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词汇 harmless
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Definition of harmless in English:

harmless

adjective ˈhɑːmləsˈhɑrmləs
  • 1Not able or likely to cause harm.

    无害的,不造成伤害的

    the venom of most spiders is harmless to humans

    大多数蜘蛛的毒液对人类无害。

    Example sentencesExamples
    • If you think Internet flirting and cybersex are harmless, you might want to reconsider.
    • Unlike the Leopard Snake which I now know to be harmless, these cute little chaps are much more appealing.
    • The only difference is that meat infected with scrapie is harmless to humans, whilst BSE kills.
    • Anyone who has ever met him will tell you he is completely harmless.
    • Donating blood is harmless to the donor and yet gives a gift of life to a dying person.
    • It is in a critical stage and the only way to save her is through a relatively harmless bone marrow transplant.
    • For the medical trial, the virus, will be made harmless, modified so that patients do not have any ill effects.
    • Surely greater freedom would involve allowing people to smoke a harmless drug such as cannabis?
    • Natural processes are capable of breaking down waste products to harmless end products.
    • The tope shark is considered harmless to humans because of its small size and its preference for small prey items.
    • It can cause nausea and, in extreme cases, death in humans, but is harmless to marine life.
    • She asks him about his drug use and tries to say that it makes him psychologically inclined to believe cannabis is harmless.
    • Many years ago he was known as the most dangerous man in his neighbourhood, yet now everyone thought of him as harmless.
    • The owner of that dog said that it was harmless, which is predictable.
    • A bacteriophage is a virus that attacks bacteria but which is generally harmless to human beings.
    • Over the last few years marijuana has gradually lost its 70s image as a harmless drug.
    • On closer inspection, it turned out that the birds were suffering from a virus harmless to humans.
    • Although there has never been a recorded death from the overuse of cannabis, it is not harmless.
    • Who knows if this allegedly harmless toy was not, in reality, to be used as a stash of illegal weapons?
    • The whale shark, the biggest fish on earth, is a plankton feeder and harmless to divers.
    Synonyms
    safe, innocuous, benign, gentle, mild, wholesome, non-dangerous, non-toxic, non-poisonous, non-irritant, non-addictive
    rare innoxious
    1. 1.1 Inoffensive.
      不讨厌的
      as an entertainer, he's pretty harmless

      作为一名艺人,他一点都不讨人厌。

      Example sentencesExamples
      • The print is harmless enough as an image; it is the inscription that brings it to the edge of obscenity.
      • This might all sound like harmless fun - but we were also warned that mobile phones can break up marriages.
      • We've got better things to do than to try and distort what is now a harmless nickname.
      • Although they're hardly cutting any new edge, it's competent and harmless enough.
      • I can think of better things to do than spend hours in the baking Greek sun but it seems like a harmless enough hobby.
      • Belief in them is harmless enough, no doubt, and may lead on to a further interest in matters Egyptological.
      • They often spoke to us children as we passed on our way to school, and seemed both friendly and harmless enough.
      • I agreed, breathing a sigh of relief that his request seemed to be innocent and harmless enough.
      • And of course we should continue to take these awful, embarrassing and harmless photos.
      • How long this gentle, shy, harmless, unworldly man can carry on pushing his heavy load, God only knows!
      • It sounds so innocuous, so harmless, like it would barely cause a murmur or a ripple.
      • It seems a pretty harmless form of entertainment that may even encourage a healthy scepticism in its audience.
      Synonyms
      inoffensive, innocuous, unobjectionable, unexceptionable, unoffending, tame, gentle

Derivatives

  • harmlessness

  • nounˈhɑːmləsnəsˈhɑrmləsnəs
    • But in the buzzing reality of daily life, bees collect from hundreds of types of plants, so whatever toxins they pick up are diluted to the point of harmlessness.
      Example sentencesExamples
      • The task of the forensic entomologist in cases of phobia is primarily to confirm that there is an insect involved, and to reassure sufferers about the harmlessness of the insects.
      • Patients admitted to Yaba found it difficult to be released from the asylum, where the staff aimed at reducing patients to harmlessness rather than nursing them to mental health.
      • Interestingly, the premise that marijuana is harmless because it's just a plant could also be used to explain the harmlessness of cocaine and heroin.
      • A lot of churches seem to make it their main job to assert their own harmlessness, advertising a ‘safe, accepting environment’.

