Her heart was slightly damaged as a result of her long illness．长期生病使她的心脏受到轻度损伤。
What they said and did damaged the relations between the two countries．
他们的言行损害了这两个国家之间的关系。
Smoking has damaged his health badly．   吸烟严重地损害了他的健康。
◇ damage还可用作可数或不可数名词。如：
The earthquake did a lot of damages to the city．这场地震给这座城市带来了巨大的破坏。
◇ destroy意为“破坏；摧毁；消灭；毁灭”，通常指程度非常严重的“毁坏”，一般情况下不可以修复再用。另外，它既可表示毁坏具体的物品，也可表示毁坏抽象的东西。如：
The big fire destroyed the whole house． 这场大火把整座房子都烧毁了。
The Nazi wanted to destroy people's hopes, but in the end what was destroyed was the Nazi's dream by the power of people．  纳粹想摧毁人民的希望，最终是纳粹的梦想被人民的力量所摧毁。
◇ ruin多用于借喻之中，有时泛指一般性的破坏，指把某物损坏到了不能再使用的程度。如：