Word · Frequency #3518
Fully loadeddisadvantage
缺点；不利因素
a problem or negative feature that makes something less successful or attractive
- 1.
A weakness or undesirable characteristic; con; drawback.
缺点或不良特性；不利；缺陷。
- 2.
the quality of having an inferior or less favorable position
不利地位；劣势
- 3.
A setback or handicap.
挫折或障碍。
- 4.
Loss; detriment; hindrance.
损失；损害；妨碍。
劣势；不利地位；损害；损失；缺点或不良特性；不利；缺陷。；不利地位；劣势；挫折或障碍。
In use
One disadvantage of living in a big city is the high cost of housing.
The team's lack of experience put them at a disadvantage in the competition.
There are both advantages and disadvantages to this plan.
disadvantage of [sth]
One disadvantage of this method is its high cost.
这种方法的一个缺点是成本高。
disadvantage to [doing sth]
There is a disadvantage to using this approach.
使用这种方法有一个不利之处。
at a disadvantage
固定短语，表示处于不利地位。
Connections
Collocations
- competitive disadvantage
- 竞争劣势
- The company's outdated technology puts it at a competitive disadvantage.该公司过时的技术使其处于竞争劣势。
- major disadvantage
- 主要缺点
- One major disadvantage of living in the city is the high cost of housing.住在城市的一个主要缺点是高昂的住房成本。
- disadvantage of
- ……的缺点
- The disadvantage of this approach is its complexity.这种方法的特点是复杂。
- at a disadvantage
- 处于不利地位
- Students from low-income families are often at a disadvantage in the education system.来自低收入家庭的学生在教育系统中常常处于不利地位。
- put someone at a disadvantage
- 使某人处于不利地位
- Lack of experience put her at a disadvantage during the job interview.缺乏经验使她在求职面试中处于不利地位。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
拆解：dis（无）+advantage（优势）= 无优势，即缺点。
Context & Register
常用于正式学术讨论、商业分析或客观陈述；日常口语中也使用，但更常见于书面或正式场合。
Grammar Note
可数名词
Pronunciation & Spelling
Only 'advantage' (/ədˈvæntɪdʒ/) rhymes exactly with 'disadvantage' (/dɪsədvæntɪdʒ/). The other words share the spelling '-age' but are pronounced differently: 'age', 'page', 'stage' end with /eɪdʒ/, while 'cabbage' and 'village' end with /ɪdʒ/.
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 2，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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