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VERB
損壞;破壞;毀壞
To damage an object means to break it, spoil it physically, or stop it from working properly.
例句
He maliciously damaged a car with a baseball bat...
他用棒球棒惡意損毀了一輛汽車。
The sun can damage your skin.
陽光能損傷皮膚。
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VERB
損害;傷害
To damage something means to cause it to become less good, pleasant, or successful.
例句
Jackson doesn't want to damage his reputation as a political personality...
杰克遜不想損害自己政界名人的聲譽。
He warned that the action was damaging the economy.
他警告說該行動正對經濟造成破壞。
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N-UNCOUNT
（對物的）損壞，破壞，損失
Damage is physical harm that is caused to an object.
例句
The blast caused extensive damage to the house...
爆炸給這所房子造成了大面積的損壞。
Many professional boxers end their careers with brain damage.
許多職業拳擊手結束運動生涯時都已受到了腦損傷。
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N-UNCOUNT
（對人、情況、行為的）損害，傷害，不良影響
Damage consists of the unpleasant effects that something has on a person, situation, or type of activity.
例句
Incidents of this type cause irreparable damage to relations with the community...
這類事件會對與該社群的關系造成不可彌合的傷害。
Adhering to the new rules meant inflicting serious damage on motor racing.
遵守新的規定就意味著賽車比賽將遭受嚴重影響。
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N-PLURAL
（法院判定的）損害賠償金
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.
例句
He was vindicated in court and damages were awarded.
他在法庭上被證明無罪，并且獲得了損害賠償金。
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PHRASE
事已至此;已造成的損害無法挽回
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.
例句
Once the damage is done, even modern surgery can't undo it entirely.
傷害一旦造成，即使是現代外科手術也無法將其完全消除。