harmless
英 ['hɑ:mləs]
美['hɑrmləs]
- adj. 无害的;无恶意的
词态变化
副词: harmlessly;名词: harmlessness;
英英释意
- 1. not causing or capable of causing harm;
- "harmless bacteria"
- "rendered the bomb harmless"
- 2. not injurious to physical or mental health
- 3. not producing any toxic effects
- 4. unlikely to harm or disturb anyone;
- "harmless old man"
- 5. not threatening to life or health; not malignant;
- "a benign tumor is usually harmless"
英文词源
- harmless (adj.)
- c. 1300, "uninjured," from harm (n.) + -less. Meaning "without power or disposition to harm" is from 1530s. Related: Harmlessly; harmlessness.
考试真题
- Popping food into the microwave for a couple of minutes may seem utterly harmless, but Europe's stock of these quick-cooking ovens emit as much carbon as nearly 7 million cars, a new study has found.
2019年12月四级真题(第一套)阅读 Section C
- Roughly the size of a soda can, sitting on a bookshelf, a relatively harmless gadget may be turning friends away from your home.
2018年12月四级真题(第二套)阅读 Section C
- Even seemingly harmless details on a resume, it appears, can tap into recruiters' biases.
出自-2015年12月阅读原文
- People often think of gossipers as harmless, but cruel lies can cause pain.
2016年高考英语浙江卷(6月) 阅读理解 阅读A 原文
实用场景例句
- The missile fell harmlessly into the sea.
- 导弹落到了海里,没有导致任何伤害。
牛津词典
- It's just a bit of harmless fun.
- 开个小玩笑罢了,并无恶意的。
牛津词典
- The bacteria are harmless to humans.
- 这些细菌对人无害。
牛津词典
- Industry has been working at developing harmless substitutes for these gases...
- 该行业一直在努力开发一些可以替代这些气体的无害物质。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- This experiment was harmless to the animals.
- 这个试验不会对动物造成伤害。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- He seemed harmless enough...
- 他看起来不会惹什么麻烦。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- I would not want to deny them a harmless pleasure.
- 我不想剥夺他们这点无伤大雅的乐趣。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- I made a harmless remark to some guy at the bar and he swung at me.
- 在酒吧里我向某个家伙说了句无恶意的话,他就向我打了一拳.
期刊摘选
- Using this timer puts me on task and is a harmless bully.
- 用这个定时器使我集中于工作任务上,而它是个无恶意的土霸.
期刊摘选
- The trouble was sparked off by an apparently harmless phrase.
- 这场麻烦是由一句明显无恶意的话引起的.
《简明英汉词典》
- For the most part, piling on dark pigments in the teeth, bones and skin is harmless.
- 在多数情况下, 聚集在牙齿 、 骨骼和皮肤上的色素沉着是无害的.
期刊摘选
- A few drinks may seem harmless but beware: alcohol is a devil in disguise.
- 喝几口酒可能没有什么坏处,不过得小心: 含有酒精的饮料是一种糠衣裹着的砒霜.
期刊摘选
- What diet pill to use to cut quickly woollen cloth harmless to the body?
- 用什麽减肥药减得快,又对身体无害的 呢 ?
期刊摘选
- It's a new drug, quite harmless.
- 高级针剂, 相当无害的.
期刊摘选
- Why is this harmless file detected as a virus?
- 那为什么为把这个文件认为是病毒 呢 ?
期刊摘选
- This discolouration is completely harmless.
- 这种变色是完全无害的.
期刊摘选
- The dog seems fierce , but he's harmless.
- 这狗看似凶狠, 但不伤人.
辞典例句
- A harmless traveller was led to the same spot.
- 一个并无所求的旅行者也到了这地方.
辞典例句
- Fructosuria is a harmless condition.
- 果糖尿对身体没有伤害.
期刊摘选
- Alcohol per se is harmless enough; it is only when taken in excess that it becomes dangerous.
- 酒本身并无大害, 只是饮用过度才有危险.
期刊摘选
- We live in dread not only of unpleasant insects like spiders or wasps, but of quite harmless ones like moths.
- 我们不仅生活在对象蜘蛛或黄蜂这样的小虫的惧怕中, 而且生活在对诸如飞蛾这样无害昆虫的惧怕中
《用法词典》
- The shipper shall hold the carriers harmless from any expense they may incur.
- 发货人应赔偿承运人所发生的任何费用.
口语例句
- Voyeurs are scary, but they are usually harmless.
- 偷窥狂很可怕, 但是他们通常不会伤害人.
《简明英汉词典》
- Yet, somehow, they had to destroy the forces of shek or at least render them harmless.
- 但无论如何, 他们必须消灭蒋介石的部队,或者至少使他们不能为非作歹.
期刊摘选
- Energy Barrier . You convert energy attacks to harmless light.
- 能量障壁: 你将能量攻击转变成无害的闪光.
期刊摘选
- They killed the harmless old man in cold blood.
- 他们残忍地杀害了那位无辜老人.
《简明英汉词典》
- Be humble, be harmless, gave no pretension, be upright, forbearing, serve you teacher in true obedience.
- 要谦虚, 无恶意, 不虚伪, 要正直, 宽容, 对你的老师要真正的服从.
期刊摘选
- These people are harmless enough.
- 这里的老百姓都是非常和善可亲的.
辞典例句
- It was just a piece of harmless frivolity.
- 这仅是无恶意的愚蠢行为。
《牛津高阶英汉双解词典》