix damage
The spawn also helps fix damage to good cells caused by chemotherapy.
The Sun
The rules of the race do not allow any outside help, apart from advice from his team about how to fix damage.
Times, Sunday Times
Although other aircraft did use the landing field occasionally, they would often require repairs to fix damage resulting from the rough landing.
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And tradesman offered to work for free fixing damage.
The Sun
Some have the specialist skills needed to plaster walls, fix damaged floors and repair electrical wiring, while others are happy to offer their muscle or make tea.
Times, Sunday Times
flooding damage
The same applies to plumbing, where attempting more than unblocking a lavatory (see above) or changing a tap washer puts your property at risk of flooding damage.
Times, Sunday Times
One estimate of the cost of flooding damage, had it occurred, was around 13 billion.
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A portion of the proceeds from recent shows have gone towards the repair of flooding damage.
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Flooding damage was primarily to crops, mainly sugar cane.
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Flooding damage closed 15 schools and affected 45 businesses.
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further damage
A magnetic resonance imaging test showed no further damage to the knee, just inflammation.
Globe and Mail (2003)
It contains white charcoal to draw out impurities and niacinamide, anti-inflammatory, to prevent further damage from pollution particles.
The Sun (2017)
Going at it with a toothbrush will cause further damage before the enamel has had a chance to reharden.
The Sun (2014)
Archivists risk further damage if they use a stylus to play and re-record them.
canada.com (2004)
The knots went tight: he could do himself no further damage.
Aldiss, Brian Somewhere East of Life (1994)
heart damage
Is it possible, then, that many people experience heart damage without knowing, and go on to recover naturally?
Times, Sunday Times
Endurance sports such as marathon running and extreme triathlons can cause lasting heart damage among elite athletes, research has suggested.
Times, Sunday Times
However, the authors said that the risk was acceptable and that the majority of the heart damage could be reversed with treatment.
Times, Sunday Times
But used long-term it can cause impotence, anaemia and heart damage.
The Sun
Scarlet fever responds to penicillin and should always be treated aggressively to prevent rare but serious complications such as kidney and heart damage.
Times, Sunday Times
heavy damage
But cement buildings didn't appear to sustain heavy damage.
Globe and Mail
There were the usual cries about the company's hedging program, which some critics perennially believe may be a potential source of heavy damage.
Globe and Mail
That sent them both careening out of control and caused heavy damage to each car.
Globe and Mail
There, it caused heavy damage near the coastlines.
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Heavy damage was reported, along with seven fatalities.
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hurricane damage
The park was scheduled to open over the summer, but hurricane damage delayed the opening.
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So hurricane damage appeared mostly in woodlots on top of ridges and in the sugar maple orchards that produced the springtime crop of maple syrup.
Smithsonian Mag
This type of forecast will be particularly useful for the insurance industry, which needs long-range estimates of potential hurricane damage.
Times, Sunday Times
As such, the estate has been subject to environmental and hurricane damage, the latter notably in 1926, 1992, and 2005.
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Organic farms survive hurricane damage much better, retaining 20 to 40% more topsoil and smaller economic losses at highly significant levels than their neighbors.
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inflict damage
Both brothers allege that serious damage was inflicted on their reputations and businesses.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
It also required invasive biopsy of a fragile early embryo, which is difficult to do without inflicting damage.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
This time Broad inflicted the damage.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
He shared with a growing number of his compatriots an anxiety about the insensitive damage being inflicted on large parts of France.
Wright, Vincent The Government and Politics of France (1989)
infrastructure damage
Since then there has yet to be a widespread service disruption due to infrastructure damage.
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In addition to infrastructure damage, thousands of acres of farmland were inundated.
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The pictures also pinpointed infrastructure damage and allowed local and national planners to assess the relief and recovery needs.
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Torrential rains also caused landslides, flooding, infrastructure damage, and disruption of transportation service in other parts of the country.
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Losses throughout the country in agriculture amounted to 2,404,483,051.72 while infrastructure damage reached 651,362,230.00.
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insect damage
Susceptible to insect damage, disease and winds, lone trees are far more vulnerable - orphans cast into the world.
Times,Sunday Times
Causes might include haphazard insect damage, virus, scorch - all kinds of things.
Times, Sunday Times
Other documents had mold and insect damage.
Houston Chronicle
Archive material received little attention during this period and was often unmaintained, resulting in accumulation of material and insect damage.
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It makes a relatively low-maintenance turf as well, with less disease and insect damage than some of the other warm-season grasses.
