do somebody/something a disservice (also do a disservice to somebody/something)HARM/BE BAD FOR to do something that gives other people a bad opinion of someone or something 损害[破坏]某人/某物的声誉[形象] The fans have done the game a great disservice. 球迷们的行为大大损害了这项运动的名声。
do somebody/something a disservice• The remedial programs we knew about did a disservice to their students by thinking of them as remedial.• The fans' rude behavior has done the game a great disservice.• When Mr Non-Productive Employee gets a raise, it does a disservice to the productive employee.• Such uninformed views do the industry a disservice.
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