Word · Frequency #4399
handicap
使处于不利；妨碍；阻碍
To place at a disadvantage; to hinder or impede someone or something, especially by imposing a handicap in a contest.
- 1.
To encumber with a handicap in any contest.
在竞赛中施加不利条件
- 2.
To place at disadvantage.
使处于劣势
- 3.
To estimate betting odds.
估算赔率
估算赔率；在竞赛中施加不利条件；使处于劣势；加障碍于；妨碍
In use
Lack of funding handicapped the research project from the start.
Her injured leg handicaps her ability to walk long distances.
The team's inexperience is handicapping their chances of winning the competition.
Verb forms
base handicap · third person handicaps · -ing handicapping · past handicapped · past participle handicapped
注意：过去式和过去分词双写p加ed
Connections
Collocations
- be handicapped by
- 因……而处于不利地位；受……妨碍
- The company was handicapped by a lack of investment.这家公司因缺乏投资而处于不利地位。
- handicap the development of
- 阻碍……的发展
- Lack of funding handicaps the development of new treatments.缺乏资金阻碍了新疗法的开发。
- severely handicapped
- 严重受阻；受到严重妨碍
- The rescue effort was severely handicapped by the storm.救援工作因暴风雨而严重受阻。
- handicap one's chances
- 削弱某人的机会
- The scandal handicapped her chances in the election.丑闻削弱了她在选举中的机会。
- handicap the race
- 为比赛评定让分（或赔率）
- An expert was asked to handicap the race.一位专家受邀为这场比赛评定让分（赔率）。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
把 hand 和 cap 拆开记：给对手手里塞个帽子(cap)，比赛时他就被拖累，处于劣势。
Context & Register
语域：mixed 常见场景：sports competitions、betting and odds、formal writing handicap 作动词时通常多用于较正式或专门的语境，如体育比赛中的“让分/施加不利条件”和博彩中的“估算赔率”；表示“使处于不利；妨碍”时也偏正式，口语中更常说 put someone at a disadvantage 或 hinder。
Pronunciation & Spelling
这些词都以 /æp/ 结尾，与 handicap /ˈhændikæp/ 的末尾音节 cap 发音相同。注意 wrap 中的 w 不发音，读作 /ræp/。另请小心：handbag /ˈhænd.bæɡ/、handbook /ˈhænd.bʊk/ 等以 hand- 开头的词看起来像 handicap，但发音不同。
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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