advantage

[ədˈvɑ:ntɪdʒ]
  • 释义
  • n.

    有利条件;益处;优越(性);处于支配地位;

  • vt.

    有利于;有益于;促进;使处于有利地位;

  • vi.

    得益,获利;

  • 词义辨析
  • advantage, benefit, interest, profit
  • 这组词共同的意思是“优势”“好处”“利益”。它们的区别是:
    1.advantage一般用于指地位上的优势,尤指对立双方中的某一方所具有的有利条件;benefit指个人或社会所获得的利益或好处;profit主要指所获得的物质利益,尤指金钱上的利益;interest常用其复数形式interests表示“利益”。
    2.advantage一般不用于指所获得的物质利益;interest多限于表示一些抽象的如“投资”这样的权益,或指应付的“利息”;profit通常只用于指具体利益,偶尔用于抽象事物指权力或知识的增长等;benefit则既可指具体利益,也可指抽象事物上的收获或帮助。
  • advantage,benefit,interest,favour,profit,gain
  • 这些名词均有“利益、好处”之意。
    advantage指因某方面占优势或利用某机会以及对方弱点而获得利益与好处。
    benefit普通用词,指通过正当手段从物质或精神方面得到的任何好处或利益。
    interest作“利益”解时,多用复数形式,既可指集团、群体的利益,又可指个人的利益。
    favour指在竞争中获得的advantage,也可指狭隘的个人利益。
    profit着重收益,尤指从物质、钱财等方面获得的利益。
    gain指获得的物质利益,也暗示不损坏他人利益而得的无形好处。
  • 双语例句
  • 1、

    If you would lend an ear for a couple of minutes you might learn something to your advantage.

    要是你愿意认真听几分钟的话,你可能会学到一些对你有用的东西.

    ——《简明英汉词典》
  • 2、

    Her Olimpic experience gave her a big advantage over the other contestants for the final victory.

    她的奥运会参赛经历使她比起其他竞技对手在争取最后获胜上具有很大的优势.

    ——《简明英汉词典》
  • 3、

    Subscribers to the magazine can take advantage of this special offer.

    杂志订户可享有此项特惠.

    ——《简明英汉词典》
  • 4、

    A commander mustn't get too anxious for the sake of some partial advantage.

    一个指挥员不要因为局部利益操之过急.

    ——《现代汉英综合大词典》
  • 5、

    A good crowd will be a definite advantage to me and the rest of the team.

    大批观众无疑将成为我和其他队员的一大优势。

    柯林斯例句
  • 6、

    His height gives him an inbuilt advantage over his opponent.

    他的身高成为他相对于对手的先天优势。

  • 7、

    This gave them a decided advantage over their opponents.

    这使他们比对手具有明显的优势.

  • 8、

    His height was a decided advantage in the job.

    干这项工作,他的身高是明显优势。

    ——《牛津高阶英汉双解词典》
  • 9、

    to have a tactical advantage

    拥有战术上的优势

    ——《牛津高阶英汉双解词典》
  • 10、

    If you're too trusting, other people will take advantage of you.

    如果你过于轻信,其他人就会打你的主意。

    ——《牛津高阶英汉双解词典》
  • 11、

    The advantage of group holidays is company on tap but time alone if you want it.

    团体度假的好处在于,要找人陪伴非常容易,想要独处也行。

    ——柯林斯例句
  • 12、

    I want to take advantage of your lifetime of scholarship.

    我希望能够用到您一生的学识。

    ——柯林斯例句
  • 13、

    Only by keeping down costs will America maintain its competitive advantage over other countries.

    只有通过控制成本,美国才能保持对其他国家的竞争优势。

    ——柯林斯例句
  • 14、

    She took advantage of him even after they were divorced.

    甚至在他们离婚后,她还在占他的便宜。

    ——柯林斯例句
  • 15、

    I intend to take full advantage of this trip to buy the things we need.

    我打算充分利用这次旅行来购买我们所需的物品。

    ——柯林斯例句
  • 16、

    The walls were painted in muted tones to show the pictures to good advantage.

    墙面被漆成了淡色调,以突出照片。

    ——柯林斯例句
  • 17、

    Industrialists must move fast to take advantage of new opportunities in Eastern Europe.

    实业家们必须尽快采取行动,抓住东欧的新机遇。

    ——柯林斯例句
  • 18、

    The advantage of the idea was its simplicity.

    这个主意的优点是简单明了.

    ——《简明英汉词典》
  • 19、

    It's very sporting of you to give me an initial advantage.

    你开局先让我一步,真是够大方的.

    ——《简明英汉词典》
  • 20、

    For a day or two we were busily employed in unpacking and laying out our property to the best advantage.

    我们打开行囊,布置陈设,一直忙了一两天.

    ——《简明英汉词典》
  • 21、

    The advantage abruptly turned against them.

    有利的条件突然变得对他们不利起来.

    ——《简明英汉词典》
  • 22、

    We took full advantage of the laboratory's equipments.

    我们充分利用实验室的设备.

    ——《简明英汉词典》
  • 23、

    This method has the advantage of saving a lot of fuel.

    此方法有节省大量燃料的优点.

    ——《简明英汉词典》
  • 24、

    He took a mean advantage of me.

    他利用卑鄙的手段占我的便宜.

    ——《简明英汉词典》
  • 25、

    The fashion sets her figure off to advantage.

    那件时装把她的身段衬托得更加优美.

    ——《现代汉英综合大词典》
  • 26、

    This football team has always been capable of gaining an advantage over its opponents by skillfull manoeuvring.

    这个足球队总是能依靠机智的策略占对手的上风.

    ——《现代汉英综合大词典》
  • 27、

    He's joining the club in order to take advantage of the others.

    他入会是来揩油的.

    ——《现代汉英综合大词典》
  • 28、

    Such action will advantage our cause.

    这样的行动有益于我们的事业.

    ——《现代英汉综合大词典》
  • 29、

    He took advantage of other's difficulties to press for the repayment of debts.

    他乘人之危,进行逼债.

    ——《现代汉英综合大词典》