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单词 advantage
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advantage
noun
uk
/ədˈvɑːn.tɪdʒ/us
/ədˈvæn.t̬ɪdʒ/
B1[CorU]
aconditiongiving agreaterchanceofsuccess:
有利条件，有利因素；优势；好处
advantage of doing sthThe advantage ofbookingticketsinadvanceis that you getbetterseats.提前订票的好处就是可以得到比较好的座位。
advantages of sthDespite thetwinadvantages ofwealthandbeauty, she did not have ahappylife.尽管拥有财富和美貌的双重优势，她的生活并不幸福。
[+ to infinitive]It would be toyouradvantage(= it wouldimprovethesituationfor you)toagreeto hisdemands.答应他的要求对你有利。
give sb an advantageHerbackgroundas afinancialofficergives her an advantage indealingwithpublicbudgets.
give sb an advantage over sbHisheightandreachgive him abigadvantage over(= make himbetterthan)otherboxers.他身高臂长，这使他在和其他拳击手较量时占有很大优势。
have the advantage of sbHe has the advantage of beingabletowalktoworkbecause helivessocloseby.
have the advantage of sbUKformal"Do youknowhowoldI am?" "I'mafraidyou have the advantage of me there(= youknowtheanswerbut I do not)."“你知道我多大了吗？”“恐怕我不知道。”
For agoalkeeper, it's agreatadvantage to havebighands.对守门员来说，长一双大手是很大的优势。
take advantage ofsomething
B1
to use the good things in asituation:
利用；利用…的机会
IthoughtI'd take advantage of thesportsfacilitieswhile I'm here.我想趁我在这儿期间，要好好利用一下这里的体育设施。
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take advantage ofsomeone/somethingB2disapproving
totreatsomeonebadlyinorderto get something good from them:
占…的便宜；欺骗
Ithinkshetakesadvantage of his goodnature.我认为她利用他善良的本性占他的便宜。
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[U]
the word used intenniswhen aplayerhaswonthepointafterdeuce:
（网球中的）局末平分后占先，优势分
AdvantageMissWilliams!威廉姆斯小姐占先！
play advantage
Ingamessuch asfootball, if arefereeplaysadvantage, they do notstopthegamewhen there is afoulbecauseallowingplaytocontinuegives an advantage to theteamthat has beenfouled:
（足球比赛中）裁判根据对被犯规方有利的原则允许比赛继续进行
Therefshould haveplayedadvantage because Rooney would have been through ongoal.裁判当时应该根据对被犯规方有利的原则允许比赛继续进行，因为鲁尼本来有可能进球的。
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More examples
  • Qualifications areimportantbutpracticalexperienceis always an advantage.
  • The advantage of theplanisitssimplicity.
  • She had adecidedadvantage over heropponent.
  • You shouldn't be sotrusting-peopletake advantage of you.
  • Internetconnectionviabroadbandoffersmany advantages.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Advantage and disadvantage
  • a stick to beatsomeonewithidiom
  • ace
  • an ace upyoursleeveidiom
  • attraction
  • be well in thereidiom
  • be/stay/keep one jump aheadidiom
  • head start
  • hold all the cardsidiom
  • in
  • in the right place at the right timeidiom
  • it's tough at the topidiom
  • lock
  • lose
  • scent bloodidiom
  • secret weapon
  • silver lining
  • stick
  • the best of both worldsidiom
  • tough
  • trouble
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advantage
verb[T]
uk
/ədˈvɑːn.tɪdʒ/us
/ədˈvæn.t̬ɪdʒ/
to make someone or something morelikelyto besuccessfulbycreatingasituationthathelpsthem:
