Use hurt or injure to talk about people suffering physical harm as a result of an accident, earthquake, hurricane etc • No one was hurt in the car crash!. • We hoped he wasn't seriousl[r]
(1)Edited by Nguyen Van Son damage, hurt, injure, wound
Damage means to cause physical harm to a thing or to a part of your body • Fires can damage crops and animals • He damaged a knee ligament playing rugby You not usually talk about damaging a person Use hurt, injure, or wound instead • He was hurt in a climbing accident (NOT He was damaged in a climbing accident) However, you can talk about damaging an unborn child • German measles in pregnancy can damage your baby Use hurt or injure to talk about people suffering physical harm as a result of an accident, earthquake, hurricane etc • No one was hurt in the car crash • We hoped he wasn't seriously injured.!! Do not say 'injure someone's health' Say ' damage someone's health '.Use wound to talk about someone being hurt by a weapon such as a gun or a knife • He shot dead three people and wounded several others • a wounded soldier
destroy, ruin, spoil