disadvantage

【发音】

美 /,dɪsəd'væntɪdʒ/ 英 /dɪsəd'vɑːntɪdʒ/

【翻译】

1. n.不利，不利地位

   英释:something that causes problems, or that makes someone or something less likely to be successful or effective

【短语】

1. at a disadvantage : 处于不利地位

2. to the disadvantage of : adv. 对…不利

3. disadvantage factor : 不利因素；不利因子

【例句】

1. Criminal behaviour can be linked to economic disadvantage.

   犯罪行为可能会与经济困难有关。

【真题例句】

1. (2017.12 • CET4 • 第二套 • 阅读理解)...she says the results still suggest women in geoscience are at a potential disadvantage from the very beginning of their careers starting with those less than out-standing letters of recommendation...

2. (2014.12 • CET4 • 第二套 • 阅读理解)...Unemployed boomers are at a disadvantage in job-hunting because employers tend to hire younger workers...

3. (2012.12 • CET4 • 第三套 • 阅读理解)...This has often left me feeling at a disadvantage and wondering why I bothered doing so in the first place...

【同、近义词】

1. n.缺点；不利条件；损失

   defect/deficiency/vice/losing/expense/

【同根词】

1. adj

   disadvantaged : 贫困的；处于不利地位的；社会地位低下的

   disadvantageous : 不利的；不便的；贬抑的

2. adv

   disadvantageously : 不利地

3. n

   disadvantaged : 弱势团体；不利条件

4. v

   disadvantaged : 使处于不利地位（disadvantage的过去式和过去分词）