| |
|
| NOUN |
| |
|
| /ədˈvɑːntɪdʒ/ |
|
| |
| 1 | C/U something that makes one person or thing more likely to succeed than others 有利条件；优势 |
| the advantages of a good education 良好教育的优势 |
| give sb an advantage Her teaching experience gives her an advantage when working with children. 她的教学经验使她在与孩子们打交道时具备优势。 |
| +over The home team always have an advantage over their opponents. 主队总是比对手占有更有利的条件。 |
| be at an advantage She was at a distinct advantage because people trusted her. 她处于明显的有利地位，因为人们信任她。 |
| to sb’ s advantage (=making you more likely to succeed) It would be to your advantage to prepare questions in advance. 对某人有利 |
| | 1a | U something that is of benefit to yourself 好处；利益 | | Important principles are being sacrificed for political advantage. 因为政治利益而正在牺牲重要原则。 | | Some people try to gain advantage by exploiting their personal contacts. 一些人试图利用他们的个人关系来谋利。 | |
| | 1b | C a good feature or quality that something has 优点 | | Having children when you’ re older has both advantages and disadvantages. 年龄大一些时再要孩子有利也有弊。 | | Flexibility is one of the many advantages of working from home. 灵活性是在家中工作所具有的许多优点之一。 | | have the advantage of sth The equipment has the additional advantage of being easy to carry. 这种设备另外还有易于携带的好处。 | |
| |
| 2 | C/U used for saying the name of a player in tennis who wins the point after deuce 优势分（用于网球比赛中终局前平分后先得分的一方的姓名前） |
| Advantage Hingis. 辛吉斯占先。 |
| PHRASES |
| - | takeadvantage of sb
|
| to unfairly get what you want from someone who is easily persuaded to help you , trust you , or do things for you |
| （不正当地）利用某人 |
| |
| salesmen who take advantage of elderly customers 利用年迈消费者的推销员 |
| |
| - | takeadvantage of sth
|
| to use a situation or opportunity to get what you want |
| 利用某场合；利用某一机会 |
| |
| Moss took advantage of the defender’ s mistake to score a goal. 莫斯利用防守队员的失误进了一个球。 |
| take full advantage of sth Many schools don’ t take full advantage of the Internet. 许多学校没有充分利用因特网。 |
| |
| - | to good/bestadvantage
|
| using or showing the best features of someone or something |
| 有效地/最有利地 |
| |
| The dark foliage really shows the flowers off to best advantage. 暗色的叶子最有效地衬托出花的美丽。 |
| |
|