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advantage noun
⇨ benefit 1 (Is there any advantage in getting there early?) ⇨ lead 2 (have an unfair advantage) ⇨ turn sth to your advantage ⇨ manipulate verb ⇨ take advantage of sb/sth ⇨ take advantage of sb/sth verbbenefit1 noun the benefit of a good education 良好教育的益处pay and benefits 工资和福利benefit ♦︎ advantage ♦︎ strength ♦︎ merit ♦︎ good ♦︎ virtue ♦︎ asset ♦︎ plus ♦︎ good pointThese are all words for a good or useful effect or quality that sth has. 这些词均表示长处、优势、成效。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆some / any / no benefit / advantage / virtue in sth◆a benefit / an advantage / an asset for sb / sth◆to be to sb's benefit / advantage◆to do sth for sb's benefit / good◆to be with / without the benefit / advantage of sth◆to be of great / major / real, etc. benefit / advantage / merit◆considerable / great / real benefits / advantages / strengths / merits / good / virtues / assets◆maximum / additional benefit / advantage◆relative benefits / advantages / strengths / merits / virtues◆to have the benefit / advantage / merit / virtue◆to see the benefit / advantage / merit / good / virtue■ benefit [uncountable, countable] a good or useful effect of sth 益处；成效◆She had the benefit of a good education.她得益于受过良好教育。◆The new regulations will be of benefit to everyone.新规章将使每个人都受益。◆For maximum benefit, take the tablets before meals.饭前服药效果最佳。◆It was good to see her finally reaping the benefits (= getting the results) of all her hard work.她辛勤劳动终有所成，令人欣慰。 see also beneficial ⇨ valuable 2 ■ advantage [countable, uncountable] a thing that helps you to be better or more successful than other people; a quality that sth has that makes it better or more useful than other things 有利条件；有利因素；优点◆Having a degree is a huge advantage when it comes to getting a job.找工作时，有个学位是一极大的优势。◆You will be at an advantage (= have an advantage) if you have thought about the interview questions in advance.如果你预先考虑过面试中提出的问题，就会处于优势。◆Is there any advantage in getting there early?早到那里是否有利？◆A small car has the added advantage of being cheaper to run.小型轿车还有一个优点是开起来更省钱。◆Each of these systems has its advantages and disadvantages.这些系统各有其优缺点。OPP disadvantage ⇨ disadvantage ■ strength [countable] a quality or ability that sb/sth has that gives them an advantage 优势；优点；长处◆The ability to keep calm is one of her many strengths.能够保持冷静是她的多项长处之一。◆Consider all the strengths and weaknesses of the argument.仔细考虑这个论点所有的有力之处与薄弱之处。OPP weakness ⇨ weakness 1 2 ■ merit / /ˈmerɪt/ / [countable, usually plural] a good quality that sb/sth has 优点；长处◆We will consider each case on its (own) merits (= without considering any other issues, feelings, etc.).我们将根据每件事情本身的情况来考虑。◆They weighed up the relative merits of the four candidates.他们衡量了四名候选人各自的优点。■ good [uncountable] something that helps or is useful to sb/sth 用处；好处；益处◆Cuts have been made for the good of the company.实行裁减是为了公司的利益。◆I'm telling you this for your own good.我把这事告诉你是为你好。◆What's the good of earning all that money if you've no time to enjoy it?要是没时间去享受，赚那么多钱有什么用？◆What good would it do to tell her about it after all this time?过了这么长时间才把这事告诉她有什么用？■ virtue / /ˈvɜːtʃuː; NAmE ˈvɜːrtʃuː/ [countable, uncountable] (rather formal) an attractive or useful quality that sth has 优点；长处；用处◆The plan has the virtue of simplicity.该计划的优点是简单。◆They could see no virtue in discussing it further.他们看不到再讨论下去有什么用处。NOTE 辨析 Benefit, advantage, merit or virtue?A benefit is sth that you get or that comes from sth that you do. An advantage, merit or virtue is sth that a person, thing, plan or action has as a quality, which may be of use or benefit to you or to sb else. An advantage makes the person, thing, etc. better than sb/sth else. With merit and virtue there is no explicit comparison, although you can talk about the relative advantages/merits/virtues of sb/sth. Merits is usually used in the plural to talk about all sb/sth's good qualities taken together. Virtue may be singular, plural or uncountable and can be used to talk about a particular quality that is good because it is attractive and/or useful. * benefit指你所得到的或收获的益处。