cause damage to

基本解释

M: Next time pls don't do that. This kind of poor packing can easily cause damage to the goods.
M：下次请不要再这样做了，这种不合格的包装很容易对产品造成破坏。
Where a water leak is severe and the collecting water threatens to cause damage to the home’s structure before it can drain away.
漏水严重，并且积水排干之前已经对房子结构造成破坏。
However, there are concerns over the similar shape of nanotubes and asbestos fibres, which are known to cause damage to the lungs in conditions such as mesothelioma.
然而，人们对于形状类似的纳米管和石棉纤维颇有担忧，众所周知，这些材料能破坏肺部，导致间皮瘤等疾病。

Any one of these could cause damage to a spacecraft.
The goal of the project is to examine in detail how tornadoes are formed and the kinds of damage they cause.
They said no one wanted to hear that industrial companies could cause great ecological damage.

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