新东方-柯林斯雅思备考词典

disadvantageIELTS重点词汇

英 [ˌdɪsədˈvɑːntɪdʒ]

[NOUN]

词汇频率：

NOUN. 名词

disadvantages
1. [C 可数名词] 不利条件
A disadvantage is a factor which makes someone or something less useful, acceptable, or successful than other people or things.
近义词
drawback , inconvenience , downside
反义词
benefit
双语例句
例：
His two main rivals suffer the disadvantage of having been long-term political exiles.
他的两名主要竞争对手由于长期被政治流放而处于不利地位。
例：
the advantages and disadvantages of allowing priests to marry.
允许神父结婚的有利和不利方面。

PHRASE. 习语

at a disadvantage
1. 处于劣势
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.
双语例句
例：
The children from poor families were at a distinct disadvantage.
贫困家庭的孩子明显处于劣势。
to someone's disadvantage
1. 对（某人）不利
If something is to your disadvantage or works to your disadvantage, it creates difficulties for you.
双语例句
例：
We need a rethink of the present law which works so greatly to the disadvantage of women.
我们需要重新思考一下现行的法律，它使妇女处于非常不利的地位。

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