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| /ˈhændiˌkæp/ |
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| 1 | old-fashioned a physical or mental injury or illness that is severe and permanent . This word is now considered offensive and it is more polite to say that someone has a disability （身体或智力的）缺陷，残疾（该词现在被认为具冒犯义） |
| mental/physical/visual handicap 智力上的/生理上的/视力方面的缺陷 |
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| 2 | a disadvantage that prevents you from doing something well 障碍；不利条件 |
| They told me that my lack of experience was a handicap. 他们告诉我，缺乏经验对我很不利。 |
| +to His wild past could be a handicap to his ambitions. 他那放荡的过去会阻碍他实现自己的抱负。 |
| +of Thousands of people suffer the handicap of not being able to read or write properly. 成千上万的人存在着读写障碍。 |
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| 3 | in golf , extra shots that a weaker player is allowed to take in order to make a competition fairer. As a player improves, the number of extra shots they are allowed to take is reduced. （高尔夫球赛中）让落后者多打的杆数 |
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| 4 | a horse race in which the stronger riders carry extra weights in their saddle to make the competition fairer （赛马中的）让步赛 |
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