Affluentparentsseekto advantagetheirchildrenbysendingthem to moreexclusiveschools.
If youchangetherulesin themiddleof thegame, you're advantaging ordisadvantagingone of thecompetitors.
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  • Theyvotedagainstelectoralreformsthat wereviewedas advantaging oneparty.
  • Thissystemworkswell because itfinanciallyadvantages those who are doing therightthing.
  • Wewantto makecertainthatcriminalsare not advantaged byreceivinginformationfromofficialsources.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Advantage and disadvantage
  • a stick to beatsomeonewithidiom
  • ace
  • an ace upyoursleeveidiom
  • attraction
  • be well in thereidiom
  • be/stay/keep one jump aheadidiom
  • head start
  • hold all the cardsidiom
  • in
  • in the right place at the right timeidiom
  • it's tough at the topidiom
  • lock
  • lose
  • scent bloodidiom
  • secret weapon
  • silver lining
  • stick
  • the best of both worldsidiom
  • tough
  • trouble
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Making things better
(Definition ofadvantagefrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)
advantage
noun
uk
/ədˈvɑːn.tɪdʒ/us
/ədˈvæn.t̬ɪdʒ/
B1[CorU]
aconditiongiving agreaterchanceofsuccess
有利条件，有利因素；优势；好处
The advantageofbookingticketsinadvanceis that you getbetterseats.提前订票的好处就是可以得到比较好的座位。
Despite thetwinadvantagesofwealthandbeauty, she did not have ahappylife.尽管拥有财富和美貌的双重优势，她的生活并不幸福。
[+ to infinitive]Itwould betoyouradvantage(= it wouldimprovethesituationfor you)toagreeto hisdemands.答应他的要求对你有利。
For agoalkeeper,it's agreatadvantagetohavebighands.对守门员来说，长一双大手是很大的优势。
Hisheightandreachgivehim abigadvantageover(= make himbetterthan)otherboxers.他身高臂长，这使他在和其他拳击手较量时占有很大优势。
UKformal"Do youknowhowoldI am?" "I'mafraidyouhave theadvantageofme there(= youknowtheanswerbut I do not)."“你知道我多大了吗？”“恐怕我不知道。”
take advantage ofsth
B1
to use the good things in asituation
利用；利用…的机会
IthoughtI'd take advantage of thesportsfacilitieswhile I'm here.我想趁我在这儿期间，要好好利用一下这里的体育设施。
take advantage ofsb/sthB2disapproving
totreatsomeonebadlyinorderto get something good from them
占…的便宜；欺骗
Ithinkshetakesadvantage of his goodnature.我认为她利用他善良的本性占他的便宜。
Iknowshe'sofferedtobabysit, but I don'twanther tothinkwe're taking advantage of her.我知道她主动提出来照看我们的孩子，但是我不想让她觉得我们在占她的便宜。
[U]
the word used intenniswhen aplayerhaswonthepointafterdeuce
（网球中的）局末平分后占先，优势分
AdvantageMissWilliams!威廉姆斯小姐占先！
play advantage
Ingamessuch asfootball, if arefereeplaysadvantage, they do notstopthegamewhen there is afoulbecauseallowingplaytocontinuegives an advantage to theteamthat has beenfouled.
（足球比赛中）裁判根据对被犯规方有利的原则允许比赛继续进行
Therefshould haveplayedadvantage because Rooney would have been through ongoal.裁判当时应该根据对被犯规方有利的原则允许比赛继续进行，因为鲁尼本来有可能进球的。
More examples
  • Qualifications areimportantbutpracticalexperienceis always an advantage.
  • The advantage of theplanisitssimplicity.
  • She had adecidedadvantage over heropponent.
  • You shouldn't be sotrusting-peopletake advantage of you.
  • Internetconnectionviabroadbandoffersmany advantages.

