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单词 disadvantageous
释义
disadvantageous
adjective
uk
/ˌdɪsˌæd.vənˈteɪ.dʒəs/us
/ˌdɪsˌæd.vænˈteɪ.dʒəs/
causingproblems,especiallycausingsomething or someone to be lesssuccessfulthan other things orpeople:
E-mail can be disadvantageoustopeoplewho havestrongeroralskillsthan writingskills.
Despitetheirhighlevelofeducationthese women weremostlyin a disadvantageouspositionon thejobmarket.
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  • Disclosure of therecommendationscontainedin thesereportscouldprovedisadvantageous to theproject.
  • Existingconsumersaretargetedandencouragedto getfurtherintodebton disadvantageousterms.
  • Sheturnedthe disadvantageoussituationto heradvantage.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Advantage and disadvantage
  • a stick to beatsomeonewithidiom
  • an ace upyoursleeveidiom
  • attraction
  • be well in thereidiom
  • be/stay/keep one jump aheadidiom
  • hold all the cardsidiom
  • in
  • in the right place at the right timeidiom
  • it's tough at the topidiom
  • lock
  • locksomethingin
  • lose
  • profit
  • secret weapon
  • silver lining
  • stick
  • the best of both worldsidiom
  • tough
  • trouble
  • trump card
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(Definition ofdisadvantageousfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofdisadvantageous

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It is possible, however, that some of the diseases now associated with middle and old age are the products of former selection againstdisadvantageousgenes.
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For each question, a score of 0 was given for the presence of sociallydisadvantageousbehaviour and 1 for more advantageous behaviour.
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If we abstract from context, it is indeterminate whether this physical abnormality isdisadvantageous.
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The same trait can be simultaneouslydisadvantageousby one standard and equalizing or advantageous by another.
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The analysis ofdisadvantageouscases showed a more articulated picture.
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But endogamy is the social reflection of biological inbreeding, and it may, therefore, also bedisadvantageous.
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Individuals without the threat-simulation system would have been in adisadvantageousposition, and would have been selected against in the ancestral environment.
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The formation of circular molecules isdisadvantageousto prebiotic replication because the two strands are intertwined and dissociation on dilution is prevented.
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Accessible judicial channels are needed to facilitate citizen challenges to administrative decisions that aredisadvantageousto the diffuse public.
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It isdisadvantageousfor the word merger with no conventionalized character to preserve in the evolution of language.
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While being small wasdisadvantageous, having a good organization meant that small groups could still set private guild rules to protect themselves.
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In these cases, the same trait is bothdisadvantageousand equalizing or advantageous.
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Each modal form was used once in association with the advantageous condition and once with thedisadvantageouscondition.
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In each contrast, the stronger modal verb was associated once with the advantageous condition and once with thedisadvantageouscondition.
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If adisadvantageouspermitted action is required, subjects do not have to perform it and, consequently, their losses can be reduced.
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