harm
US: /ˈhɑɹm/
UK: /hˈɑːm/
English - Vietnamese dictionary
harm /hɑ:m/- danh từ
- hại, tai hại, tổn hao, thiệt hại
- to do somebody harm: làm hại ai
- to keep out of harms way: tránh những cái có thể gây tai hại; ở vào một nơi an toàn
- ý muốn hại người; điều gây tai hại
- there's no harm in him: nó không cố ý hại ai
- he meant no harm: nó không có ý muốn hại ai
- hại, tai hại, tổn hao, thiệt hại
- ngoại động từ
- làm hại, gây tai hại, làm tổn hại
Advanced English dictionary
noun, verb+ noun [U] damage or injury that is caused by a person or an event: He would never frighten anyone or cause them any harm. + He may look fierce, but he means no harm. + The court case will do serious harm to my business. + The accident could have been much worse; luckily no harm was done. + Don't worry, we'll see that the children come to no harm. + I can't say I like Mark very much, but I don't wish him any harm. + Hard work never did anyone any harm. + Look, we're just going out for a few drinks, where's the harm in that? + The treatment they gave him did him more harm than good.
Idioms: no harm done (spoken) used to tell sb not to worry because they have caused no serious damage or injury: Forget it, Dave, no harm done.
out of harm's way in a safe place where sb/sth cannot be hurt or injured or do any damage to sb/sth: She put the knife in a drawer, out of harm's way. + I prefer the children to play in the garden where they're out of harm's way.
there is no harm in (sb's) doing sth
it does no harm (for sb) to do sth used to tell sb that sth is a good idea and will not cause any problems: He may say no, but there's no harm in asking. + It does no harm to ask.
+ verb [VN] to hurt or injure sb or to damage sth: He would never harm anyone. + Pollution can harm marine life. + These revelations will harm her chances of winning the election.
Idioms see FLY n., HAIR
Thesaurus dictionary
n.
1 injury, damage, mischief, hurt, abuse, misfortune:
A bodyguard was hired to see that no harm would come to her.
2 evil, wrongdoing, wickedness, iniquity, wrong, badness:
I meant no harm when I told Phoebe that her husband was having dinner with Kathy.
v.
3 hurt, damage, injure, abuse, maltreat, wound:
She insists that her pet viper would never harm her.
Collocation
ADJ.
considerable, great, serious, untold
He was clearly intent on inflicting serious harm on someone.
| irreparable, lasting, permanent | emotional, mental, physical, psychological
elderly people in danger of physical or emotional harm
| economic, environmental
VERB + HARM
cause, do, inflict
The huge fall in exports has done a great deal of harm to the economy.
| mean (sb), wish sb
I'm sorry if I upset you?I didn't mean any harm. No one wishes you harm.
| come to, suffer
I don't think he'll come to any harm if his mother is with him.
| keep sb from, prevent, protect sb from, shield sb from
The children were removed from their parents to prevent harm to them. She tried to shield her child from harm.
HARM + VERB
come to sb/sth
I don't want any harm to come to these pictures.
PREP.
~ from
babies at risk of serious harm from their parents
| ~ to
the harm done to the environment
PHRASES
more harm than good
The drugs he was prescribed did him more harm than good.
| out of harm's way
The younger children were kept out of harm's way.
Concise dictionary
harms|harmed|harminghɑrm /hɑːmnoun
+any physical damage to the body caused by violence or accident or fracture etc.
+the occurrence of a change for the worse
+the act of damaging something or someone
verb
+cause or do harm to