advantage| American Dictionary

advantage
noun[C/U]
us
/ədˈvæn·tɪdʒ,æd-/
aconditionthathelpsyou or gives you agreaterchanceofsuccess:
[C]Hislongarmsgive him abigadvantage over otherboxers.
[U]Testscoresshow no advantage forstudentsin the newschools.
[U]Herteacherlikesher very much, whichworksto her advantage(=helpsher)if she hastroubleinclass.

advantageous

adjectiveus
/ˌædˌvænˈteɪ·dʒəs,-vən-/
Theagreementis advantageous to bothsides.
(Definition ofadvantagefrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

advantage| Business English

advantage
noun[CorU]
uk
/ədˈvɑːntɪdʒ/us
a goodfeaturethat makes somethingbetterthansimilarthings:
have/get/gain an advantageSmallerbusinessesoften have an advantage in theareaofcustomerrelations.
advantage over sbNeithercompanyappearsto have aparticulartechnologicaladvantage over the other.
advantage for sbThere are advantages for bothemployersandemployeesinflexibleworkinghours.
the advantages of sthWhat arethe advantages anddisadvantagesofoutsourcing?
the advantages of doing sthSomefirmsmayfindthat the advantages of usingfreesoftwareoutweighthedisadvantages.
The BritishferryoperatorcomplainedthatitsFrenchrivalshadanunfairadvantagebecause ofgovernmentaid.
a big/huge/major advantageOnlineadvertisingcan have somemajoradvantages.
a great/important/significant advantageForeigndomesticinvestmentbringsimportantadvantages through newtechnologiesandenhancedaccesstooverseasmarkets.
a clear/definite/distinct advantageThere can bedistinctadvantages in having adominantindividualpresencein theboardroom.
See also
absolute advantage
comparative advantage
competitive advantage
first-mover advantage
last-mover advantage
second-mover advantage
at an advantage
in a morepowerfulorsuccessfulpositionthan otherpeopleor things:
With thedollarweakening, USexporterswill be at an advantage.
Yourexperienceas alegalsecretaryundoubtedlyputs you at an advantage intermsoflegalknowledge.
take advantage of sth
to useyourskills,resources, etc. or aparticularsituationinorderto get anopportunityfor yourself:
Have you takenfulladvantage of anytax-freesavingsplans?
be to sb's advantage(alsowork to sb's advantage)
to give apersonororganizationan advantagecomparedto otherpeopleororganizations:
Thebankthoughte-commercecouldworktoitsadvantage because thesemarketstendedto behighlyprotectedbyregulation.
use sth to your (own) advantage
to useyourskills,resources, etc. to get anopportunityfor yourself:
She had someimportantcontactsin thegovernment, which she used to her advantage.
(Definition ofadvantagefrom theCambridge Business English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofadvantage

advantage
However, the use of linguistic generation techniques also has practical advantages.
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An information-state approach allows one to fruitfully combine the two approaches, using the advantages of each.
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While the stochastic components do not outperform manually tuned rule-based systems, they have advantages in adaptability to other languages and domains.
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One of the advantages of myelinating cultures is the ability to visualize axons that are only partially myelinated.
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There are several advantages to the density matrix notation.
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In contrast, a direct implementation benefits from all the advantages of developing in a highlevel programming environment.
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Permutation-free calculi have the advantages of a sequent calculus system, whilst reflecting the structure of normal natural deductions.
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Second, if such benefits are achieved advantages for these businessmen, what are their ascribed advantages ?
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We interpret genetic-algorithm learning as a powerful representation of trialand-error learning which has important advantages over many other models in the literature.
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There are several advantages to modeling adaptation in this way.
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Examples include predator avoidance, hydrodynamic advantages or searching for food [22, 24].
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I construct myself as a double visitor in order to make clear what the museum's internal structural advantages and shortcomings are.
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Lexical feedback might offer some advantages in phoneme identification by making phoneme decisions line up with decisions made at the lexical level.
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However, this relationship between levels does not necessarily hold throughout language processing; there may be cases in which feedback could indeed confer advantages.
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An implication is that the target article's metaphors of resistance to change may have heuristic advantages over those of momentum.
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Collocationswithadvantage

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adaptive advantage
But what would confer anadaptiveadvantageon a syntactic faculty that just generated meaningless and imperceptible syntactic structures?
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added advantage
Anaddedadvantageof the portfolio career is the freedom it gives individuals to tailor their own careers.
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additional advantage
Anadditionaladvantageis a convenient synchronization between the life spans of the evaluator processes.
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