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TOEFL BNC: 3518 COCA: 6291

disadvantage

Word family 
dis·ad·van·tage1 /ˌdɪsədˈvɑːntɪdʒ $ -ˈvæn-/ ●●● W2 noun [countableC, uncountableU]  
DISADVANTAGEsomething that causes problems, or that makes someone or something less likely to be successful or effective 不利条件，缺点，劣势 OPP advantage
disadvantage of
 The disadvantage of the material is that it fades in strong sunlight.
这种材料的缺点是在强烈的阳光下会褪色。
disadvantage to
 There are some big disadvantages to marriage – you do lose a lot of your freedom.
结婚有一些大的不利方面——你的确会失去许多自由。
 Criminal behaviour can be linked to economic disadvantage.
犯罪行为可能会与经济困难有关。
 COLLOCATIONS
adjectives
the main disadvantage 主要缺点
The main disadvantage of iron as a material is its weight.
铁这种材料的主要缺点是太重。
a big/great/major disadvantage 大的缺点
This method has one major disadvantage: its cost.
这种方法有一个很大的缺点: 成本太高。
a serious/severe disadvantage 严重的缺陷
Public transport is very bad here, which is a serious disadvantage.
这里的公共交通很糟糕,这是一个严重的弊端。
a slight/minor disadvantage 小缺点
nChildren who are young in their school year sometimes have a slight disadvantage.
a further/additional/added disadvantage 另外的小缺点
nIt’s a very small garden and it has the further disadvantage of facing north.
social/economic/educational disadvantage 社会/经济/教育方面的劣势
nUnemployment often leads to social disadvantage.
verbs
have a disadvantage 存在弊端
Cheap air travel has considerable environmental disadvantages.
廉价航空对于环境有诸多不利。
suffer (from) a disadvantage formal 受不利条件的影响
Working-class boys suffer disadvantages in the educational system.
出身工人阶级的男孩子在教育体系中处于不利地位。
overcome a disadvantage (=succeed in spite of a disadvantage) 克服不利条件
nShe was able to overcome the disadvantages of race and poverty.
phrases
somebody is at a disadvantage (=someone has a disadvantage) 某人处于不利地位
The company was at a disadvantage compared with its competitors.
与竞争对手相比,这家公司处于不利地位。
put/place somebody at a disadvantage (=make someone less likely to be successful than others) 使某人处于不利地位
Not speaking English might put you at a disadvantage.
不会说英语可能会让你吃亏。
be/work to the disadvantage of somebody (=make someone unlikely to be successful) 对某人不利
This system works to the disadvantage of women.
这种制度对女性不利。
advantages and disadvantages (=the good and bad features of something) 利弊
nDiscuss the advantages and disadvantages of working from home.
the advantages outweigh the disadvantages (=there are more advantages than disadvantages) 利大于弊
nThe advantages of building the new road would outweigh the disadvantages.
 THESAURUS
disadvantage noun [countableC] a bad feature that something has, which makes it less good or less useful than other things 不利条件,缺点
What do you think are the disadvantages of nuclear energy?
你认为核能有哪些缺点？
nThis car uses a lot of fuel, which is a major disadvantage.
drawback noun [countableC] a bad feature that something has, although it has advantages that are usually more important 不足之处,缺陷
One of the main drawbacks is the price.
主要的劣势之一是价格。
bad point noun [countableC] especially spoken a bad feature that something has 缺点
All of these designs have both their good points and bad points.
所有这些设计都有各自的优点和缺点。
the downside noun [singular] the disadvantage of a situation that in most other ways seems good or enjoyable 不利的一面
It’s a great job. The only downside is that I don’t get much free time.
这份工作很棒,唯一的缺点是我没有多少自由时间。
Examples from the Corpus
disadvantage• A review of on-site fire protection equipment available for fighting fires in high-bay warehouses stating its advantages and disadvantages.• Like many other black families, his family had to struggle to overcome social and economic disadvantage.• The main disadvantages, apart from cost, is their considerable weight and the fact that they can chip.• The main disadvantage of being a nurse is working irregular hours.• Your main disadvantage is your lack of job experience.• The proposal has some major disadvantages.• Our goal is to try to provide financial help people in our community with a lot of disadvantages.• The intertidal zones circumvent the two outstanding disadvantages of marine living.• While the yield to maturity is the single most commonly used measure of yield, it nevertheless has several disadvantages.• The Association is on record for many years high-lighting the disadvantages of this type of pay scheme.• She says the advantages for children going on line far outweigh the disadvantages, particularly as on line applies to schoolwork.• Soviet space science suffers the disadvantage of poor technology, particularly in electronics, which is years behind that of the West.• When this is done, there is a tendency for other artists to be compared with the leader to their disadvantage.
disadvantage to• One disadvantage to this plan is that you can't choose your own doctor.
disadvantage2 verb [transitiveT]  
to make someone less likely to be successful or to put them in a worse situation than others 使处于不利地位
Examples from the Corpus
disadvantage• Asked if he thought an over-emphasis on sport could disadvantage black kids in academic subjects, he answered: No.• She did best in the interview, the part of the application process which was said to disadvantage comprehensive school students.• Geographical accident must not be allowed to disadvantage individuals in their ability to gain access to good local care.• In particular, there are complex rules which disadvantage married women.• And the selective system does not seem to disadvantage those at the bottom of the class.• There are two forms of inequality related to occupational pensions which also serve to disadvantage very elderly women, especially widows.• The use of discriminatory language can and does disadvantage women and members of ethnic minority groups.• However, contemporary interpretations of customary law largely disadvantage women.
dis·ad·van·tage1 noun →COLLOCATIONS1 →THESAURUS1disadvantage2 verb
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TOEFL BNC: 3518 COCA: 6291
disadvantage

