ADJECTIVE | VERB + DISADVANTAGE | PREPOSITION | PHRASESADJECTIVE➤big, considerable, decided, distinct, grave, great, huge, major, obvious, real, serious, severe, significant, substantial相當大的不利;明顯的劣勢;嚴重的不利因素;主要的不利條件;真正的不利因素;極為不利的地位◇Lack of qualifications is an obvious disadvantage.沒有所需的資格是明顯的不利因素。➤main, primary, principal主要的不利條件▸➤slight輕微的劣勢▸➤added, additional額外的不利條件▸➤long-term長期的劣勢▸➤competitive競爭中的不利地位◇These requirements will have to be standardized if some banks are not to suffer a competitive disadvantage.這些要求必須標準化,以免有些銀行在競爭中處於劣勢。➤strategic, tactical (both especially NAmE) 戰略上的/戰術上的劣勢◇The fog was giving them a tactical disadvantage.霧使他們在戰術上處於劣勢。➤economic, educational, financial, racial, social, socio-economic經濟困難;教育劣勢;財務狀況欠佳;種族地位低下;社會地位低下;社會經濟形勢不利◇the problems of racial disadvantage and poverty種族地位低下和貧窮等問題➤cost (especially NAmE) 成本劣勢◇This put them at a crippling cost disadvantage.這使他們處於足以致命的成本劣勢。➤possible, potential可能的缺點;潛在的劣勢◇A potential disadvantage of this method is that it requires considerable expertise to perform it accurately.這種方法的一個潛在劣勢在於需要大量專業知識才能精確地執行。➤inherent固有的劣勢;內在的缺陷◇the inherent disadvantage that low-income communities face低收入群體面臨的固有劣勢➤unfair不公平的劣勢◇Some students were at an unfair disadvantage.有些學生處在不公的劣勢地位。VERB + DISADVANTAGE➤experience, face, have, suffer, suffer from處於劣勢;面臨不利;遭遇不利◇the disadvantage experienced by older people in the workplace年齡較長者在職場所處的劣勢◇The present system has the disadvantage that nobody really understands how it works.目前這個系統的缺點是沒有人真正瞭解它是如何運轉的。◇Competition has its disadvantages.競爭有其害處。➤offset, outweigh抵消不利因素;大於不利之處◇The plan's advantages outweigh the disadvantages.這項計劃利大於弊。➤overcome克服不利條件▸➤avoid避免不利因素PREPOSITION➤at a disadvantage處於劣勢◇We were at a distinct disadvantage compared with children from richer families.與較富裕家庭的孩子相比,我們處於明顯的劣勢。◇There was no reason for her to feel at a disadvantage.她沒有理由認為自己處於不利地位。➤despite a/the disadvantage儘管存在不利因素◇Despite these disadvantages, many older people maintain an active social life.儘管有這些不便因素,許多老年人仍保持着活躍的社交生活。➤to sb's disadvantage對某人不利◇This change in the law will be to the disadvantage of small companies.法律上的這一變動將對小公司不利。➤disadvantage for對⋯來說的不利之處◇another disadvantage for the night-worker夜班工人的另一個不便之處➤disadvantage in在⋯方面的害處◇There are disadvantages in using this treatment.使用這種療法存在害處。➤disadvantage to⋯的弊病◇There are disadvantages to all those approaches.所有那些方案都有弊端。PHRASES➤advantages and disadvantages優缺點◇Each plan has its own advantages and disadvantages.每個計劃都各有利弊得失。➤place sb at a disadvantage, put sb at a disadvantage使某人處於劣勢◇The fact that he didn't speak another language put him at a disadvantage.不會講其他語言使他處於劣勢。