Definition of harmless in US English:

harmless

adjectiveˈhɑrmləsˈhärmləs
  • 1Not able or likely to cause harm.

    无害的,不造成伤害的

    the venom of most spiders is harmless to humans

    大多数蜘蛛的毒液对人类无害。

    Example sentencesExamples
    • If you think Internet flirting and cybersex are harmless, you might want to reconsider.
    • The owner of that dog said that it was harmless, which is predictable.
    • It can cause nausea and, in extreme cases, death in humans, but is harmless to marine life.
    • The tope shark is considered harmless to humans because of its small size and its preference for small prey items.
    • The whale shark, the biggest fish on earth, is a plankton feeder and harmless to divers.
    • The only difference is that meat infected with scrapie is harmless to humans, whilst BSE kills.
    • Who knows if this allegedly harmless toy was not, in reality, to be used as a stash of illegal weapons?
    • Over the last few years marijuana has gradually lost its 70s image as a harmless drug.
    • Natural processes are capable of breaking down waste products to harmless end products.
    • Although there has never been a recorded death from the overuse of cannabis, it is not harmless.
    • Many years ago he was known as the most dangerous man in his neighbourhood, yet now everyone thought of him as harmless.
    • Anyone who has ever met him will tell you he is completely harmless.
    • Donating blood is harmless to the donor and yet gives a gift of life to a dying person.
    • A bacteriophage is a virus that attacks bacteria but which is generally harmless to human beings.
    • Surely greater freedom would involve allowing people to smoke a harmless drug such as cannabis?
    • Unlike the Leopard Snake which I now know to be harmless, these cute little chaps are much more appealing.
    • For the medical trial, the virus, will be made harmless, modified so that patients do not have any ill effects.
    • It is in a critical stage and the only way to save her is through a relatively harmless bone marrow transplant.
    • She asks him about his drug use and tries to say that it makes him psychologically inclined to believe cannabis is harmless.
    • On closer inspection, it turned out that the birds were suffering from a virus harmless to humans.
    Synonyms
    safe, innocuous, benign, gentle, mild, wholesome, non-dangerous, non-toxic, non-poisonous, non-irritant, non-addictive
    1. 1.1 Inoffensive.
      不讨厌的
      as an entertainer, he's pretty harmless

      作为一名艺人,他一点都不讨人厌。

      Example sentencesExamples
      • The print is harmless enough as an image; it is the inscription that brings it to the edge of obscenity.
      • How long this gentle, shy, harmless, unworldly man can carry on pushing his heavy load, God only knows!
      • It sounds so innocuous, so harmless, like it would barely cause a murmur or a ripple.
      • It seems a pretty harmless form of entertainment that may even encourage a healthy scepticism in its audience.
      • Belief in them is harmless enough, no doubt, and may lead on to a further interest in matters Egyptological.
      • We've got better things to do than to try and distort what is now a harmless nickname.
      • This might all sound like harmless fun - but we were also warned that mobile phones can break up marriages.
      • They often spoke to us children as we passed on our way to school, and seemed both friendly and harmless enough.
      • I can think of better things to do than spend hours in the baking Greek sun but it seems like a harmless enough hobby.
      • And of course we should continue to take these awful, embarrassing and harmless photos.
      • I agreed, breathing a sigh of relief that his request seemed to be innocent and harmless enough.
      • Although they're hardly cutting any new edge, it's competent and harmless enough.
      Synonyms
      inoffensive, innocuous, unobjectionable, unexceptionable, unoffending, tame, gentle
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