noun

ADJECTIVE | VERB + DISADVANTAGE | PREPOSITION | PHRASES ADJECTIVE➤big, considerable, decided, distinct, grave, great, huge, major, obvious, real, serious, severe, significant, substantial相當大的不利；明顯的劣勢；嚴重的不利因素；主要的不利條件；真正的不利因素；極為不利的地位◇Lack of qualifications is an obvious disadvantage.沒有所需的資格是明顯的不利因素。➤main, primary, principal主要的不利條件▸➤slight輕微的劣勢▸➤added, additional額外的不利條件▸➤long-term長期的劣勢▸➤competitive競爭中的不利地位◇These requirements will have to be standardized if some banks are not to suffer a competitive disadvantage.這些要求必須標準化，以免有些銀行在競爭中處於劣勢。➤strategic, tactical (both especially NAmE) 戰略上的／戰術上的劣勢◇The fog was giving them a tactical disadvantage.霧使他們在戰術上處於劣勢。➤economic, educational, financial, racial, social, socio-economic經濟困難；教育劣勢；財務狀況欠佳；種族地位低下；社會地位低下；社會經濟形勢不利◇the problems of racial disadvantage and poverty種族地位低下和貧窮等問題➤cost (especially NAmE) 成本劣勢◇This put them at a crippling cost disadvantage.這使他們處於足以致命的成本劣勢。➤possible, potential可能的缺點；潛在的劣勢◇A potential disadvantage of this method is that it requires considerable expertise to perform it accurately.這種方法的一個潛在劣勢在於需要大量專業知識才能精確地執行。➤inherent固有的劣勢；內在的缺陷◇the inherent disadvantage that low-income communities face低收入群體面臨的固有劣勢➤unfair不公平的劣勢◇Some students were at an unfair disadvantage.有些學生處在不公的劣勢地位。VERB + DISADVANTAGE➤experience, face, have, suffer, suffer from處於劣勢；面臨不利；遭遇不利◇the disadvantage experienced by older people in the workplace年齡較長者在職場所處的劣勢◇The present system has the disadvantage that nobody really understands how it works.目前這個系統的缺點是沒有人真正瞭解它是如何運轉的。◇Competition has its disadvantages.競爭有其害處。➤offset, outweigh抵消不利因素；大於不利之處◇The plan's advantages outweigh the disadvantages.這項計劃利大於弊。➤overcome克服不利條件▸➤avoid避免不利因素PREPOSITION➤at a disadvantage處於劣勢◇We were at a distinct disadvantage compared with children from richer families.與較富裕家庭的孩子相比，我們處於明顯的劣勢。◇There was no reason for her to feel at a disadvantage.她沒有理由認為自己處於不利地位。➤despite a/the disadvantage儘管存在不利因素◇Despite these disadvantages, many older people maintain an active social life.儘管有這些不便因素，許多老年人仍保持着活躍的社交生活。➤to sb's disadvantage對某人不利◇This change in the law will be to the disadvantage of small companies.法律上的這一變動將對小公司不利。➤disadvantage for對⋯來說的不利之處◇another disadvantage for the night-worker夜班工人的另一個不便之處➤disadvantage in在⋯方面的害處◇There are disadvantages in using this treatment.使用這種療法存在害處。➤disadvantage to⋯的弊病◇There are disadvantages to all those approaches.所有那些方案都有弊端。PHRASES➤advantages and disadvantages優缺點◇Each plan has its own advantages and disadvantages.每個計劃都各有利弊得失。➤place sb at a disadvantage, put sb at a disadvantage使某人處於劣勢◇The fact that he didn't speak another language put him at a disadvantage.不會講其他語言使他處於劣勢。
TOEFL BNC: 3518 COCA: 6291
disadvantage

