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disadvantage
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- Conjugation :
past
disadvantaged
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disadvantaging
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Collins English-Chinese Dictionary
- disadvantage
[dɪsəd'vɒːntɪʤ]
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noun
[c/u]
(drawback) 不利
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to be {or} work to sb's disadvantage
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对某人不利
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to be at a disadvantage
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处于不利地位
Comprehensive English-Chinese Dictionary
- disadvantage
[ˌdɪsədˈvɑːntɪʤ]
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1.
n.[c/u]
[Singular]
不利，不利地位，不利条件
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A possible disadvantage is that you must pay for it in advance.
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潜在的弊端可能是您必须提前付款。
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2.
vt.
使不利，损害
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Regions can be disadvantaged by their distance from population or production centers.
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远离人口密集地或生产中心会阻止地区的发展。
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This rule clearly disadvantages me.
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这个规定显而易见对我不利。
Collins English-English Dictionary
- disadvantage
["dɪsəd'vɒːntɪʤ]
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n
an unfavourable circumstance, state of affairs, thing, person, etc
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2.
n
injury, loss, or detriment
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3.
n
an unfavourable condition or situation (esp in the phrase at a disadvantage)
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4.
vt.
[tr]
to put at a disadvantage; handicap
Examples
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to be {or} work to sb's disadvantage
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对某人不利
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A possible disadvantage is that you must pay for it in advance.
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潜在的弊端可能是您必须提前付款。
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Snow is not always a disadvantage to a mountain goat.
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雪并不一定会对山羊不利。
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他跑得不快，踢足球吃亏。
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He can't run fast and that puts him at a disadvantage as a footballer.
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化害为利
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turn harm into good; turn a disadvantage into an advantage
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占下风
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be at a disadvantage
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暂时处于下风
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be temporarily at a disadvantage
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我军在武器装备上处于劣势，只能采用人海战术了。
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Our army is at a disadvantage in military equipment, so we have no choice but to adopt a human-wave strategy.
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