1 hurt 作及物動詞,表示“傷害,損害”,指肉體、自尊心、感情等的傷害,過去式和過去分詞都是hurt 。
He was hurt in an accident. 他在事故中受了傷。
He won't hurt you. 他不會傷害你的。
Did she hurt herself when she fell? 她跌倒時傷了自己沒有?
His words hurt her. 他的話傷害了她。(也可說hurt her feelings)
2 hurt 作不及物動詞,表示“疼,痛”。
My foot still hurts . 我的腳還在痛。
My tooth hurts badly. 我的牙痛得厲害。
The shoes hurts me. 鞋勒得我腳疼。
3 harm 為通俗用詞,著重指被傷害者有某種痛苦,對被傷害物造成損失,指具體或抽象傷害均可。
There was a fire in the street, but their house wasn't harmed at all. 街上發(fā)生了一場火災,但他們的房子絲毫沒有受損。
The storm did much harm to the crops. 風暴給莊稼帶來了嚴重損失。
There is no harm in trying. 不妨一試。