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advantage

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ad∙van∙tage / ədˈvæntɪdʒ ; ədˈvɑ:ntɪdʒ /
◙noun
1. [C,U] something that helps you to be more successful than others, or the state of having this
• 有利条件，优势;
【OPP】 disadvantage
 »have an advantage
  具有有利条件，具有优势
 »give sb an advantage
  给予某人优势
 »big / great / major / distinct advantage
  大/巨大/主要/明显的优势
 »unfair advantage
  不公平的有利因素
 »enjoy an advantage ( = have an advantage )
  具有优势
 »be at an advantage ( = have an advantage )
  处于优势
 »be to your advantage / work to your advantage ( = something gives you an advantage )
  对你有利
▪ [+over]
 »Her experience meant that shehad a big advantageover her opponent.
  她的经验意味着比对手具有很大优势。
 »His heightgiveshiman advantageover the other players.
  他的身高相对于其他运动员有优势。
 »Companies that receive government subsidies have anunfair advantage.
  享有政府补贴的公司具有不公平的有利条件。
 »Western countriesenjoyedconsiderableadvantagesin terms of technology.
  在技术方面，西方国家具有很大优势。
 »Younger workers tend tobe at an advantagewhen applying for jobs.
  年轻点的工人申请工作时往往处于优势地位。
 »It mightbe to your advantageto take a computer course of some kind.
  上一门计算机课可能对你有利。
2. [C,U] a good or useful quality or condition that something has
• 好处，优点:
▪ [+of]
 »One of the many advantages of living in New York is that you can eat out at almost any time of day.
  住在纽约的诸多好处之一是随便什么时候都可以外出吃饭。
 »The hotel is not very modern, but it doeshave the advantage ofbeing close to the city centre.
  那家酒店不是很现代，但有一个优点就是离市中心近。
▪ [+over]
 »The printer has several advantages over conventional printers.
  与传统打印机相比，这种打印机具有几项优点。
 »big / great / considerable advantage
 »The big advantage of this system is that it is fast.
  这个系统的显著优点是速度快。
3. take advantage of sb, to 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！
4. take advantage of sth (to do sth), to 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 totake full advantageof the beachfront clubs.
  你会想好好在海滨俱乐部里玩个痛快。
5. use / turn sth to your / good advantage, to use something that you have or that happens in order to achieve something
• 利用某事物/使某事物转化为有利:
 »How could he turn the situation to his advantage?
  他是如何将形势转化为对他有利的？
 »Burns used his family connections to good advantage.
  伯恩斯很好地利用了家庭的人脉。
6. show sth to (good / great) advantage, to make the best features of someone or something very noticeable
• 使某物优点突出:
 »Her dress showed her tanned skin to great advantage.
  她的连衣裙很好地突出了她晒黑的肤色。
7. advantage sb, used in tennis to show that the person named has won the next point after the score was
• 40-40 某人占先〔用于网球比赛局末平分后〕