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。
• However, they can also be used to our detriment.
  然而，习惯也会对我们造成伤害。
• Occasional questions arise as to the yield benefit or detriment of removing the terminal bud of soybeans.
  摘除大豆顶芽会出现对产量有利或不利的临时性问题。
• 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。
• 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。
• Should we value processes and tools more, and if so, should it be at the detriment of individuals and interactions?
  我们是不是应该更重视流程和工具？如果是的话，这是否会损害个体和交互？
• 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。
• 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。
• The FTC recently charged a group of auto dealers with restricting comparative and discount advertising to the detriment of consumers.
  联邦贸易委员会不久前曾起诉了一群对比较和折扣广告进行限制，从而损害了消费者利益的汽车代理商。