advantage
advantage
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n.（名词）
1.A beneficial factor or combination of factors.
有利条件：有利因素或有利因素的总和
2.Benefit or profit; gain:
利益：好处或利益；所获之物：
It is to your advantage to invest wisely.
明智地投资对你很有利
3.A relatively favorable position; superiority of means:
有利地位：相对有利的地位；优势：
A better education gave us the advantage.
良好的教育使我们处于有利地位
4.Sports
【体育运动】
5.The first point scored in tennis after deuce.
优势分：终局前双方打成平手后一方赢得的第一分
6.The resulting score.
最终得分
v.tr.（及物动词） ad.van.taged,ad.van.tag.ing,ad.van.tag.es
To afford profit or gain to; benefit.
有利于：为…提供好处或利益；使获利
IDIOMS
▪take advantage of
1.To put to good use; avail oneself of:
利用：很好地使用；利用：
take advantage of all educational opportunities.
利用一切教育机会
2.To profit selfishly by; exploit:
占…的便宜：自私地获利；剥削：
took advantage of the customer.
欺骗消费者
▪to advantage: To good effect; favorably:
有利：产生良好效果；有利于：
The roses were displayed to advantage in a blue vase.
玫瑰插在蓝色的花瓶中，产生了良好的效果
ORIGIN
1.Middle Englishavauntage
中古英语avauntage
2.from Old French
源自 古法语
3.fromavant [before]
源自avant [在…之前]
4.from Latinabante [from before] * see advance
源自 拉丁语abante [源自在…之前] *参见advance
SYNONYMS
1.advantage,edge,handicap,odds
2.The central meaning shared by these nouns is “a factor or combination of factors conducive to superiority and success”:
这些名词所共有的中心意思为“导致优势、成功的因素或因素之总和”：
odds overwhelmingly in our favor. &b{disadvantage}
极其有利于我们的优势disadvantage
