Disadvantage Advantages Noun Bad Successful Main Makes Good
The word "disadvantage" refers to a condition or situation that makes it harder for someone to achieve success or be competitive. It can be a factor that causes problems or a state of being in a less favorable position compared to others.
English: The word "disadvantage" refers to a condition or situation that makes it harder for someone to achieve success or be competitive. It can be a factor that causes problems or a state of being in a less favorable position compared to others.
[N-COUNT 可数名词]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.
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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。
...the advantages and disadvantages of allowing priests to marry.
允许神父结婚的利与弊
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[PHRASE 短语]处于不利的境地 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.
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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。
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。
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[PHRASE 短语]对…不利 If something is to your disadvantage or works to your disadvantage, it creates difficulties for you.
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A snap election would be to their disadvantage...
提前选举将对他们不利。
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。
Oxford
dis·ad·van·tage★/ˌdɪsədˈvɑːntɪdʒ; NAmEˌdɪsədˈvæntɪdʒ/noun[countable , uncountable ]something that causes problems and tends to stop sb/sth from succeeding or making progress 不利因素；障碍；不便之处◆a serious/severe/considerable disadvantage严重的╱重大的不利条件disadvantage(of sth) ◆One major disadvantageof 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。disadvantage(to sth) ◆There are disadvantages to the plan.这个计划有诸多不利因素。◆What's the main disadvantage?主要的不利条件是什么？◆I was at a disadvantagecompared 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。◆The fact that he didn't speak a foreign language put him at adistinct disadvantage.他不会说外语使他处于明显的不利地位。◆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。◆The advantages of the scheme far outweighed the disadvantages.这个计划的优点远远超过了缺点。◆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并且经济困难的家庭。OPP
something that causes problems, or that makes someone or something less likely to be successful or effectiveOPP advantagedisadvantage of The disadvantage of the material is that it fades in strong sunlight.disadvantage to There are some big disadvantages to marriage – you do lose a lot of your freedom. Criminal behaviour can be linked to economic disadvantage.COLLOCATIONSadjectivesthe main disadvantage· The main disadvantage of iron as a material is its weight.a big/great/major disadvantage· This method has one major disadvantage: its cost.a serious/severe disadvantage· Public transport is very bad here, which is a serious disadvantage.a slight/minor disadvantage· Children who are young in their school year sometimes have a slight disadvantage.a further/additional/added disadvantage· It’s a very small garden and it has the further disadvantage of facing north.social/economic/educational disadvantage· Unemployment often leads to social disadvantage.verbshave a disadvantage· Cheap air travel has considerable environmental disadvantages.suffer (from) a disadvantage formal· Working-class boys suffer disadvantages in the educational system.overcome a disadvantage (=succeed in spite of a disadvantage)· She was able to overcome the disadvantages of race and poverty.phrasessomebody is at a disadvantage (=someone has a disadvantage)· The company was at a disadvantage compared with its competitors.put/place somebody at a disadvantage (=make someone less likely to be successful than others)· Not speaking English might put you at a disadvantage.be/work to the disadvantage of somebody (=make someone unlikely to be successful)· This system works to the disadvantage of women.advantages and disadvantages (=the good and bad features of something)· Discuss the advantages and disadvantages of working from home.the advantages outweigh the disadvantages (=there are more advantages than disadvantages)· The advantages of building the new road would outweigh the disadvantages.THESAURUSdisadvantage noun [countable] a bad feature that something has, which makes it less good or less useful than other things: · What do you think are the disadvantages of nuclear energy?· This car uses a lot of fuel, which is a major disadvantage.drawback noun [countable] a bad feature that something has, although it has advantages that are usually more important: · One of the main drawbacks is the price.bad point noun [countable] especially spoken a bad feature that something has: · All of these designs have both their good points and bad points.the downside noun [singular] the disadvantage of a situation that in most other ways seems good or enjoyable: · It’s a great job. The only downside is that I don’t get much free time.
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disadvantage2 verb
disadvantagedisadvantage2 verb [transitive]
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to make someone less likely to be successful or to put them in a worse situation than others