| 词汇 | example_english_severe-disadvantage |
| 释义 | severe disadvantagecollocation in Englishmeanings of severeand disadvantageThese words are often used together. Click on the links below to explore the meanings. Or, see other collocations with disadvantage. severe adjective uk /sɪˈvɪər/ us /səˈvɪr/ causing very great pain, difficulty, worry, damage, etc.; ... See more at severe disadvantage noun[C or U] uk /ˌdɪs.ədˈvɑːn.tɪdʒ/ us /ˌdɪs.ədˈvæn.t̬ɪdʒ/ a condition or situation that causes problems, especially one that causes something or someone to be less successful than other things ... See more at disadvantage Examples of severe disadvantageThese examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. The point is that the undernourished are at a severedisadvantage in their ability to obtain food. Although quite common, illegitimacy placed the child at a severedisadvantage under both custom and law. This firm wrote to me pointing out the severedisadvantage it is suffering. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 As a result, we shall be at a severedisadvantage—indeed, we shall be unable to take part even if the exemption is given. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It has been discovered that this puts the carpet industry at a severedisadvantage. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Moreover, are we not now in danger of placing our operators under a severedisadvantage as against foreign competitors? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 If they ceased to exist, home students as well as overseas students would suffer a severedisadvantage. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 This authority suffers a severedisadvantage in terms of the anomalies that can occur in industrial derating. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Those people have been put at a severedisadvantage. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Those who fall just outside the upper limit are put at a severedisadvantage compared with those who receive legal aid. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It seems to me that in many respects they are put at a very severedisadvantage. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Secondly, we are routinely blighted by poverty of opportunity caused by declining local infrastructure, which places rural communities at a severedisadvantage. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 That might be a severedisadvantage in ordinary telephone communications for civilian purposes, but not an absolute hindrance for military communications. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Our security forces operate under a severedisadvantage every time they go out. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Were we not to proceed in this way, our pilots could be at a severedisadvantage. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Our fishing fleet has been at a severedisadvantage as a result of the delay. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 There is a severedisadvantage for anyone who wishes to recover through a sheriff's court that to which he is entitled in law. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 To forbid their use unilaterally will place our producers at a very severedisadvantage. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 British pharmaceutical companies could be at a severedisadvantage because of restrictions on research. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. Want to learn more? Go to the definition of severe Go to the definition of disadvantage See other collocations with disadvantage |
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