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

• These reactive molecules are mopped up and made harmless by Vitamin E.
  这些活性分子已被维生素E灭活，没有害处了。
• It is known to be harmless.
  已知它是无害的。
• Do you know how to distinguish a poisonous snake from a harmless one?
  你知道如何分辨毒蛇和无毒蛇吗？
• 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。
• This was his harmless revenge for having occasionally had his credulity too easily engaged in america.
  他在美国有时过于轻信而上了当，因此现在作了这不含恶意的报复。
• Most of these bugs are harmless to us.
  这些虫子大多对我们无害。
• Horoscopes are merely harmless escapism from an ever-bleaker world.
  占星术只不过是让人逃避越发令人沮丧的世界的无害消遣罢了。
• I mean, one is harmless.
  我意思是一个是无害的。
• 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。
• He seemed harmless enough
  他看起来不会惹什么麻烦。