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

• 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。
• This is another case of the common conflict between functionality and security-to the detriment of average users.
  功能和安全之争的另一种情况是对一般用户的伤害。
• 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？
• 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。
• 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。
• He smoked a lot, to the detriment of his health.
  他抽烟很多，对健康造成损害。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。