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inspect the damage
The driver stopped 100 yards along the road to inspect damage to the car.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
She spent Thursday inspecting the damage at her business.
The Sun (2012)
The next day he went to inspect the damage and see what help could be given.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
internal damage
The Finnish researchers think being grumpy may cause internal damage, possibly to blood vessels.
The Sun (2016)
Free radicals are one of the biggest causes of internal damage.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
There was also internal damage to soft tissues and kidneys, he said.
The Sun (2016)
irreparable damage
That would do irreparable damage to the whole family.
The Sun (2014)
By then irreparable damage had been done.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
An opening heart lead might appear to do irreparable damage as it removes a dummy entry.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
If we rigidly hold people to their commitments to serve, we can do irreparable damage to them and the work they've done.
Christianity Today (2000)
It was meant to give sick and dying men recompense for the irreparable damage to their health caused by years of mining coal.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
irreversible damage
They found that the simulated cosmic radiation caused irreversible damage to gastrointestinal tissue, and also led to a high risk of tumour growth.
Times, Sunday Times (2018)
According to the CT scan, his skull was still intact, but his brain had suffered irreversible damage.
Pritchard, John NIGHT SISTERS (1984)
Cisplatin's ototoxic effects are multifaceted, culminating in irreversible damage to the mechanosensory hair cells in the inner ear.
Jonathon W. Vargo, Steven N. Walker, Suhasini R. Gopal, Aditi R. Deshmukh, Brian M. McDermott Jr., Brian M. McDermott Jr., Brian M. McDermott Jr., Brian M. McDermott Jr., Kumar N. Alagramam, Kumar N. Alagramam, Kumar N. Alagramam, Ruben Stepanyan, Ruben Stepanyan 2017, 'Inhibition of Mitochondrial Division Attenuates Cisplatin-Induced Toxicity in the Neuromast Hair Cells', Frontiers in Cellular Neuroscience
kidney damage
Diabetes increases the risk of heart attack, stroke and kidney damage.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
But errors by doctors left her with kidney damage and a serious blood condition.
The Sun (2007)
It can also lead to kidney damage or kidney failure.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
lasting damage
One little article in one little newspaper shouldn't do any lasting damage.
Pickard, Nancy NO BODY (2000)
The pair had argued that the publicity around the arrests had inflicted lasting damage on their reputations.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
The brothers say the publicity about the raids had inflicted lasting damage on their reputations and business.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
This could leave lasting damage on the international game.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
The withdrawal of tax relief on dividends in such funds caused deep and lasting damage.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
limit the damage
Labour will want rates to fall further and faster next year to limit the damage to consumers and reinforce its reputation for economic management.
Times, Sunday Times
They won't rescind legislation but will try to limit the damage.
Times, Sunday Times
Seeking to limit the damage, an editor branded the review 'too negative' and returned to sender.
Times, Sunday Times
The pitch has not yet been cut and the ground staff want to limit the damage to it.
Times, Sunday Times
So what can you do to limit the damage to plants, shrubs and lawns?
Times, Sunday Times
liver damage
They refused to approve the treatment, citing concerns that it might cause liver damage if used over a long period of time.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
Although alcohol is a major contributor to liver damage, it is also sparked by overeating.
The Sun (2011)
It can inflict permanent liver damage.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
long-term damage
Doctors say that apart from disturbed sleep patterns there is no evidence of long-term damage.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
It is this long-term damage that is so corrosive, akin in many ways to abuse.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
Could this be the cause of the intermittent problem and is long-term damage likely?
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
While surface potholes and cracks can be patched over, the long-term damage beneath stores up problems which will quickly resurface.
The Sun (2010)
That should at least reduce the long-term damage caused by the current economic slowdown.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
major damage
They caused major damage in eight cases - injuring passengers and damaging equipment.
The Sun
They care about public services a lot and would reject any party that looked like doing major damage in these areas.
Times, Sunday Times
The school says major damage to asbestos in cupboards was caused during an electrical overhaul in 2001.
The Sun
Over time these measures have worked in protecting our clothes from major damage, even though we have found the odd hole.
Times, Sunday Times
Luckily there was no major damage and it needed only bandaging.
The Sun
massive damage
The massive damage caused would be out of all proportion to the grievances of the drivers.
Times, Sunday Times
Significant loss of life of protesters or of police might be a trigger, or massive damage or destruction of property.
Times, Sunday Times
The wrecking spree left massive damage to four accommodation wings, two workshops and a health centre.
The Sun
The society said the airport scheme would cause 'massive damage'.
