damage指“损毁”,一般用于描述重大灾害后情况,较多用被动语态,eg.The building was damaged after the serious earthquake.【补充一个,ruin,指全面毁坏,成为废墟】destroy是指“(一般的)损坏”。 harm一般指心灵上的伤害、受伤。hurt一般指身体上受伤,挨揍了之类的…pain指“疼痛”,是挨揍的结果…injure指“受伤,负伤...
1)destroy毁灭,消灭,指通过某种有力的或粗暴的手段使之毁灭或无用,一般不能或很难修复,有时可用于比喻意义。如: The earthquake destroyed the whole city.地震毁了整座城市。 All his hopes were destroyed by her letter of refusal. 他所有的希望都被她的拒绝信毁了。