disadvantage

英 [ˌdɪsədˈvɑːntɪdʒ]

美 [ˌdɪsədˈvæntɪdʒ]

n.  不利因素; 障碍; 不便之处

复数：disadvantages　过去分词：disadvantaged　现在分词：disadvantaging　过去式：disadvantaged　第三人称单数：disadvantages　

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Oxford 3000 / Collins.2 / BNC.3518 / COCA.6291

同义词辨析

disadvantagedrawbackhandicap【导航词义：不利条件】

牛津词典

noun

• 不利因素；障碍；不便之处
  something that causes problems and tends to stop sb/sth from succeeding or making progress
  1. a serious/severe/considerable disadvantage
     重大的 / 严重的不利条件
  2. One major disadvantage of the area is the lack of public transport.
     这个地区的一大不便之处就是缺少公共交通工具。
  3. There are disadvantages to the plan.
     这个计划有诸多不利因素。
  4. What's the main disadvantage ?
     主要的不利条件是什么？
  5. I was at a disadvantage compared to the younger members of the team.
     与队里较年轻的队员相比，我处于不利地位。
  6. The fact that he didn't speak a foreign language put him at a distinct disadvantage .
     他不会说外语使他处于明显的不利地位。
  7. I hope my lack of experience won't be to my disadvantage .
     但愿我的经验不足不会使我吃亏。
  8. The advantages of the scheme far outweighed the disadvantages .
     这个计划的优点远远超过了缺点。
  9. Many children in the class suffered severe social and economic disadvantage.
     班上许多孩子都来自社会地位低下经济困难的家庭。

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT 不利条件;劣势;不便之处
  A disadvantage is a factor which makes someone or something less useful, acceptable, or successful than other people or things.
  1. His two main rivals suffer the disadvantage of having been long-term political exiles...
     他的两个主要竞争对手因长期政治流亡而处于不利的地位。
  2. ...the advantages and disadvantages of allowing priests to marry.
     允许神父结婚的利与弊
• PHRASE 处于不利的境地
  If you areat a disadvantage, you have a problem or difficulty that many other people do not have, which makes it harder for you to be successful.
  1. The children from poor families were at a distinct disadvantage...
     来自贫困家庭的孩子们处于明显的不利地位。
  2. England's players would be left at a disadvantage against those of the rest of the world.
     英格兰运动员与世界其他地区的运动员相比将处于不利境地。
• PHRASE 对…不利
  If something istoyourdisadvantageor workstoyourdisadvantage, it creates difficulties for you.
  1. A snap election would be to their disadvantage...
     提前选举将对他们不利。
  2. Depression is the third thing that works to my patients' disadvantage.
     抑郁是威胁我的病人健康的第三大杀手。

英英释义

noun

• the quality of having an inferior or less favorable position

verb

• put at a disadvantage
  1. This rule clearly disadvantages me
  Synonym:disfavordisfavour

双语例句

• His two main rivals suffer the disadvantage of having been long-term political exiles
  他的两个主要竞争对手因长期政治流亡而处于不利的地位。
• All this is to the advantage of women, and the disadvantage of men.
  这些都是女人的优势，同时也是男人的劣势。
• Disadvantage: high cost of financing, government lose the property of the asset.
  缺点：融资成本高，政府失去了资产所有权。
• The polytechnics have hitherto been at an unfair disadvantage in competing for pupils and money
  到目前为止，理工专科学校在争取生源和资金方面一直处于劣势。
• In most cases, that's a disadvantage.
  在大多数情况下，这是一个缺点。
• Her ignorance of the area put her at a decided disadvantage
  她对该地区一无所知，这显然对她不利。
• The disadvantage is that it is not universally available
  缺点在于它并不是随处都可获得。
• The situation is to our children disadvantage.
  情况对我们的孩子不利。
• They have the disadvantage that death following transplanting may be high.
  它们的缺点是移植后死亡率较高。
• England's players would be left at a disadvantage against those of the rest of the world.
  英格兰运动员与世界其他地区的运动员相比将处于不利境地。