Times, Sunday Times
However, others — including former miners and inner-city workers — claim her policies did massive damage.
The Sun
minimal damage
Seconds later they were stunned to see the target vehicle emerge from the impact zone with only minimal damage to its rear bumper.
Times, Sunday Times
They can withstand gunfire and explosions with minimal damage.
Times, Sunday Times
This seems typical of private equity companies owning service industries, they bail out as soon as possible with minimal damage to their investment.
The Sun
Success almost first time, and only minimal damage to one flowerbed.
Times, Sunday Times
And burglars who cause 'minimal damage or harm' could also get off with just a community sentence.
The Sun
minimize damage
Higher still, houses will be built with a flood-resilient lower floor, to minimize damage in the case of larger floods.
Smithsonian Mag
A wheel truing machine was installed here to minimize damage to rail cars and tracks caused by flat wheels.
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To minimize damage to healthy tissue and other adverse effects, attempts are made to monitor temperatures.
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Planting seedlings in warmer soil and getting plants to emerge quickly helps minimize damage.
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The contractors were also required to control the surface water in order to minimize damage to the project and adjacent buildings.
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minor damage
Both vehicles suffered minor damage.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
The fire was quickly put out and caused only minor damage.
The Sun (2008)
But the islands appeared to escape with only minor damage.
The Sun (2011)
mitigate damage
He wants the council to shore up the cliff to mitigate damage.
Times, Sunday Times
The bill also would establish new committees to coordinate the activities of federal agencies participating in the program and to assess developments in efforts to mitigate damage from windstorms.
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As such, it should be considered critically important that any communication about an emergency be timely and quick to disseminate, in order to mitigate damage or loss of life.
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Supporters of the proposed legislation claim reform will help counter the increasing number of frivolous lawsuits and mitigate damages companies and individuals are forced to pay.
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monetary damage
Now a company can sue you even if they can't show monetary damage.
The Sun
The estimated monetary damage ranges between $300 million and $1 billion.
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The lawsuit requested the cessation of sales of the game and monetary damage.
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While the monetary damage was tremendous, no injuries or fatalities occurred.
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Overall monetary damage in the city was estimated at $225 million, making it the city's worst flood on record.
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muscle damage
High intensity training cause muscle damage, which leads to an irregular heartbeat.
The Sun
Critics claim the heat encourages overstretching and muscle damage among those not accustomed to flexing their bodies so intensely.
Times, Sunday Times
Hundreds of thousands gave up the cholesterol-busting pills after a series of articles which questioned their effectiveness and raised potential risks such as muscle damage.
The Sun
When his eye failed to open properly for three months, they blamed muscle damage.
The Sun
Longer term it can mean severe back pain and muscle damage.
The Sun
nerve damage
There are other possible explanations for your symptoms, though, such as nerve damage to your legs.
The Sun (2016)
This disease causes nerve damage, strokes and heart attacks.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
The bullet also caused additional nerve damage.
The Sun (2017)
neurological damage
But studies have shown that a mild form of prosopagnosia can affect people without neurological damage.
The Sun (2015)
Experiments in mice have shown high levels of acrylamide can cause neurological damage and cancer.
The Sun (2017)
These symptoms suggest neurological damage.
Christianity Today (2000)
So yes, having neurological damage is a lonely place to be.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
Animal studies suggest it could cause neurological damage.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
organ damage
This type of activity can cause organ damage or failure.
Times, Sunday Times
She has had a series of scans to check for internal bleeding and possible organ damage.
The Sun
Research has found that the after-effects of serious infections include brain impairment, strokes, seizures and organ damage.
Times,Sunday Times
He states that benzodiazepines have been in use for more than 40 years, and that there has been little or no evidence of organ damage.
Times, Sunday Times
These had horrible side-effects, including a very real risk of organ damage.
Times, Sunday Times
pay damages
The MoD agreed to pay damages to the two victims in an out-of-court settlement.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
The firms must pay additional damages to take account of any harm done to consumers' health.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
She agreed to pay undisclosed damages and costs.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
permanent damage
He also needed a brain scan and may have permanent damage to one eye.
The Sun (2010)
The trick is to remove the obstruction before any permanent damage is done.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
They did no permanent damage to me and did not affect my adolescent years.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
In it she tells a jealous ex: 'I see the permanent damage you did to me.
The Sun (2016)
She suffered permanent damage to her spine and reproductive organs.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
physical damage
Admittedly he is one with a propensity to do physical damage to opposing players.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
From the way she acted, he knew there was something more serious at stake than just the physical damage from an automobile accident.
