harming
harming — noun
1. the state or result of being hurt, injured, or damaged — used for physical harm
the state or result of being hurt, injured, or damaged — used for physical harm to the body, emotional harm to the mind, or damage to property, reputation, or the environment; this is the gerund (noun-like) form of the verb harm.
The storm caused serious harm to many homes along the coast.
cause + serious harm to [sth]
The doctor said the medicine would cause no long-term harm to the patient.
cause no harm to [sb]
Sofia suffered great emotional harm after years of unfair treatment at work.
Environmental harm from the factory's waste led to a large public protest.
The court decided that the company must pay for the harm done to local families.
文法句型
harm + to + noun phrase
cause + harm
suffer + harm
用法筆記
This is the noun (gerund) form of the verb harm. It is often used in legal, medical, or environmental contexts to describe damage or injury that has already happened. For the related verb form, see the verb entry below.
常見錯誤
harming — verb
- harmingpresent simple I / you / we / they
- harmings3rd person singular
- harminging-ing form
- harmingedpast simple
1. to cause pain, injury, damage, or negative effects to someone or something — eit
to cause pain, injury, damage, or negative effects to someone or something — either physically, emotionally, or in terms of well-being, reputation, or value; this is the present-participle form of the verb harm.
Too much direct sunlight can harm your skin if you do not wear protection.
can harm + body part
Diego would never harm an animal, not even an insect in his garden.
would never harm [sth/sb]
The lawyer argued that the false rumor had harmed the company's reputation.
Chemicals from the nearby farm can harm the fish living in the river.
The teacher worried that the bullying was harming the child's ability to learn.
文法句型
harm + noun phrase
be + harming + noun phrase
be + harmed + by + noun phrase
用法筆記
Harm as a verb is more formal than hurt and is preferred in legal, medical, and environmental writing. For everyday physical pain (e.g. cutting your finger), use hurt instead of harm. This is the -ing (present participle) form, used in continuous tenses: 'is harming', 'was harming', 'has been harming'.