advantage、merit和virtue指某个人或事物、某个计划或行为所具有的对你或他人有用或有益的特质。advantage指某个人或事物所具有的使其优于他者的特征。尽管可以说relative advantages/merits/virtues of sb/sth（某人／某事物相比较而言的优势／优点／长处），但merit和virtue不涉及明确的比较。merit通常用其复数形式merits，指某个人或事物从整体来看的全部优点。virtue可用作单数、复数或不可数名词，指某个讨人喜欢或有用的具体优点。■ asset /ˈæset/ / [countable] a person or thing that is valuable or useful, especially because they help you to be successful 有价值的人（或事物）；有用的人（或事物）◆She'll be a great asset to any company she works for.对她所效力的任何公司来说，她都会是非常宝贵的人才。◆I'm not sure if his forcefulness is an asset or a liability.我拿不准他的强势是长处还是短处。 OPP liability ⓘ A liability is a person or thing that causes you a lot of problems. * liability指带来麻烦的人或事物◆Since his injury, Jones has become more of a liability than an asset to the team.琼斯受伤以来，与其说他是全队的骨干，倒不如说他已成为队里的累赘。 ■ plus [countable] (rather informal) an advantage or benefit 优势；好处；长处◆Being able to speak French is a definite plus when you're travelling in North Africa.在北非旅行，会讲法语肯定是有利的。◆You should carefully consider the pluses and minuses (= good and bad points) of going to live in the country.你该仔细考虑去乡下居住的利弊。OPP minus ■ good point [countable] a good or positive feature that sb/sth has 优点；长处◆One of the good points about the system is that it treats everyone equally.该体制的优点之一是一视同仁。◆His one good point is that he knows how to fix cars.他的一个长处是会修车。ⓘ A good point is similar to an advantage, merit or virtue, but it is less an essential quality of sth, and more an additional feature. * good point与advantage、merit和virtue意义相近，但更多是指附加的好处，而非本质的属性。 lead2 / /liːd/ / noun take the lead in a race 在赛跑中领先have a narrow lead over sb 略占优势lead ♦︎ advantage ♦︎ edge ♦︎ the upper hand ♦︎ head startThese are all words for a situation in which you are in a better position than sb/sth that you are competing against. 这些词均表示在竞争中领先的幅度或所占的优势。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆a lead / an advantage / an edge / the upper hand / a head start over sb◆an edge / a head start on sb◆a lead / an advantage / an edge / the upper hand / a head start in sth◆a slight / significant lead / advantage / edge◆a big / clear lead / advantage◆a decided / competitive advantage / edge◆to have a lead / an advantage / an edge / the upper hand / a head start◆to hold (onto) / maintain a lead / an advantage / an edge◆to give sb a lead / an advantage / an edge / the upper hand / a head start◆to gain a lead / an advantage / an edge / the upper hand■ lead / /liːd/ / [singular] the amount or distance that sb/sth is in front of sb/sth else, in a competition or race in sport or politics （体育或政治竞争中）超前的幅度，领先的距离◆She has a narrow lead over the other runners.她比其他赛跑选手略为领先。◆They took a 3-0 lead in the first leg of the semi-final.他们在半决赛的第一场以3:0领先。◆The polls have given Labour a five-point lead.选举计票显示工党领先五个百分点。■ advantage [singular] something that helps you to be better or more successful than sb else, especially sb you are competing against （尤指竞争中的）有利条件，有利因素，优势◆Being tall gave him an advantage over the other players.他个子高，比别的运动员占优势。◆The company has an unfair advantage over its competitors.与竞争对手相比，这家公司具有一种不公平的有利因素。OPP disadvantage ⇨ disadvantage ■ edge [singular] (rather informal) a slight advantage over sb/sth, especially in sport or business （体育运动或生意中的）微弱优势◆They have the edge on us.他们略胜我们一筹。◆He believes Marseilles have a slight edge as they face Rangers at home.他认为马赛队主场对阵流浪者队略占优势。◆The company needs to improve its competitive edge.公司需要扩大自己的竞争优势。■ the ˌupper ˈhand idiom an advantage over sb/sth else which means that you are in control of a particular situation 优势；上风；主导权◆Maggie felt she had the upper hand.玛吉觉得自己占有优势。◆Gradually their forward players began to get the upper hand.渐渐地他们的前锋开始占了上风。ⓘ The upper hand is used especially with the verbs have, hold, gain and get. * the upper hand通常与动词have、hold、gain和get连用。■ ˌhead ˈstart [singular] an advantage that sb already has before they start doing sth （事先就有的）优势◆Being able to speak French gave her a head start over the other candidates.