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be disadvantageous to sb/sth
The new policy is disadvantageous to small businesses.
新政策对小企业不利。
不利的；吃亏的
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不利的；吃亏的
Not advantageous; constituting a disadvantage.
The new policy is disadvantageous to small businesses.
新政策对小企业不利。
不利的。
Not advantageous.
构成不利的；不利的
constituting a disadvantage
The new tax policy was disadvantageous for small business owners.
新税收政策对小企业主不利。
Being the youngest on the team can be disadvantageous in a physical sport.
在体能运动中成为队里最年轻的可能是不利的。
They found themselves in a disadvantageous position during the negotiation.
他们发现自己处于谈判中的不利地位。
The new policy is disadvantageous to small businesses.
新政策对小企业不利。
The current exchange rate is disadvantageous for exporters.
当前汇率对出口商不利。
It is disadvantageous to invest without proper research.
未经充分研究就投资是不利的。
Not this
This is a disadvantageous.
Use this
This is a disadvantage.
"disadvantageous" 是形容词，不能用作名词。应使用名词 "disadvantage"。
Not this
The policy is disadvantageous for the poor.
Use this
The policy is disadvantageous to the poor.
形容词 "disadvantageous" 通常与介词 "to" 搭配，而不是 "for"。
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对…不利
The new policy may be disadvantageous to small businesses.
新政策可能对小企业不利。
不利地位
The team found itself in a disadvantageous position after the early goal.
早早失球后，该队发现自己处于不利地位。
不利条款
She refused to sign the contract on disadvantageous terms.
她拒绝按不利条款签合同。
经济上不利的
Relocating the factory would be economically disadvantageous for the company.
迁移工厂对公司来说在经济上不利。
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记忆联想：advantage是优势，加上否定前缀dis-，失去优势=不利。
语域：formal 常见场景：academic writing、legal documents、business reports 该词较正式，多用于学术写作、法律或商务文件等书面语境；日常口语中更常说 unfavorable、bad 或 not good。
常用介词to或for表示'对…不利的'
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