Question

When his brother was to cross the street, he was knocked down by a truck and badly ____. A．i..

When his brother was to cross the street, he was knocked down by a truck and badly ____. A．injured B．damaged C．harmed D．destroyed

Answer 1

A

这四个动词都有“伤害，损害”之意，但具体用法不同。Injure指在意外事故中“受伤”；damage主要指对于物体的不彻底的破坏，这种破坏或因自然灾害所致，或因人为造成，常含可以修复之意；harm用于肉体或精神上的伤害，有时可指引起不安或不变；destroy表示毁坏十分彻底，常含无法修复之意。从题意来看，答案为A。 【标签】动词词义辨析