J. A. Jance HOUR OF THE HUNTER (2002)
The judge held that section 2 provided compensation only for physical damage and not for consequential losses.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
potential damage
Investors fled to safety as markets reassessed the potential damage to economic growth.
Times,Sunday Times
Because of the potential damage to your eyes, you have to build something to get a good look at the sun.
Times, Sunday Times
This release of documents has been more measured and has mitigated some of the potential damage.
Times, Sunday Times
A quarter said they drank more, in a survey that has raised concern among experts, who say they may be unaware of the potential damage.
Times, Sunday Times
If arteries become clogged, the potential damage can be enormous.
Times, Sunday Times
prevent damage
Each bird was fitted with a tape brail on one wing to prevent damage caused by flying into the pen fencing.
Times, Sunday Times
Hiding them may prevent damage to the esprit de corps.
Times, Sunday Times
Instead, each roll will use a little extra paper to prevent damage and to stop it unravelling.
The Sun
This will also prevent damage due to strong gusts of wind.
Times, Sunday Times
It's best to use a soft brush attachment, which will agitate the dust into the nozzle and prevent damage to plastic surfaces.
Times, Sunday Times
property damage
The cost of property damage in the region was put at more than $100 billion (60 billion).
Times, Sunday Times
For example, there will be different time limits for breach of contract, fraud, breach of warranty, and property damage.
Christianity Today
When it was over, 43 lives and $50 million in property damage had been the cost.
Christianity Today
There were 540 cases of 'significant property damage' - damage costing more than $1,000 (680) - reported last year.
Times, Sunday Times
Any property damage claims, she said, must be made by the end of this year.
Times, Sunday Times
psychological damage
Some think it can only involve deliberate physical harm; others, that it includes psychological damage.
The Times Literary Supplement
Women's groups have lobbied politicians about husbands who 'demonstrate a pattern of causing psychological damage'.
The Sun
The man, whose wife has already been paid for psychological damage she went through, spent more than a year on dialysis.
The Sun
Genetic susceptibility, the longterm biological effects of stress in childhood, the social disadvantage of losing a parent and psychological damage could all contribute to the risk, the scientists said.
Times, Sunday Times
There are no heroes and villains, just layers of greed, corruption and psychological damage.
Times, Sunday Times
recover damages
He succeeded on all aspects of his primary case but the judge held that he could not recover damages for reasons of policy.
Times, Sunday Times
There were also cases which suggested that he might be able to recover damages for anxiety consequent upon an actionable injury.
Times, Sunday Times
A buyer who relies on false statements to buy a property may later be able to sue the seller to recover damages.
Times, Sunday Times
In your case, the car driver could take you to a civil court to try to recover damages, but it would be time-consuming and far from guaranteed to succeed.
Times, Sunday Times
It was not a basis upon which a claimant could recover damages under section 13, and certainly not an apposite basis for the class in the present case.
Times, Sunday Times
reduce damage
If you forget to cover tender plants, 'washing' the frost off with cold water before sun up can reduce damage appreciably.
The Sun
Laboratory tests found adding stem cells can reduce damage to heart tissue by 25%.
Times, Sunday Times
They are a source of omega-3 oils which can help reduce damage to the heart.
The Sun
Invest in a silk pillow case to reduce damage should you unwittingly roll over in the night.
Times, Sunday Times
Use soft string to reduce damage caused by rubbing and, if tree ties are used, keep a 'spacer' between plant and support stake.
The Sun
repair the damage
Proponents claim that the stings kickstart the patient's nervous system into repairing the damage thatmultiple sclerosis wreaks on the myelin sheaths that surround nerve fibres.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
Oestrogen promotes cell division which is vital in repairing damaged vessels.
The Sun (2011)
It also provides powerful antioxidants to protect the liver from toxins and helps to repair damaged liver cells.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
American diplomats acted quickly to repair the damage.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
His wife tried to repair the damage by proclaiming her belief in conventional marital fidelity.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
reverse damage
A jab that could halt the disease or reverse damage done to the brain could be available within two years.
The Sun
Tests suggest it can reverse damage done to the brain by the incurable disease.
The Sun
Laser treatment, drops and surgery can stop sight worsening but cannot reverse damage.
The Sun
Antivenoms bind to and neutralize the venom, halting further damage, but do not reverse damage already done.
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This protein can also reverse damage from replication errors.
