Prolonged exposure to ultraviolet radiation can be damaging to the delicate tissues of the human eye.
长时间暴露在紫外线辐射下会对人眼脆弱的组织造成损害。
- Cryopreserved tissue must be cooled at a carefully controlled rate to prevent ice crystals from forming and damaging cell structures.
From a Rhetorical Synthesis question · Expression of Ideas
Which choice best defines “damaging”?
A — Causing harm or injury. “damaging” means causing harm or injury.
Which word means “causing harm or injury”?
D — damaging. “damaging” means causing harm or injury.
damaging — causing harm or injury. In Chinese: 有害的，损害的.
damaging is pronounced /ˈdæmɪdʒɪŋ/.
Prolonged exposure to ultraviolet radiation can be damaging to the delicate tissues of the human eye. (长时间暴露在紫外线辐射下会对人眼脆弱的组织造成损害。)
harmful, detrimental, injurious — all close in meaning to damaging (causing harm or injury).
beneficial, helpful — each the opposite of damaging (causing harm or injury).
Yes. damaging is on the SAT Prep Basic list — the everyday academic words the SAT assumes you already have. The Digital SAT does not test vocabulary in isolation; words like this one are tested through Words in Context questions, where you choose the word that completes a passage most logically and precisely.