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  • Conjugation : past  advantaged ; ing  advantaging
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Collins English-Chinese Dictionary

advantage [əd'vɒːntɪʤ]
  1. 1. noun [c] (benefit) 好处
  2. 2. noun (favourable factor) 有利因素
  3. 3. noun (superiority) 优势
  4. 4. noun [Tennis] 优势分
    to have the advantage of being/doing sth
    由于某事/做某事而占据优势
    to take advantage of
    [+person] 利用
  5. 5. noun [+opportunity] 利用
    to use {or} turn sth to one's advantage
    使某事转化为对自己有利
    the advantage of x over y
    x与y相比具有优势
    to have an advantage over sb
    胜过某人
    to (best/good) advantage
    达到(最佳/很好的)效果

Comprehensive English-Chinese Dictionary

advantage [ədˈvɑːntɪʤ]
  1. 1. n.[c] 有利地位有利条件优势
    The creature that has the better perception of its environment will enjoy an advantage over its rival.
    周围环境有较好感知能力动物比其竞争对手占有优势
    The experience gave him the advantage over me.
    经验使他比我有优势
  2. 2. n.[c] [Tennis] 优势分
  3. 3. n.[u] 好处利益
    There are a great many advantages to be gained through effective work experience.
    有效的工作经验带来很多好处
    It turned out to my advantage.
    结果这对我有利
  4. 4. n.[c] [Obsolete] 利润利息机会时机
  5. 5. vt. [Formal] 有利于,有益于
    This policy advantages the lower income working class families.
    这一政策对较低收入工薪家庭有所帮助
    This system advantages the rich.
    这种制度富人有利

Collins English-English Dictionary

advantage [əd'vɒːntɪʤ]
  1. 1. n [often foll by over or of] superior or more favourable position or power
    he had an advantage over me because of his experience
  2. 2. n benefit or profit (esp in the phrase to one's advantage)
  3. 3. n [tennis] the point scored after deuce
  4. 4. n the resulting state of the score
  5. 5. n [Etymology] C14: avantage (later altered to advantage on the model of words beginning with Latin ad-), from Old French avant before, from Latin abante from before, away. See advance

Examples

to strain a rule to one's own advantage
为了自己的利益滥用某一规则
It would be to his advantage to accept that job. It's a great chance to become someone.
接受那份工作会对他有好处,这是成为一个大人物的好机会。
His father's friend gave him a good advantage over the other candidates.
他爸爸有这方面的朋友,这让他比其他候选人更具优势。
Advantage Mr. Wallace!
华莱士先生领先!
She has always taken advantage of her parent's power.
她一直在利用她爸爸的权力。

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