take advantage of

1 USE A PERSONto treat someone unfairly in order to get what you want, especially someone who is generous or easily persuaded 〔不公正地〕利用某人，占某人的便宜

Don’t lend them the car – they’re taking advantage of you!

不要把车借给他们——他们在利用你！

Examples from the Corpus

take advantage of somebody• Egeria also takes advantage of Bull's own library of graphics functions.• Capriati wore Seles down from the baseline and took advantage of her weak serving.• The enemy could not fail to see his opportunity and take advantage of it.• We can cut costs by bulk purchasing and take advantage of national retail distribution channels.• Economic trends occur swiftly and become established before large industries can scale up and take advantage of new demands.• The far left is also being blamed for taking advantage of grievances.• Slaves took advantage of the opportunities afforded to rebel.• I felt that my friends were taking advantage of me as a free babysitter.

→ take advantage of somebody at advantage(1)

2 USE somethingto use a particular situation to do or get what you want 利用某物（做某事）

I took advantage of the good weather to paint the shed.

我趁天气好给棚屋刷上油漆。

You’ll want to take full advantage of the beach-front clubs.

你会想在海滨俱乐部里充分享受一番。

Examples from the Corpus

take advantage of something (to do something)• Accordingly he took advantage of a new pope to address the curia for favourable letters.• Meanwhile, authorities can take advantage of experience with the existing system in both rural and urban areas.• Skaven erupt to take advantage of the disaster.• The commission estimates that at least seven companies took advantage of the program.• The Franks took advantage of this by seizing some islands which the Saxons had held.• The Project also took advantage of the vast numbers of our supporters eager to stand up to the bullies at the clinics.• We just hope tens of thousands of other Star subscribers can take advantage of this major price cut, too.• While S-HTTP will be able to take advantage of ubiquitous certification infrastructures, its deployment does not require it.

→ take advantage of something (to do something) at advantage(2)

单词	take advantage of
释义	take advantage of take advantage of 1 USE A PERSONto treat someone unfairly in order to get what you want, especially someone who is generous or easily persuaded 〔不公正地〕利用某人，占某人的便宜 Don’t lend them the car – they’re taking advantage of you! 不要把车借给他们——他们在利用你！ Examples from the Corpus take advantage of somebody• Egeria also takes advantage of Bull's own library of graphics functions.• Capriati wore Seles down from the baseline and took advantage of her weak serving.• The enemy could not fail to see his opportunity and take advantage of it.• We can cut costs by bulk purchasing and take advantage of national retail distribution channels.• Economic trends occur swiftly and become established before large industries can scale up and take advantage of new demands.• The far left is also being blamed for taking advantage of grievances.• Slaves took advantage of the opportunities afforded to rebel.• I felt that my friends were taking advantage of me as a free babysitter. → take advantage of somebody at advantage(1) 2 USE somethingto use a particular situation to do or get what you want 利用某物（做某事） I took advantage of the good weather to paint the shed. 我趁天气好给棚屋刷上油漆。 You’ll want to take full advantage of the beach-front clubs. 你会想在海滨俱乐部里充分享受一番。 Examples from the Corpus take advantage of something (to do something)• Accordingly he took advantage of a new pope to address the curia for favourable letters.• Meanwhile, authorities can take advantage of experience with the existing system in both rural and urban areas.• Skaven erupt to take advantage of the disaster.• The commission estimates that at least seven companies took advantage of the program.• The Franks took advantage of this by seizing some islands which the Saxons had held.• The Project also took advantage of the vast numbers of our supporters eager to stand up to the bullies at the clinics.• We just hope tens of thousands of other Star subscribers can take advantage of this major price cut, too.• While S-HTTP will be able to take advantage of ubiquitous certification infrastructures, its deployment does not require it. → take advantage of something (to do something) at advantage(2)
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