noun

disadvantage ♦︎ drawback ♦︎ pitfall ♦︎ snag ♦︎ downside ♦︎ catchThese are all words for a problem or difficulty with sth or a less positive aspect of sth. 这些词均表示问题、困难或不利因素。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆a / the disadvantage / drawback / snag / downside / catch to sth◆a / the disadvantage / drawback / pitfall / snag / downside for sb◆a disadvantage / pitfall / snag in sth◆the disadvantages / drawbacks / pitfalls associated with sth◆The disadvantage / drawback / snag / downside / catch is that...◆a possible disadvantage / drawback / pitfall / snag / downside◆the only disadvantage / drawback / pitfall / snag / catch◆a / an major / obvious / potential disadvantage / drawback / pitfall / snag◆a / the big / main / minor / slight disadvantage / drawback / snag◆to have a disadvantage / drawback / snag / downside◆to overcome a disadvantage / drawback / pitfall / snag■ disadvantage [countable, uncountable] something that causes problems and tends to stop sb/sth from succeeding or making progress 障碍；不利因素；不利条件◆There are disadvantages to the plan.这个计划有若干不利之处。◆The fact that he didn't speak a foreign language put him at a distinct disadvantage.他不会说外语，这使他处于明显的不利地位。◆I hope my lack of experience won't be to my disadvantage.但愿我的经验不足不会对我造成不利。◆The advantages of the plan far outweigh the disadvantages.这个计划利远大于弊。◆Many children in the class suffered severe social and economic disadvantage.班上许多孩子都遭受社会地位低下和经济困难之苦。OPP advantage ⇨ benefit noun 1 , advantage ⇨ lead noun 2   see also disadvantageous ⇨ difficult 2 ▸ disadvantage

verb

 [transitive] ◆Some pension plans may disadvantage women.有些养老金计划可能对妇女不利。■ drawback ˈdrɔːbæk [countable] a problem or less positive aspect of sth that makes it a less attractive idea 缺点；不利条件◆The main drawback to it is the cost.主要缺点是成本高。◆This strategy has its drawbacks.这项策略有一些弊端。■ pitfall ˈpɪtfɔːl [countable] a danger or difficulty, especially one that is hidden or not obvious at first （尤指潜在或不明显的）危险，困难◆We need to be alert to potential pitfalls.我们需要对一些潜在的陷阱保持警惕。◆Buying property holds many pitfalls for the unwary.购置房产一不警觉就可能会落入许多圈套。■ snag [countable] (rather informal) a problem or difficulty, especially one that is small, hidden or unexpected （尤指细微、潜在或意外的）问题，困难，麻烦◆The only snag with the course is that it's quite short.这门课唯一的缺点是时间太短。◆There is just one small snag－where is the money coming from?只有一个小问题－钱从哪儿来？◆We've hit a technical snag: the printer isn't compatible with my PC.我们遇到一个技术性小麻烦：那台打印机与我的个人电脑不兼容。■ downside ˈdaʊnsaɪd [singular] (rather informal, especially journalism 尤用于新闻) the disadvantages or less positive aspects of sth that is generally good （好事情的）缺点，不利方面◆The downside of all this success is that I don't get to spend much time with my family.这次成功的坏处是我没有多少时间与家人相聚。◆On the downside, such improvements in efficiency often mean job losses.从不利的方面来看，这样提高工作效率常意味着有人会失业。OPP upside ⓘ The upside is the more positive aspects of sth that is generally bad. * upside指不好的事情中好的方面◆The upside is that I do get to spend more time with my family.好的一面是我确实有更多的时间与家人相聚。 ■ catch [countable, usually singular] (rather informal) a hidden difficulty or disadvantage 潜在困难；隐患◆It sounds too good. There must be a catch.这事听起来太好了，一定有什么圈套吧。◆All that money for two hours' work－what's the catch?干两个钟头就给那么多钱－这里面有什么鬼？▸ ˌcatch sb ˈout

phrasal verb

◆Many investors were caught out by the fall in share prices.许多投资者因股价下跌而突然陷入困境。
TOEFL BNC: 3518 COCA: 6291
disadvantage
Disadvantages: disadvantage, handicap, limitation...
To cause problems for someone or something: let down, hold back, embarrass...

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