Tra từ harm - Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th

harm [harm harms harmed harming] noun, verb BrE [hɑːm] NAmE [hɑːrm]
noun uncountable
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.

Word Origin:
Old English hearm (noun), hearmian (verb), of Germanic origin; related to German Harm and Old Norse harmr ‘grief, sorrow’.

Thesaurus:
harm noun U
•Hard work never did anyone any harm.
damage • |formal detriment •
Opp: good
harm/damage/detriment to sth
harm/damage from sth
cause/do/inflict/suffer/escape/prevent harm/damage
Harm or damage? Harm is only used in a number of fixed phrases to express opinions about what or who may cause harm, or whether harm has been caused
•Luckily, no harm was done.
Damage is used to talk about the effects of storms, fire, etc. and about the physical state of unhealthy organs in the body
•storm/flood/smoke damage
• brain/liver/kidney damage
Both words can be used to talk about mental or emotional suffering
•psychological damage/harm

Example Bank:
•I don't think he'll come to any harm if his mother is with him.
•I don't want any harm to come to these pictures.
•I'm sorry if I upset you— I didn't mean any harm.
•No one wishes you harm.
•She tried to shield her child from harm.
•The children were removed from their parents to prevent harm to them.
•The drugs he was prescribed did him more harm than good.
•The huge fall in exports has done a great deal of harm to the economy.
•The younger children were kept out of harm's way.
•babies at risk of serious harm from their parents
•elderly people in danger of physical or emotional harm
•the harm done to the environment
•Don't worry, we'll see that the children come to no harm.
•Hard work never did anyone any harm.
•He may look fierce, but he means no harm.
•He was convicted of causing grievous/actual bodily harm.
•He would never frighten anyone or cause them any harm.
•I can't say I like Mark very much but I don't wish him any harm.
•I prefer the children to play in the garden where they're out of harm's way.
•Look, we're just going out for a few drinks, where's the harm in that?
•The accident could have been worse; luckily no harm was done.
•emotional/psychological/social damage/harm
Idioms: ↑it does no harm to do something ▪ ↑it wouldn't do somebody any harm ▪ ↑no harm done ▪ ↑out of harm's way ▪ ↑there is no harm in doing something

verb ~ sb/sth
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.
see not harm/hurt a fly at ↑fly _n., not harm/touch a hair of sb's head at ↑hair
Verb forms:

Word Origin:
Old English hearm (noun), hearmian (verb), of Germanic origin; related to German Harm and Old Norse harmr ‘grief, sorrow’.

Thesaurus:
harm verb T
•Pollution can harm marine life.
damage • • hurt • • compromise • |formal impair •
Opp: benefit
harm/damage/hurt/compromise/impair sb's chances
harm/damage/hurt/compromise sb's reputation
harm/damage/compromise/impair sb's health
seriously harm/damage/hurt/compromise/impair sb/sth
Harm or damage? Harm is used especially to talk about bad effects on the environment or sb's health; damage can also be used in this way, but is used most frequently about bad effects on objects:
•The car was badly damaged in the crash.
✗ The car was badly harmed in the crash.

Synonyms:
damage
hurt • harm • impair
These words all mean to have a bad effect on sb/sth.
damage • to cause physical harm to sth, making it less attractive, useful or valuable; to have a bad effect on sb/sth's life, health, happiness or chances of success: ▪ The fire badly damaged the town hall. ◇ ▪ emotionally damaged children
hurt • (rather informal) to have a bad effect on sb/sth's life, health, happiness or chances of success: ▪ Hard work never hurt anyone.
harm • to have a bad effect on sb/sth's life, health, happiness or chances of success: ▪ Pollution can harm marine life.
damage, hurt or harm?
Hurt is slightly less formal than damage or harm, especially when it is used in negative statements: ▪ It won't hurt him to have to wait a bit. ◇ It won't damage/harm him to have to wait a bit. Harm is also often used to talk about ways in which things in the natural world such as wildlife and the environment are affected by human activity.
impair • (rather formal) to damage sb's health, abilities or chances: ▪ Even one drink can impair driving performance.
to damage/hurt/harm/impair sb's chances
to damage/hurt/harm sb's interests/reputation
to damage/harm/impair sb's health
to seriously/greatly damage/hurt/harm/impair sb/sth
to badly/severely damage/hurt/impair sb/sth

Example Bank:
•He claimed that he had not intended to harm the girl.
•Misusing drugs in pregnancy can seriously harm your baby.