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 detriment ['detrimәnt]   添加此单词到默认生词本
n. 损害, 损害物

[法] 损害, 伤害, 危害


  1. This tax can not be introduced without detriment to the economy.
    这一税收制度一旦施行，必定会危害国民经济。
  2. He works long hours to the detriment of his health.
    他长时间的工作，有损健康。
  3. Damage or loss, especially to reputation or finances; detriment.
    损害，损失损害或损失，尤对名誉、经济方面的：损伤


detriment
[ noun ]
a damage or loss
<noun.event>


Detriment \Det"ri*ment\, v. t.
To do injury to; to hurt. [Archaic]

Other might be determined thereby. --Fuller.


Detriment \Det"ri*ment\ (d[e^]t"r[i^]*ment), n. [L. detrimentum,
fr. deterere, detritum, to rub or wear away; de + terere to
rub: cf. F. d['e]triment. See {Trite}.]
1. That which injures or causes damage; mischief; harm;
diminution; loss; damage; -- used very generically; as,
detriments to property, religion, morals, etc.

I can repair
That detriment, if such it be. --Milton.

2. A charge made to students and barristers for incidental
repairs of the rooms they occupy. [Eng.]

Syn: Injury; loss; damage; disadvantage; prejudice; hurt;
mischief; harm.

  1. I believe its approach puts undue emphasis on the balance sheet, to the detriment of the profit and loss account, and to the disadvantage of users of accounts. The board has now published all but one of the chapters of its draft statement of principles.
  2. This will be, the dissenters said, "to the detriment of the United States' national and international interests."
  3. In response to the Airbus order, a spokesman for the striking Eastern pilots said the deal showed Texas Air was building up Houston-based Continental to the detriment of Eastern.
  4. "It is clear that in the Air Force's zeal to protect the funding for the B-2 program, they have ignored or tolerated major infractions by Northrop to the detriment of the taxpayers," Dingell said in the letter to Cheney.
  5. AT&T Chairman Robert Allen said in a recent speech in Washington that the Bell companies, if allowed to begin manufacturing, might be inclined to team with overseas manufacturers to avoid huge development costs _ to the detriment of American workers.
  6. This scrutiny "could have confused matters even more than they are, to the detriment not only of the shareholders but also employees, customers and depositors" of Guinness Peat, Mr. Maxwell's statement said.
  7. "Unless we modernize the (air traffic system) quickly, we'll choke off growth to the detriment of all," declared Robert Crandall, chairman of American Airlines.
  8. The company made the move out of concern that the new Delaware law would discourage possible investors to the detriment of holders.
  9. The minor parties complain that the major candidates are offering similar platforms and that Costa Rica suffers from a "two-party dictatorship," to the detriment of Costa Rican pluralism.
  10. Kerrey said the administration needed the provision to use in international trade talks against countries that heavily subsidize their own exports to the detriment of the free market.
  11. He also was charged with falsification of accounts and conspiracy to manipulate the securities market to the detriment of Distillers shareholders who accepted the Guinness bid, Scotland Yard said.
  12. We are confident the FEC will expeditiously concur." Curtiss and others have argued over the years that Washington's policy is skewed in Israel's favor to the detriment of U.S. standing in the Arab world, both politically and economically.
  13. But while she got on with the workers themselves, the management just didn't believe a woman held any authority, and they kept cutting corners to the detriment of the quality.' Unfortunately much of this production run was for valuable new US orders.
  14. Gumbel said the speculation had been "much to the detriment of all of us here." Pauley had been reported to be unhappy at recent changes on the show, including the Sept. 5 arrival of Norville as its news anchor, succeeding John Palmer.
  15. As Mr. Chirac continually has pointed out, apparently to his electoral detriment, Mr. Mitterrand has no majority in Parliament and no clear legislative program.
  16. Or would it exacerbate these deficiencies, to the detriment of millions of Gallic workers and farmers, as his opponents in the French referendum campaign claim?
  17. Another problem at this point, Mr. Clough said, is that investors appear to have become focused more sharply on growth stocks amid nervousness about corporate earnings, to the detriment of the overall market.
  18. She suggested that the clubs serve as old-boy networks to the detriment of women.
  19. The Society of Environmental Graphic Designers says guidelines drafted for the signage portions of the Americans With Disabilities Act of 1990 favor the blind to the detriment of others.
  20. "Any attempt to force the pace and to shorten the period would be a detriment to the very essence of the (Camp David) agreement," he said.
  21. His critics call it a detriment.
  22. "To avoid any detriment to ratepayers, it is imperative that only savings which would not have occurred absent the merger be shared by ratepayers with shareholders," the commission said in its order.
  23. According to the ruling, Toolco used its control position to TWA's detriment.
  24. The unions have accused Lorenzo of siphoning off Eastern's most valuable assets to the detriment of Eastern, an allegation Lorenzo denies.
  25. His main emphasis has been on attempts to get an international commitment to eliminate farm subsidies, which the U.S. government contends distort world trade and work to the detriment of American farmers and exporters of farm products.
  26. The move is the latest example of parent company Texas Air building up Continental to the detriment of money-losing Eastern, pilots union spokesman Skip Orr charged.
  27. At issue is whether the agency, which insures the pensions of 40 million workers, violated the automatic-stay provision of the Bankruptcy Code, which forbids actions against debtor companies to the detriment of other creditors.
  28. He expressed concern that takeover paranoia could make corporate bosses change basic strategy to the detriment of their companies' long-term futures.
  29. But many analysts and advocates for the elderly believe Congress is bowing to the demands of an outspoken minority within the senior population as it backpedals on the catastrophic package _ to the detriment of most older Americans.
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