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

• But protection in agriculture also remains high in many developing countries& to the detriment of their own exporters and consumers.
  然而，很多发展中国家的农业保护仍很严格，对其国内出口商和消费者造成了损失。
• 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。
• They tend to protect the interests of politically influential and wealthy people, often to the detriment of the majority.
  不平等的体制往往倾向于保护政治上有权势的人和有钱人，往往损害大多数人的利益。
• 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。
• Smoking is now considered a detriment to good health.
  现在认为，烟对健康有害。
• 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。
• 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？
• Starting formal education to early can be of serious detriment to the child.
  过早开始正规教育会对儿童大为不利。
• 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。
• 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。