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risk damage
But neither wished to risk damaging a close friendship.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
There will be a presumption against building out-of-town shopping centres if they risk damaging local high streets.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
But more than a shallow puddle could risk damaging the electrics.
The Sun (2015)
Try to use a protective serum, though, otherwise you risk damage.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
roof damage
More comprehensive policies, starting at about 10, also cover emergencies relating to central heating, plumbing and drainage, roof damage and the power supply.
Times, Sunday Times
City experienced downed trees and fences and sporadic roof damage.
Houston Chronicle
In the same area, many buildings had sustained roof damage.
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The tornado caused roof damage to five homes and a business garage, and destroyed a storage shed.
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Several commercial buildings had major roof damage, leaving $150,000 in damages.
Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0
seek damages
The company had previously sought damages of £20 million.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
They are seeking unspecified damages.
The Sun (2007)
The court was told that they would be seeking damages for the stealing of the pictures.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
serious damage
Both brothers allege that serious damage was inflicted on their reputations and businesses.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
The consultancy is also alarmed by signs that the credit crunch is set to wreak further serious damage through a prolonged lending drought.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
The grey nurse shark is not considered a threat to humans but its bite could do serious damage.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
He had to get the meddler to fix his handiwork, now, before there was some serious damage done.
Clive Barker EVERVILLE (2001)
To do so would be to risk serious damage to the real economy.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
severe damage
But in 2011 the wood also had the most severe damage caused by deer grazing found at any of its sites.
Times, Sunday Times
The scandal threatens severe damage to institutions that deposited money with him.
Times, Sunday Times
The laser caused severe damage to his other eye, leaving him unable to read.
Times, Sunday Times
The collapse caused severe damage to a housing development and forced many families to be moved from their homes.
Times, Sunday Times
Ultra-low interest rates have done severe damage to our economy.
Times, Sunday Times
significant damage
I don't believe for one moment there's going to be any significant damage in the long term.
Clive Barker COLDHEART CANYON (2001)
The judge said that ' bird strike' was an unavoidable occurrence, but it was large birds weighing more than 1kg that could cause significant damage.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
Noctuids are phytophagous lepidopterans with some species causing significant damage to agriculture.
Vanusa Rodrigues Horas, Mario Antonio Navarro da Silva, Vinicius Annies, Beatriz Helena L. N. Sales Maia, Francisco A. Marques, Maria Fátima das Graças Fernandes da Silva 2014, 'Noctuidae-induced plant volatiles: current situation and prospects', Química Nova
skin damage
Smoking, sun, pollution, stress and poor diet can all trigger skin damage.
The Sun (2010)
A tan may look great, but it's just a sign of skin damage.
The Sun (2012)
Medical advice should be sought to treat the inflammation and reduce risk of lasting skin damage.
The Sun (2009)
smoke damage
It was just my front door and some smoke damage.
The Sun
The fire left one room of the flat 'extremely damaged' and others with smoke damage, police said.
Times, Sunday Times
It listed fire and smoke damage to the whole box, including the glass.
Times, Sunday Times
In 2009 the restaurant endured a kitchen fire that resulted in extensive smoke damage.
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There were no fatalities caused by the explosion, and damage to the building was restricted to smoke damage and shattered windows, doors and woodwork.
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storm damage
Most home insurance will cover any flood and storm damage to your home.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
But there can be circumstances where storm damage is caused to property without high winds occurring.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
Three expert opinions all agreed it was storm damage.
The Sun (2014)
structural damage
If there is no structural damage to the economy, servicing these debts will be reasonably easy.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
There is a strong risk of structural damage with winds up to 100mph.
The Sun (2015)
There were no reports of structural damage and no one was injured.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
substantial damage
Flooding and substantial damage was expected, with a handful of beach residents forced to leave their homes.
Times, Sunday Times
And while your body can't regenerate whole limbs, some organs, such as the liver, can withstand substantial damage and still be completely repaired.
Times, Sunday Times
The company was not fined as its actions had not crossed the threshold of causing 'substantial damage and distress', which will be removed next month.
Times, Sunday Times
Short of an imminent threat of harm to persons or substantial damage to property, members of the public should not be encouraged to reprimand law-breaking citizens.
Times, Sunday Times
Scientists hope to discover a way of beefing up our adult stem cells to enable them to repair more substantial damage, such as that sustained during a stroke.
Times, Sunday Times
sun damage
This is probably something called actinic keratosis - mild sun damage.
The Sun (2011)
This no-frills brand uses niacinamide and liquorice to brighten and lighten any sun damage and hyperpigmentation.
