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Handicap ˈhændikæp Difficult N Count 可数名词 Makes Race Equal

A handicap can refer to a physical or mental disability, a disadvantage, or an advantage given in a game like golf. It can also be used as a verb meaning to put someone at a disadvantage.

A handicap can refer to a physical or mental disability, a disadvantage, or an advantage given in a game like golf. It can also be used as a verb meaning to put someone at a disadvantage.

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[N-COUNT 可数名词](生理或智力上的)残障,残疾 A handicap is a physical or mental disability.
  • He lost his leg when he was ten, but learnt to overcome his handicap.

    他10岁时失去了一条腿,但他学会了克服自己的残疾。

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[N-COUNT 可数名词]不利条件;障碍 A handicap is an event or situation that places you at a disadvantage and makes it harder for you to do something.
  • She was away from school for 15 weeks, a handicap she could have done without...

    她有15周没上学,这给她带来了本不该有的障碍。

  • Being a foreigner was not a handicap.

    身为外国人并不是一个障碍。

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[VERB 动词]妨碍;使不利 If an event or a situation handicaps someone or something, it places them at a disadvantage.
  [V n]
  • Greater levels of stress may seriously handicap some students...

    压力的加重可能会给一些学生带来严重的负面影响。

  • The industrial injuries scheme takes into account the actual disability and whether it handicaps a person in working.

    工伤赔偿方案要考虑实际残疾情况以及残疾是否会影响其工作能力。

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[N-COUNT 可数名词](高尔夫运动中的)给弱者增加的杆数,差点 In golf, a handicap is an advantage given to someone who is not a good player, in order to make the players more equal. As you improve, your handicap gets lower.
  • I see your handicap is down from 16 to 12.

    我发现你的差点已从16杆降到了12杆。

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[N-COUNT 可数名词](赛马比赛的)让步赛 In horse racing, a handicap is a race in which some competitors are given a disadvantage of extra weight in an attempt to give everyone an equal chance of winning.

    Oxford handi·cap / ˈhændikæp ; NAmE ˈhændikæp /
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    verb
    handicap handicaps handicapped handicapping
    noun 1 [countable ,  uncountable ] ( becoming old-fashioned, sometimes offensive) a permanent physical or mental condition that makes it difficult or impossible to use a particular part of your body or mind 生理缺陷;弱智;残疾 SYN
    disability
    Despite her handicap, Jane is able to hold down a full-time job. 简尽管有生理缺陷,却能够保住一份全职工作。 mental/physical/visual handicap 智力╱生理╱视力缺陷 note at
    disabled
    2 [countable ] something that makes it difficult for sb to do sth 障碍;阻碍 SYN
    obstacle
    Not speaking the language proved to be a bigger handicap than I'd imagined. 事实证明不会讲这种语言造成的障碍比我所想像的大。
    3 [countable ] ( sport ) a race or competition in which the most skilful must run further, carry extra weight, etc. in order to give all those taking part an equal chance of winning; the disadvantage that is given to sb you are competing against in such a race or competition 让步赛(使参赛者中的优势方跑得较远、增加负重等);(让步赛中给优势方施加的)障碍,不利条件 4 [countable ] (in golf 高尔夫球 ) an advantage given to a weaker player so that competition is more equal when they play against a stronger player. It is expressed as a number related to the number of times a player hits the ball and gets lower as he/she improves. 给弱者增加的杆数(按击球次数计算,并随参赛者的进步而减少)
    verb ( -pp- ) [usually passive ] handicapsb/sth to make sth more difficult for sb to do 妨碍;阻碍 British exports have been handicapped by the strong pound. 英镑强势影响了英国的出口。 handi·cap / ˈhændikæp ; NAmE ˈhændikæp /
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    handicap1 noun
    handicap2 verb
    handicaphand‧i‧cap1 /ˈhændikæp/ ●○○ noun [countable]
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    1 old-fashioned if someone has a handicap, a part of their body or their mind has been permanently injured or damaged. Many people think that this word is offensive.2a situation that makes it difficult for someone to do what they want:  Not speaking the language is a real handicap.3an advantage that is given to a weaker player in a game of golf:  He’s improved a lot, and his handicap has come down from 18 to 12.4a race for horses in which the best horses carry extra weight so that all the horses have an equal chance of winning
    handicap1 noun
    handicap2 verb
    handicaphandicap2 verb (past tense and past participle handicapped, present participle handicapping) [transitive]
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    to make it difficult for someone to do something that they want or need to do:  The charity is handicapped by lack of funds.
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    handicap

    [ˈhændikæp]handicapped, handicapping, handicaps

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    handicapped[2439] handicaps[199]
    障碍(84%),妨碍(16%)
    n.障碍;不利条件,不利的因素
    vt.妨碍,阻碍;使不利

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