detrimental

adjective
🔊/ˌdetrɪˈmentl/
🔊/ˌdetrɪˈmentl/
(formal)
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  1. detrimental (to somebody/something) harmful有害的;不利的 synonym damaging
    • the sun’s detrimental effect on skin日光对皮肤的伤害
    • The policy will be detrimental to the peace process.这项政策将不利于和平进程。🔊🔊
    • This move could be seriously detrimental to the economy.这个举措可能严重损害经济。
    • Emissions from the factory are widely suspected of having a detrimental effect on health.人们普遍怀疑工厂的排放物对健康不利。
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs
    • be
    • prove
    • seem
    adverb
    • extremely
    • fairly
    • very
    preposition
    • to
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