injury v. 损伤(害), 伤害, 毁坏杀伤, 受伤处, 伤痕侮辱, 诽谤
解析:be an injury to 伤害…, 危害…, 对…有害
do sb. an injury (=do an injury to sb.) 伤害某人
【衍】injure
【同】injure, harm, hurt, damage, spoil
【辨析】injure 表示对外貌,健康造成伤害;
She was badly injured in an accident. 她在一次事故中被重伤。
harm 与 hurt 主要指那些带来痛苦、悲伤、损失或损害的;
Gypsy moths harm foliage. 蛾对叶子有害。
My feelings are hurt. 我的感情受到了伤害。
damage 一词通常指那种使价值降低、有用性和有效性减少的损害;
A falling tree damaged the roof. 一棵倒下的树损坏了屋顶。
The scandal seriously damaged the senator's reputation.
那丑闻严重害了参议员的名声。故此,damages 在法律上指赔偿金
impair 一词指的是减低,减损;
The patient's intelligence has been impaired by a brain injury.
由于脑伤,病人的智力受损。