detriment

英 [ˈdetrɪmənt]

美 [ˈdetrɪmənt]

n.  伤害; 损害; 造成伤害(或损害)的事物

复数：detriments　

TOEFLIELTSTEM8法律

Collins.1 / BNC.11396 / COCA.14289

习惯用语

n.

to the detriment of sb/sthto sb/sth's detriment
• （结果）不利于，有害于，有损于
  resulting in harm or damage to sb/sth
• He was engrossed in his job to the detriment of his health.
  他全身心地投入工作结果损害了他的健康。
without detriment (to sb/sth)
• （结果）无害于，无损于
  not resulting in harm or damage to sb/sth

牛津词典

noun

• 伤害；损害；造成伤害（或损害）的事物
  the act of causing harm or damage; sth that causes harm or damage

柯林斯词典

• PHRASE 对…有害;有损于
  If something happensto the detriment ofsomething ortoa person'sdetriment, it causes harm or damage to them.
  1. Children spend too much time on schoolwork, to the detriment of other activities.
     孩子把太多的时间用于做作业，影响了他们参加其他活动。
• PHRASE 对…无害;无损于
  If something happenswithout detriment toa person or thing, it does not harm or damage them.
  1. These difficulties have been overcome without detriment to performance.
     这些困难都已在不影响业绩的情况下得到了克服。

英英释义

noun

• a damage or loss
  Synonym:hurt

双语例句

• He smoked a lot, to the detriment of his health.
  他抽烟很多，对健康造成损害。
• Are you sure that I can follow this diet without detriment to my health?
  你确信依照这些食谱对我的健康状况没有损害吗？
• This is another case of the common conflict between functionality and security-to the detriment of average users.
  功能和安全之争的另一种情况是对一般用户的伤害。
• Companies subject to this "discipline" are forced to distort their decisions to their long-term detriment.
  服从这一“纪律”的公司被迫扭曲自己的决定，不惜损害长期利益。
• Men still seek their own positions to the detriment of even – it seems – God's will.
  人们仍然为了寻求私利来损害别人，甚至-它似乎是-上帝的意愿。
• These difficulties have been overcome without detriment to performance.
  这些困难都已在不影响业绩的情况下得到了克服。
• His lack of education be a serious detriment to his career.
  他的未受教育对他的事业是一种严重的妨碍。
• It reflects an obsession with media management that is often to the detriment of good government.
  这反映出了政府对媒体管理的执念，而这通常会侵蚀一个好政府。
• However, they can also be used to our detriment.
  然而，习惯也会对我们造成伤害。
• An incident like this cannot happen again without detriment to our business relations.
  象这样的事件如再发生就必然损害我们的业务关系。