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شبکه مترجمین ایران
شبکه مترجمین ایران
شبکه مترجمین ایران
شبکه مترجمین ایران
شبکه مترجمین ایران
شبکه مترجمین ایران
شبکه مترجمین ایران
شبکه مترجمین ایران
شبکه مترجمین ایران
شبکه مترجمین ایران
واژگان شبکه مترجمین ایران
english
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verb abuse: That will damage the machine. noun harm: The damage to the car was severe.
Simple Definitions
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verb ADV. badly, seriously, severely The building was badly damaged by fire. | slightly | irreparably, permanently She may have damaged her health irreparably.
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
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damage verbs do damage • Too much sun can do severe damage to your skin. cause damage • We surveyed the damage caused by the bomb. suffer/sustain damage formal • She has suffered damage to her hearing. repair the damage • The cost of repairing the damage could be around £300 million. prevent/avoid damage • Young trees need protecting to prevent damage from the wind. serious/severe • The earthquake caused severe damage to a number of buildings. extensive/widespread (= covering a large area ) • Because of the size of the bomb, the damage was extensive. permanent/irreparable/irreversible damage (= that cannot be repaired ) • By smoking for so long, she may have suffered irreversible damage to her health. minor damage • Fortunately, the fire caused only minor damage. physical damage • There is considerable evidence that the drug can cause physical damage. structural damage (= to the structure of a building ) • The building was checked for structural damage. environmental damage • The programme will concentrate on reducing environmental damage and pollution. fire/storm/flood etc damage (= caused by fire, storm, flood etc ) • The campsite suffered extensive flood damage. brain/liver/nerve etc damage • If you drink a lot of alcohol it can cause liver damage. accidental damage (= caused by an accident ) • The insurance covers you for accidental damage to your possessions while you are on holiday. criminal damage (= caused by someone committing a crime ) • The boy was charged with criminal damage after setting fire to his girlfriend’s house.
transnet.ir
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damage to cause physical harm to something or someone, or have a bad effect on them: • Several buildings were damaged by the earthquake. • The other car wasn’t damaged. • The scandal could damage his career. harm to have a bad effect on something: • They use chemicals that will harm the environment. • The oil crisis could harm the economy. spoil to have a bad effect on something and make it less successful, enjoyable, useful etc: • We didn’t let the rain spoil our holiday. • Local people say the new buildings will spoil the view. vandalize to deliberately damage buildings, vehicles, or public property: • All the public telephones in the area had been vandalized. sabotage to secretly damage machines or equipment so that they cannot be used, especially in order to harm an enemy: • There is evidence that the airplane was sabotaged. tamper with something to deliberately and illegally damage or change a part of something in order to prevent it from working properly: • The car’s brakes had been tampered with. desecrate to damage a church or other holy place: • The church had been desecrated by vandals. deface to deliberately spoil the appearance of something by writing on it, spraying paint on it etc: • Someone had defaced the statue and painted it bright orange.
Longman-Thesaurus
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noun harm/injury ADJ. considerable, enormous, great, serious, severe, substantial, untold | minor, slight | extensive, widespread | irreparable, irreversible, lasting, long-term, permanent The incident did permanent damage to relations between the two countries. | criminal, malicious, wilful He was prosecuted for criminal damage to a vehicle. | accidental The insurance policy covers the building for accidental damage. | emotional, environmental, mechanical, psychological, structural | brain She suffered serious brain damage at birth. VERB + DAMAGE cause, do, inflict The earthquake caused widespread damage to property. They inflicted severe psychological damage on their opponents. | suffer | repair | prevent PREP. ~ by The palace suffered extensive damage by fire in 1825. | ~ from Crops are sprayed with chemicals to prevent damage from insects. | ~ to lasting damage to the environment PHRASES the cost/value of the damage The cost of the damage is estimated at around $2 billion. | the extent of the damage At the moment it is difficult to assess the extent of the damage. damages: money you can claim from sb ADJ. heavy, substantial VERB + DAMAGE incur, suffer damages incurred by the unfairly sacked workers | claim, seek, sue (sb) for He decided to sue the company for damages. | assess The court will assess the damages. | apportion, award (sb) | pay (sb) | obtain, receive, recover, win | be liable for, be liable in (law) If goods are lost in transit, the carrier will be liable for damages. DAMAGE + NOUN action, claim A woman is to bring a civil damages action against the men she alleges murdered her son. | award PREP. in ~ They are claiming £45 million in damages. | ~ for He received damages for personal injury. | ~ of She was awarded damages of £90,000. PHRASES an action/a claim for damages The judge upheld her claim for damages against her former employer.
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
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In addition to the idioms beginning with DAMAGE, Also see DO ONE WRONG (DAMAGE); THE DAMAGE.
American Heritage Idioms