disadvantage
柯林斯詞典
1. N-COUNT A disadvantage is a factor which makes someone or something less useful, acceptable, or successful than other people or things. 不利條件
His two main rivals suffer the disadvantage of having been long-term political exiles. 他的兩名主要競(jìng)爭(zhēng)對(duì)手由于長(zhǎng)期被政治流放而處于不利地位。
2. PHRASE If you are at a disadvantage, you have a problem or difficulty that many other people do not have, which makes it harder for you to be successful. 處于劣勢(shì)
The children from poor families were at a distinct disadvantage. 貧困家庭的孩子明顯處于劣勢(shì)。
3. PHRASE If something is to your disadvantage or works to your disadvantage, it creates difficulties for you. 對(duì) (某人) 不利
We need a rethink of the present law which works so greatly to the disadvantage of women. 我們需要重新思考一下現(xiàn)行的法律，它使婦女處于非常不利的地位。
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disadvantage /?d?s?d?vɑ?nt?d?/ (disadvantages)
劍橋詞典
- a condition or situation that causes problems , especially one that causes something or someone to be less successful than other things or people
- He had the added disadvantage of being the only man present .
- You have to set the advantages of the scheme against the disadvantages.
- Wherever you choose to live there are always going to be disadvantages.
- Whichever option we choose there'll be disadvantages.
- Her book sentimentalizes parenthood and completely ignores the disadvantages of it. 返回 disadvantage
劣勢(shì)，不利因素
One disadvantage of living in the town is the lack of safe places for children to play . 住在城里不好的一個(gè)方面是缺少可供孩子們放心玩耍的地方。
We need to consider whether the disadvantages of the plan outweigh the advantages . 我們要考慮一下該計(jì)劃是否弊大于利。
?at a disadvantage
in a situation in which you are less likely to succeed than others
處于劣勢(shì)，處于不利地位
He's at a disadvantage being so shy . 過于害羞使他處于劣勢(shì)。
This new law places /puts poorer families at a distinct disadvantage. 這項(xiàng)新法律使比較貧困的家庭處于明顯不利的境地。
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