单词 | damaged |
释义 | damaged (once / 600 pages) adj Something that's damaged is harmed or ruined. Wrap your dishes in newspaper and place them neatly in a box so they aren't damaged during a move. Damaged comes from the French dommage meaning "loss caused by injury." A politician who loses popularity after making uncouth remarks during a speech has damaged his reputation. Like a shattered mirror damaged during a fall, the harm done is irreparable, or beyond repair. WORD FAMILYdamaged: undamaged+/damage: damaged, damages, damaging/damaging: damagingly USAGE EXAMPLESAt Abuja airport, a South African Airways plane was damaged on landing in August. Seattle Times(Jan 02, 2017) While police investigate what led to the crash, which damaged the front of Elements Massage, Kim said the fire department will conduct an internal investigation. Seattle Times(Jan 01, 2017) Missouri officials say more than 7,000 structures were damaged. Washington Times(Jan 01, 2017) 1adj harmed or injured or spoiled I won't buy damaged goods the storm left a wake of badly damaged buildings Syn|Ant blemished marred by imperfections brokenphysically and forcibly separated into pieces or cracked or split battered, beat-up, beaten-updamaged by blows or hard usage bedraggled, broken-down, derelict, dilapidated, ramshackle, tatterdemalion, tumble-downin deplorable condition bent, crumpled, dentedof metal e.g. broken, bustedout of working order (`busted' is an informal substitute for `broken') broken-backedhaving the spine damaged hurt, weakeneddamaged inanimate objects or their value knocked-outdamaged riddled(often followed by `with') damaged throughout by numerous perforations or holes storm-beatendamaged by storm destroyedspoiled or ruined or demolished impaireddiminished in strength, quality, or utility injuredharmed undamaged not harmed or spoiled; sound unblemished, unmarred, unmutilatedfree from physical or moral spots or stains unbrokennot broken; whole and intact; in one piece intactundamaged in any way unimpairednot damaged or diminished in any respect uninjurednot injured physically or mentally 2adj being unjustly brought into disrepute her damaged reputation Syn discredited disreputable lacking respectability in character or behavior or appearance |
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