| 词组 | disadvantage |
| 释义 | disadvantage /ˌdɪsədˈvɑːntɪdʒ $ -ˈvæn-/ noun something that causes problems, or that makes someone or something less likely to be successful or effectiveadjectivesa big/great/major disadvantage This method has one major disadvantage: its cost.the main disadvantage The main disadvantage of iron as a material is its weight.a serious/severe disadvantage Public transport is very bad here, which is a serious disadvantage.a significant disadvantage This approach does have a number of significant disadvantages.a slight/minor disadvantage Children who are young in their school year sometimes have a slight disadvantage.a further/additional/added disadvantage It’s a very small garden and it has the further disadvantage of facing north.an unfair disadvantage This arrangement would put the UK citizen at an unfair disadvantage.social/economic/educational disadvantage Unemployment often leads to social disadvantage.a competitive disadvantage (=one relating to a situation in which people or companies are competing) Firms that are not part of the group would be at a competitive disadvantage.verbshave a disadvantage Cars have many disadvantages and they cause a lot of pollution.suffer (from) a disadvantage formal Working-class boys suffer disadvantages in the educational system.overcome a disadvantage (=succeed in spite of a disadvantage) She was able to overcome the disadvantages of poverty.prepositionsthe disadvantage of doing sth This medicine has the disadvantage of working slowly.disadvantages to sth There are some disadvantages to the plan.phrasessb/sth is at a disadvantage (=they have a disadvantage compared to other people, companies etc) The company was at a disadvantage compared with its competitors.put/place sb at a disadvantage (=make someone less likely to be successful than others) Not speaking English might put you at a disadvantage.be/work to the disadvantage of sb (=make someone unlikely to be successful) This system works to the disadvantage of women.advantages and disadvantages (=the good and bad features of something) Both methods have their advantages and disadvantages.the advantages outweigh the disadvantages (=there are more advantages than disadvantages) The advantages of building the new road would outweigh the disadvantages.THESAURUS: disadvantage drawback a bad feature that something has, especially when it has other features that seem good: One of the main drawbacks is the price. | The only drawback that I can think of is that the house is next to a busy road. | The system has one slight drawback – it’s rather complicated to use. the downside the disadvantage of a situation that in most other ways seems good or enjoyable: It’s a great job. The only downside is that I don’t get much free time. | There is a downside to all this success – you can’t have any privacy. | Can you think of a potential downside (=something that might cause problems)? bad point especially spoken a bad feature that something has: All of these designs have both their good points and bad points. |
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