Times, Sunday Times (2017)
An ultralight skin-resurfacing laser is then passed over the skin to tone down signs of blotchy sun damage.
Times, Sunday Times (2018)
The combined treatments are designed to treat acne and pigmentation as well as sun damage, blemishes and ageing skin.
The Sun (2011)
You need collagen in your skin not just to look youthful, but to protect yourself from sun damage.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
sustain damage
Although the vehicle sustained some damage, no one was hurt.
The Sun (2015)
She walked straight into the path of an oncoming bus, sustaining brain damage from which she did not recover.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
Some of the damage sustained can still be seen today.
The Sun (2016)
terrible damage
But recent winds caused some terrible damage round here.
Times, Sunday Times
The pictures went around the world and people who had never realised the terrible damage landmines do were horrified.
The Sun
You have been through terrible damage, but have the spirit and strength not to allow it to break you.
Times, Sunday Times
The smoking ban has done terrible damage to the karma of rock stars used to wielding cigarettes on stage.
Times, Sunday Times
But what terrible damage a single speech can do.
Times, Sunday Times
tissue damage
His injury is limited to soft tissue damage for which he is now receiving treatment from the club's medical team.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
I just think there is some tissue damage and some burst blood vessels.
The Sun (2010)
I hope there's no tissue damage.
The Sun (2017)
tremendous damage
Our ignorance caused tremendous damage to the work of the gospel in a foreign culture.
Christianity Today
To carry that bitterness can do tremendous damage.
The Sun
His army arrested and imprisoned several monks and priests and caused tremendous damage to the monastery.
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No magical or physical barrier has been discovered that can withstand it, and the beam inflicts tremendous damage on all beings struck by it.
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By the 1970s, the then 130,000 rabbits were causing tremendous damage to vegetation.
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undo the damage
Will he be able to undo the damage he has done - or will his efforts only make the situation worse?
The Sun (2010)
All you can do now is try to undo the damage you have done.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
It will take a generation or more to undo the damage that they have caused.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
unspecified damages
They are seeking unspecified damages.
The Sun
Now she s seeking unspecified damages.
Chicago Sun-Times
They are seeking unspecified damages and an assurance that there will be no further distribution of the images.
Times, Sunday Times
The lawsuit asks for unspecified damages and lawyer's fees.
Times, Sunday Times
The prince and his colleagues acted in an 'outrageous', 'despicable' and 'oppressive' way, they say in their legal action, which seeks unspecified damages.
Times, Sunday Times
untold damage
Yet it caused untold damage.
The Sun (2008)
This process can be lengthy, doing untold damage to the reputation of the business in the meantime.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
It will do untold damage to your marriage and your whole family if this gets out.
The Sun (2012)
visible damage
The visible damage has been repaired but the economy has never recovered.
Times, Sunday Times
Visible damage included a crushed left cheekbone, displaced eye socket, broken arm and double fracture of the leg but it was the bruising to his brain that was life-threatening.
Times,Sunday Times
They feed inside young fruit and eject frass from the entry hole causing visible damage.
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He attempts to talk with her, and when she refuses to open the door, he pounds on the door and leaves visible damage.
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These covers, while textured and not as glossy as paint, absorbed scuffs and scrapes with less visible damage.
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widespread damage
On top of that, floods have inflicted widespread damage on infrastructure.
Mail and Guardian
Such a storm will pack severe gusts of wind as well as flooding rains that threaten widespread damage.
Times, Sunday Times
Forecasters warned of widespread damage overnight tonight after the first storms of 2015 hit.
The Sun
She has widespread damage but not as significant in particular areas.
The Sun
It claimed 18 lives and caused widespread damage.
Times, Sunday Times
wind damage
The torrential rains this winter have had huge impacts with thousands of homes flooded, far more than any hit by wind damage.
Times, Sunday Times
Water it well this year and stake it firmly to prevent any wind damage.
The Sun
The predicted flooding, wind damage and power cuts are bound to affect early voter turnout.
Times, Sunday Times
This was a tempest on a scale not seen here for 300 years, and he issued warnings to prepare for serious floods and wind damage.
Times, Sunday Times
I know plenty of other trainers who have had to deal with flooding, power cuts and wind damage.
The Sun
wreak damage
The storm wreaked horrendous damage across Europe and America.
The Sun (2010)
Stress speeds that process, wreaking damage throughout our bodies.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
They say that modern mining methods could wreak lasting damage on the countryside.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
Translations:
Chinese: 损害, 损害
Japanese: 損傷, 損傷する
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