1.MIDISABLED old-fashioned if someone has a handicap, a part of their body or their mind has been permanently injured or damaged. Many people think that this word is offensive. 〔身体或智力上的〕残障,残疾〔许多人认为此词具有冒犯性〕
2DISADVANTAGEa situation that makes it difficult for someone to do what they want 障碍,不利条件
to make it difficult for someone to do something that they want or need to do 妨碍;阻碍
The charity is handicapped by lack of funds.
这个慈善机构因为缺乏资金难以开展工作。
Examples from the Corpus
handicap• They went through the story again, handicapped by not having it in front of them.• Women were also handicapped by the constantcycle of pregnancy and childbirth to which they had to resign themselves.• He used a computer to handicap horse races.
Originhandicap1
(1700-1800)handicap“game in which people put their hand, holding money for a bet, into a hat”((1600-1700)), from hand in cap
1physical/mental disability身體或智力缺陷ADJECTIVE | VERB + HANDICAP | PREPOSITIONADJECTIVE➤serious, severe嚴重殘疾▸➤mild輕微殘疾▸➤mental, physical, visual智障;身體殘疾;視力缺陷◇She can't drive because of her visual handicap.她因為視力缺陷不能開車。VERB + HANDICAP➤be born with, have, suffer, suffer from天生殘疾;患有殘疾◇Over a million people in this country suffer from mental handicap.這個國家有 100 多萬人有智障。➤cause致殘▸➤cope with, overcome應對殘疾;克服殘疾◇She has managed to overcome her physical handicaps.她設法克服了身體上的殘疾。PREPOSITION➤despite a/the handicap儘管身有殘疾◇Despite her handicap, Jane is able to hold down a full-time job.簡雖然身有殘疾,但仍能保住一份全職工作。handicap
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2disadvantage不利因素ADJECTIVE | VERB + HANDICAP | PREPOSITIONADJECTIVE➤big, considerable, great, major, real, serious, severe巨大障礙;主要障礙;嚴重的阻礙◇Lack of books was a major handicap.書籍匱乏是一大障礙。VERB + HANDICAP➤have, suffer有障礙;遭遇障礙◇If you don't speak the language, you'll have a real handicap.如果你不會說當地語言,那可真是個障礙。➤prove證明是劣勢◇His lack of height can prove a handicap against tall players.他身高不足,和高個運動員交鋒時會處於劣勢。PREPOSITION➤despite a/the handicap儘管有障礙▸➤handicap to對⋯是劣勢◇This could be a serious handicap to her education.這可能對她的教育構成嚴重障礙。