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

• Merger creditors to achieve the company will have a major impact, but not to the detriment of creditors, protection of the efficiency of the cost of the merger.
  公司合并对公司债权人的债权实现会产生重大的影响，但是对债权人的保护不应以损害公司合并效率为代价。
• She emphasized his eccentricity to the detriment of his truly remarkable achievements.
  她强调了他的古怪行为，从而有损于他非常出色的成就。
• When you have an economic downdraft like this, that same flexibility can be a severe detriment.
  当你遭遇这种规模的经济衰退时，同样的弹性可能就会非常不利。
• We should study all these subjects equally well and not stress English to the detriment of the rest.
  这几门功课都要学好，不能只偏重英语。
• Other rules are a bit clearer, but are still being ignored to the detriment of the application developer.
  其他规则稍微清楚一点，但对应用程序开发者可能产生的不利后果仍被忽略。
• 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？
• 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。
• 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。
• The concept of privacy has been extended to a level of unfortunate paranoia, to the detriment of [ the US].
  我们已把隐私的概念推到了一种可悲的偏执境地，这损害了（美国的利益）。
• Smoking is now considered a detriment to good health.
  现在认为，烟对健康有害。