injure: implies the inflicting of anything detrimental to one's looks, comfort, health, or success: an accident that ~ him physically and emotionally.    （detrimental有害implies something obviously, but not necessarily extremely, harmful to the thing it affects指某物明显有害，但不一定十分严重，如the detrimental effects of prolonged fasting长期禁食的明显害处）


harm: often stresses the inflicting of pain, suffering, or loss: be careful not to ~ the animals.    suffer受苦受难受折磨


hurt: implies the inflicting of a wound to the body or to the feelings: ~ by his callous remarks.


damage: suggests the inflicting of an injury that lowers value or impairs usefulness: a table that was ~ in shipping.     damage用injury和impair解释，表示导致价值或作用降低，可见injure和impair是更基础的词


impair: suggests a making less complete and efficient by deterioration or dimimution: years of somking has ~ his health.    deteriorate和impair互相解释，都表示逐渐损害   diminution减少降低缩小=reduction


mar: applies to disfiguration or maiming that spoils perfection or well-being: a text is ~ by numerous typos.    如a number of problems marred the smooth running of this event许多问题影响了这件事的顺利进行


injure伤害: 泛指任何损害, harm伤害: 常指苦痛损失, hurt伤害: 指造成身心创伤, damage损坏: 表示降低价值作用, impair损害: 表示逐渐损害，使不再完善有效，mar破坏损毁: 损坏肢体外观，最严重


记忆方法：1）首字母IHHDIM重组成HI Da HI Ma嗨打嗨骂 <==伤害

          2) 严重程度: mar>harm>hurt>damage>injure>impair

          3）练习一下
         
          4）伤害的意思是使不再完好健全mean to affect someone or something so as to rob it of soundness or strength or to reduce its value, usefulness, or effectiveness.首字母IHHDIM重组成HI Da HI Ma嗨打嗨骂 <==伤害