音标:[imˈpɛəz] ;
v. 损害, 削弱( impair的第三人称单数 )
v make worse or less effective
v make imperfect

impair的用法和样例:

例句

用作及物动词(vt.)
  1. Loud noise would impair your hearing.大的噪音会损害你的听觉。
  2. Smoking can impair the sexual response.抽烟可以削弱性反应。
  3. His illness has impaired his efficiency.生病降低了他的效率。
  4. Don't boil the sauce as this and impair the flavor.酱汁还要煮沸,否则会影响味道。

常见句型

用作动词(v.)
用作及物动词S+~+ n./pron.
  1. The accident impaired his vision.那次事故损伤了他的视力。
  2. Smoking impairs our health.吸烟会损害我们的健康。
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  4. His hearing was impaired after the explosion.那次爆炸之后,他的听力受到了损害。
  5. The output was impaired by the flood.由于洪水,产量减少了。

词汇搭配

用作动词 (v.)
~+名词
  • impair sb's health损害某人的健康
  • impair the hearing〔vision〕有损听觉〔视力〕

经典引文

  • Being toothless did not impair one's capacity to eat army food.

    出自:A. Burgess
  • Corneal ulcers..can permanently impair vision.

    出自:Which?
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BigYellow
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cleptomaniac
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Duchenne's trocar
eccentric compression member
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fenuram
finned spacer
folliculitis abscedens et suffodiens
freedom-loving
frisson
genetic change
gilet
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Out upon you!
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Polytrichaceae
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Ti.
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