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disadvantage n.不利；不利条件；损害；损失 (1) 形势使我们处于非常不利的地位。(2) 你要是英语讲得不好，找工作时就会处于非常不利的地位。(3) 由于过剩的人力，这一体制使公司处境不利。(4) 我缺少实际经验是个不利条件。(5) 另一候选人的主要不利条件是她的年龄问题.(6) 这句不对，应该是双方进行的交易不得损害第三方利益。 It's harder to be successful when you start with a disadvantage. One kind of disadvantage is being born into a poor family — it's a struggle for a child in poverty to do well in school, attend college, or end up with a well-paying job. A disadvantage is the opposite of an advantage, a lucky or favorable circumstance. At the root of both words is the Old French avant, "at the front."

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英 [ˌdɪsəd'vɑːntɪdʒ] 美 [ˌdɪsəd'væntɪdʒ] (1) The situation put us at a serious disadvantage.(2) If you don't speak good English, you'll be at a big disadvantage when you try to get a job.(3) The system puts the firm at a disadvantage because of its overmuch manpower.(4) My lack of practical experience was a disadvantage.(5) The other candidate's main disadvantage is her age.(6) A transaction between two parties ought not to operate to the disadvantage of a third. A piece of bad luck or a less favorable position is a disadvantage. If you are trying to run a fifty-yard dash in flip flops when everyone else has on running shoes, you'll be at a disadvantage. 1[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.   [oft N of n]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2[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.   [v-link PHR]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。3[PHRASE 短语]对…不利 If something is to your disadvantage or works to your disadvantage, it creates difficulties for you.   [v-link PHR]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。

英语单词	disadvantage
英美音标	英 [ˌdɪsəd'vɑːntɪdʒ] 美 [ˌdɪsəd'væntɪdʒ]
中文释义	n.不利；不利条件；损害；损失
英语例句	(1) The situation put us at a serious disadvantage. (2) If you don't speak good English, you'll be at a big disadvantage when you try to get a job. (3) The system puts the firm at a disadvantage because of its overmuch manpower. (4) My lack of practical experience was a disadvantage. (5) The other candidate's main disadvantage is her age. (6) A transaction between two parties ought not to operate to the disadvantage of a third.
中文例句	(1) 形势使我们处于非常不利的地位。 (2) 你要是英语讲得不好，找工作时就会处于非常不利的地位。 (3) 由于过剩的人力，这一体制使公司处境不利。 (4) 我缺少实际经验是个不利条件。 (5) 另一候选人的主要不利条件是她的年龄问题. (6) 这句不对，应该是双方进行的交易不得损害第三方利益。
vocabulary简明	A piece of bad luck or a less favorable position is a disadvantage. If you are trying to run a fifty-yard dash in flip flops when everyone else has on running shoes, you'll be at a disadvantage.
vocabulary扩展	It's harder to be successful when you start with a disadvantage. One kind of disadvantage is being born into a poor family — it's a struggle for a child in poverty to do well in school, attend college, or end up with a well-paying job. A disadvantage is the opposite of an advantage, a lucky or favorable circumstance. At the root of both words is the Old French avant, "at the front."
柯林斯解释	1 [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. [oft N of n] 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 2 [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. [v-link PHR] 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。 3 [PHRASE 短语]对…不利 If something is to your disadvantage or works to your disadvantage, it creates difficulties for you. [v-link PHR] 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。

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