harmless

英 [ˈhɑːmləs]

美 [ˈhɑːrmləs]

adj.  无害的; 不会导致损伤的; 不会引起不快的; 无恶意的

高考TOEFLTEM8法律

Oxford 3000 / Collins.2 / BNC.6985 / COCA.7615

牛津词典

adj.

• 无害的；不会导致损伤的
  unable or unlikely to cause damage or harm
  1. The bacteria are harmless to humans.
     这些细菌对人无害。
• 不会引起不快的；无恶意的
  unlikely to upset or offend anyone
  1. It's just a bit of harmless fun.
     开个小玩笑罢了，并无恶意的。

柯林斯词典

• ADJ-GRADED 无害的;（尤指对健康）不造成伤害的
  Something that isharmlessdoes not have any bad effects, especially on people's health.
  1. 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。
  2. This experiment was harmless to the animals.
     这个试验不会对动物造成伤害。
• ADJ-GRADED 无关紧要的;不讨人厌的;不会惹麻烦的
  If you describe someone or something asharmless, you mean that they are not important and therefore unlikely to annoy other people or cause trouble.
  1. He seemed harmless enough...
     他看起来不会惹什么麻烦。
  2. 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。

英英释义

adj

• not causing or capable of causing harm
  1. harmless bacteria
  2. rendered the bomb harmless

双语例句

• Most of these bugs are harmless to us.
  这些虫子大多对我们无害。
• Normally, a millipede looks like a harmless creature to humans.
  平时，马陆看起来像是对人类无害的生物。
• However, the sweet smelling substance is said to be harmless to people and animals.
  据称这种气味香甜的物质对人类和动物无害。
• This experiment was harmless to the animals.
  这个试验不会对动物造成伤害。
• He seemed harmless enough
  他看起来不会惹什么麻烦。
• It is known to be harmless.
  已知它是无害的。
• This medicine is harmless to human beings.
  这种药对人类无害。
• They are normally harmless substances which combine to form a highly poisonous gas.
  通常状况下它们是无害的物质，但化合在一起后会形成毒性很高的气体。
• Sludge treatment and disposal technologies axe studied with the aims of harmless treatment and resource reuse.
  以城市污泥的无害化处理和资源化利用为目标，研究污泥处理处置的技术。
• Not all chemicals normally present in living organisms are harmless.
  并不是所有常见于生物体中的化学物质都无害。