| 释义 |
handicap/ˈhændikæp/ n. & v.●n. 1a a disadvantage imposed on a superior competitor in order to make the chances more equal (为使获胜机会平等，对强手施加的)不利条件 b a race or contest in which this is imposed (为强手设置障碍的)比赛或赛跑 2 the number of strokes by which a golfer normally exceeds par for the course 高尔夫球手超过标准杆数的击球数 3 a thing that makes progress or success difficult; an encumbrance or hindrance 障碍 4 a condition that markedly restricts a person's ability to function physically, mentally, or socially 身心缺陷；智力低下 ●v. tr. (handicapped, handicapping) 1 impose a handicap on 设置障碍；使不利 2 place (a person) at a disadvantage 使处于不利地位 □ handicapper n.[originally a game in which participants deposited forfeit money in a cap: the name probably from the phrase hand in cap] |