Word · Frequency #969
advantages
优势；有利条件
advantages is the plural of advantage.
a condition that gives a better position or chance
- 1.
the quality of having a superior or more favorable position
拥有优越或更有利位置的特质
- 2.
(tennis) first point scored after deuce
(网球)在平分后获得的第一分
- 3.
benefit resulting from some event or action
由某事件或行动带来的好处
好处；利益；（网球）占先；拥有优越或更有利位置的特质；(网球)在平分后获得的第一分；由某事件或行动带来的好处
In use
His height gives him an advantage in basketball.
One advantage of living in the city is the convenience of public transport.
The new schedule offers several advantages for part-time workers.
the experience gave him the advantage over me
it turned out to my advantage
have an advantage (over sb/sth)
She has an advantage over her competitors.
她比竞争对手有优势。
take advantage of sth/sb
该短语中的advantage为名词，整个短语意为'利用'。
He took advantage of the opportunity.
Connections
Collocations
- take advantage of
- 利用
- You should take advantage of this opportunity.你应该利用这个机会。
- have an advantage over
- 比……有优势
- She has an advantage over other candidates because of her experience.她因为经验比其他候选人有优势。
- competitive advantage
- 竞争优势
- The company's competitive advantage is its low cost.这家公司的竞争优势是低成本。
- unfair advantage
- 不公平的优势
- He gained an unfair advantage by cheating.他通过作弊获得了不公平的优势。
- advantage in
- 在……方面的优势
- Their team has a clear advantage in strength.他们队在实力上有明显优势。
Idioms & figurative uses
Learner notes
Memory Tip
Advantage中的'advant'像'advance'，有优势就能前进。
Context & Register
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Grammar Note
可数名词；常与over和of连用
Pronunciation & Spelling
All these words share the spelling chunk '-age' pronounced /ɪdʒ/, but 'advantage' is stressed on the second syllable (/-væn-/) while the others are typically stressed on the first syllable, so they are not perfect rhymes.
High-value vocabulary
该词属于 Oxford 核心词汇，值得优先掌握常见搭配和句型。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 4，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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