| 词汇 | disadvantage |
| 释义 | disadvantage noun[ C or U ] uk /ˌdɪs.ədˈvɑːn.tɪdʒ/ us /ˌdɪs.ədˈvæn.t̬ɪdʒ/ B1 a condition or situation that causes problems, especially one that causes something or someone to be less successful than other things or people: 劣势，不利因素 One disadvantage of living in the town is the lack of safe places for children to play.住在城里不好的一个方面是缺少可供孩子们放心玩耍的地方。 We need to consider whether the disadvantages of the plan outweigh the advantages.我们要考虑一下该计划是否弊大于利。 at a disadvantage C2 in a situation in which you are less likely to succeed than others: 处于劣势，处于不利地位 He's at a disadvantage being so shy.过于害羞使他处于劣势。 He had the added disadvantage of being the only man present.他是出席的唯一男性，这就更加使他处于劣势。 You have to set the advantages of the scheme against the disadvantages. Wherever you choose to live there are always going to be disadvantages.无论你选择在哪里居住，都会有不利之处。 Whichever option we choose there'll be disadvantages.无论我们选哪个都会有不利之处。 Her book sentimentalizes parenthood and completely ignores the disadvantages of it.她的书将为人父母以感性化方式呈现，完全忽略了其中的种种不便。 Advantage and disadvantage ace an ace up your sleeveidiom attraction be well in thereidiom be/stay/keep one jump aheadidiom have something on your sideidiom have the inside trackidiom have the odds/cards stacked against youidiom head start hold all the cardsidiom leg lock milk profit from something racing start saving grace scent bloodidiom secret weapon stick the best of both worldsidiom Related worddisadvantageous disadvantage verb[ T ] uk /ˌdɪs.ədˈvɑːn.tɪdʒ/ us /ˌdɪs.ədˈvæn.t̬ɪdʒ/ to cause someone or something to be less successful than most other people or things: 使处于劣势，使处于不利地位 Teachers claim such measures could unfairly disadvantage ethnic minorities.教师们声称这样的措施会有失公允地使少数民族处于不利地位。 Advantage and disadvantage ace an ace up your sleeveidiom attraction be well in thereidiom be/stay/keep one jump aheadidiom have something on your sideidiom have the inside trackidiom have the odds/cards stacked against youidiom head start hold all the cardsidiom leg lock milk profit from something racing start saving grace scent bloodidiom secret weapon stick the best of both worldsidiom disadvantage | American Dictionarydisadvantage noun[ C ] us/ˌdɪs·ədˈvæn·tɪdʒ/ something that makes a successful result less likely, esp. less likely for you than it is for others: There are disadvantages to living in a rural area. at a disadvantage If you are at a disadvantage, you are in a situation in which you are less likely to succeed than others: She felt that being so young put her at a disadvantage for the executive position. Examples of disadvantagedisadvantage The second conclusion is that this empirical form of technology assessment has very specific advantages and disadvantages. Both approaches have advantages and disadvantages and their development should continue concurrently. However, he also says that we should not compensate people for natural advantages and disadvantages. Then, a new structure was conceived in order to lessen the disadvantages of the earlier structure. In the report, we have presented and discussed the advantages and disadvantages of different management strategies using a decision tree model. We will deal with the options in turn, presenting relative advantages first and disadvantages second. Has the report addressed all the potential benefits and disadvantages of the intervention? However, we believe that its implied systematic and comprehensive evaluation of the interventions' advantages and disadvantages is helpful in the process in resource allocation. How people perceived the risk of fire and the advantages and disadvantages of insuring against it still provides scope for further research. Indeed, the current work suggests that animals could use behavioral strategies to offset or neutralize genetic disadvantages. If multiple chi-square is chosen, the researcher should explain why it is preferred, being aware of the disadvantages. In this way, the advantages of a learnt skill and embodied knowledge balances age-defined disadvantages such as the physical problems of an ageing body. In this case, no competitive disadvantages for the national industry will be created and the government can sustain the stricter standards. Theoretically more appropriate methods avoiding the use of product-moment correlations would have had many disadvantages. While tackling health disadvantages, health gaps and health gradients represent different and distinct policy goals, they are not mutually exclusive. See all examples of disadvantage 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. Collocations withdisadvantagedisadvantageThese are words often used in combination with disadvantage. Click on a collocation to see more examples of it. competitive disadvantage Companies that do not address these elements will be at a severe competitivedisadvantage. considerable disadvantage The latter has the considerable disadvantage that the reader does not find the information on one and the same affix in one place. distinct disadvantage There is a distinctdisadvantage if attached to the venous line in that bubbles frequently enter and can block some of the hollow fibers. 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. See all collocations with disadvantage |
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