会说法语使她比别的候选人占优势。◆We've got a real head start on the rest of the industry.我们在这个行业中一开始就遥遥领先于其他企业。 manipulate verb manipulate ♦︎ steer ♦︎ engineer ♦︎ manoeuvre ♦︎ pull strings ♦︎ turn sth to your advantageThese words all mean to control or influence sth in such a way that you get what you want. 这些词均表示操纵、控制、影响，以此谋求利益。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆to manipulate / manoeuvre sb into sth◆to manipulate / engineer a situation◆to turn a situation to your advantage◆to manipulate / steer the conversation◆to deliberately manipulate / steer / engineer sth◆to successfully manipulate / manoeuvre sth■ manipulate / /məˈnɪpjuleɪt/ / [transitive] (disapproving) to control or influence sb/sth, often in a dishonest way so that they do not realize it （暗中）控制，操纵，影响◆She uses her charm to manipulate people.她利用自身的魅力来摆布别人。◆He knows how to manipulate public opinion.他知道如何左右舆论。◆They managed to manipulate us into agreeing to help.他们设法对我们施加影响，使我们答应帮忙。▸ manipulation / /məˌnɪpjuˈleɪʃn/ / noun [uncountable, countable] ◆Advertising like this is a cynical manipulation of the elderly.做这样的广告就是肆意耍弄老年人。▸ manipulative / /məˈnɪpjələtɪv; NAmE məˈnɪpjəleɪtɪv/ adjective ◆manipulative behaviour操纵性的行为■ steer [transitive] (always used with an adverb or preposition 总是与副词或介词连用) to take control of a situation and influence the way in which it develops 操纵；控制；引导◆He managed to steer the conversation away from his divorce.他设法把话题从他离婚一事上扯开。◆She steered the team to victory.她率领全队取得胜利。■ engineer [transitive] (often disapproving) to arrange for sth to happen or take place, especially when this is done secretly in order to give you an advantage 密谋策划◆She engineered a further meeting with him.她精心安排又和他见了一面。■ manoeuvre (BrE) (NAmE maneuver) /məˈnuːvə(r)/ / [transitive, intransitive] (sometimes disapproving) to control or influence a situation to give you an advantage in a skilful but possibly dishonest way 操纵；控制；使花招◆The new laws have left us little room for / to manoeuvre (= not much opportunity to change or influence a situation).新法律没给我们留下多少回旋的余地。◆She manoeuvred her way to the top of the company.她施展手腕进入了公司最高领导层。 see also manoeuvre ⇨ tactic noun ■ pull ˈstrings idiom (rather informal) to use your influence in order to get an advantage for sb 凭影响（为某人）谋利益；（为某人）活动，走后门◆By pulling strings he was able to get on a plane that night.通过走后门他那天晚上得以登上飞机。■ turn sth to your adˈvantage idiom to use or change a bad situation so that you benefit from it 使转为有利；变（不利）为有利；利用◆She realized the whole situation could be turned to her advantage.她意识到整个局势有可能变得对她有利。 take advantage of sb/sth verb take advantage of sb/sth ♦︎ inconvenience ♦︎ impose ♦︎ put sb outThese words all mean to treat sb in a way that does not consider their needs or wishes, especially causing them trouble or extra work. 这些词均表示给某人添麻烦、带来不便或增加额外工作。SYNONYM SCALE 词义标尺 下图显示这些词所表达带来不便的程度| inconvenience | ➔ | take advantage of sb/sth | | impose | | | | put sb out | | |
PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆I don't want to inconvenience you / impose on you / put you out.■ take adˈvantage of sb/sth idiom (took, taken)to make use of sb/sth in a way that is unfair or dishonest 欺骗；占⋯的便宜◆He took advantage of my generosity (= for example, by taking more than I had intended to give).他利用我的慷慨占了便宜。◆You mustn't let them take advantage of you.你不能让他们利用你。■ inconvenience / /ˌɪnkənˈviːniəns/ / [transitive] (rather formal) to cause trouble or difficulty for sb 给（某人）造成不便（或带来麻烦）◆I hope that we haven't inconvenienced you.我希望我们没有给你添麻烦。 see also inconvenience ⇨ nuisance noun ■ impose /ɪmˈpəʊz; NAmE ɪmˈpoʊz/ [intransitive] to expect sb to do sth for you or spend time with you, when it may be inconvenient for them 强人所难；硬要和别人在一起◆I feel imposed upon when I have to take work home.我不得不把工作带回家做，感觉身不由己。◆No, I won't come in－I don't want to impose.不，我不进去了－我不想添麻烦。■ ˌput sb ˈout phrasal verb (putting, put, put) (rather informal) to cause trouble or extra work for sb 给某人添麻烦（或增加额外工作）◆I hope our arriving late didn't put them out.但愿我们迟到没有给人家添麻烦。 |