harm, hurt, injure, wound 这一组动词均表示“伤害,损害”。
1.harm
表示引起对身体,物质或精神上的严重损害,常指伤害人的肉体,损坏东西以及损害健康,品质,
事业等。如:
Hard drinking will
harm your stomach. 过量饮酒会伤胃。
I don't believe
those fairy tales will harm our students.
我认为那些神话故事不会对我们的学生有害处。
There was a fire
in the street, but the theatre wasn't harmed at all.
街上起火了,但是那家戏院完好无损。
2.hurt
常指思想感情方面的伤害,含有引起极大苦恼之意。当指肉体上的伤害时,强调疼痛的剧烈程度。
hurt
的过去分词只能作表语,不能作定语,而本组内的其他动词则无此限制。如:
It hurts me when
you talk like that. 你那样同我说话,我很心痛。
My head still
hurts. 我的头仍然很疼。
She was hurt to
think of her not being invited to the party.
一想到没被邀请去参加那个聚会,她就感到受到了伤害。
3.injure 着重指人的容貌、内部器官、生理机能的损害,常与 harm
通用,但更强调伤势的严重。
它也可指对人精神的伤害。如:
You will injure
yourself by smoking too much. 过度抽烟对你的身体有害。
The boy injured
his shoulder while playing football. 在踢足球时,他弄伤了自己的肩部。
She was so injured
in her pride that she rushed out into the dark street.
她的骄傲受到了伤害,所以她冲到了漆黑的大街上.
4.wound
专指外力对身体造成的伤害,尤其指战争和灾害中的受伤,一般指外伤,不指内伤。它也可指感情,
荣誉方面的创伤。如:
The bullet wounded
the soldier in the head. 子弹击伤了这个战士的头部。
Fifty PLA men were
wounded in the sea battle. 在这场海战中,五十位人民解放军受了伤。
What you have said
has seriously wounded the feeling of Maggie. 你说的话伤透了麦琪的感情。