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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相比所具有的优势
    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 [əd 'væntɪʤ] [əd 'vɑːntɪʤ]
  1. 1. noun 优点；有利形势（或条件、事情等）
    For a dancer, it's a good advantage to be slim and not too tall.
    对一个舞蹈演员来说，身材苗条而又不过高是个有利条件。
  2. 2. noun 利益；效益；好处；便利，方便
    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。
    The advantage of leaving early in the morning is that you will avoid the traffic jam.
    清晨早点儿出发的好处是，你可以避开交通拥堵。
  3. 3. noun 处于支配地位，有利地位；优越（性），优势；拥有压倒优势；胜过，优于（常与of，over连用）
    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。
  4. 4. noun [tennis] 局末平分或盘末平局后占先，打成平手后一方赢得的第一分
    Advantage Mr. Wallace!
    华莱士先生领先！
  5. 5. noun [antiquated] 利润，利息；机会，时机
  6. 6. vt. 有利于；有益于；有助于；促进，推动
  7. 7. vi. 获利；得益

Collins English-English Dictionary

advantage [əd'vɑːntɪʤ]
  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
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Examples

a prime advantage
最重要的优势 → prime
to strain a rule to one's own advantage
为了自己的利益滥用某一规则 → strain
I think being present at the meeting would be to your advantage.
我想出席这次会议会对你有好处。
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。 → advantage
For a dancer, it's a good advantage to be slim and not too tall.
对一个舞蹈演员来说，身材苗条而又不过高是个有利条件。 → advantage
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。 → candidate
The advantage of leaving early in the morning is that you will avoid the traffic jam.
清晨早点儿出发的好处是，你可以避开交通拥堵。 → avoid
Advantage Mr. Wallace!
华莱士先生领先！ → advantage
I think I'll take advantage of the swimming pool while I'm here.
我想我在这儿的话，会利用一下这个游泳池。
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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