| 单词 | handicap |
| 释义 | handicap noun¹ 1physical/mental disability身体或智力缺陷adjective | verb + handicap | preposition adjective➤serious, severe严重残疾▸➤mild轻微残疾▸➤mental, physical, visual智障；身体残疾；视力缺陷◆she can't drive because of her visual handicap.她因为视力缺陷不能开车。verb + handicap➤be born with, have, suffer, suffer from天生残疾；患有残疾◆over a million people in this country suffer from mental handicap.这个国家有 100 多万人有智障。➤cause致残▸➤cope with, overcome应对残疾；克服残疾◆she has managed to overcome her physical handicaps.她设法克服了身体上的残疾。preposition➤despite a/the handicap尽管身有残疾◆despite her handicap, jane is able to hold down a full-time job.简虽然身有残疾，但仍能保住一份全职工作。handicap noun² 2disadvantage不利因素adjective | verb + handicap | preposition adjective➤big, considerable, great, major, real, serious, severe巨大障碍；主要障碍；严重的阻碍◆lack of books was a major handicap.书籍匮乏是一大障碍。verb + handicap➤have, suffer有障碍；遭遇障碍◆if you don't speak the language, you'll have a real handicap.如果你不会说当地语言，那可真是个障碍。➤prove证明是劣势◆his lack of height can prove a handicap against tall players.他身高不足，和高个运动员交锋时会处于劣势。preposition➤despite a/the handicap尽管有障碍▸➤handicap to对⋯是劣势◆this could be a serious handicap to her education.这可能对她的教育构成严重障碍。handicap /hændikæp/ (-pp-) [transitive, usually passive] to be a disadvantage which makes it more difficult for sb to do or achieve sth妨碍；阻碍◆british exports have been handicapped by the strong pound.英镑坚挺，影响了英国的出口。◆the team was handicapped by the loss of their key striker early in the game.开场没多久就失去了主力前锋使球队处于不利的地位。 ➡ see also handicap → obstacle handicap [countable, uncountable] (old-fashioned, sometimes offensive) a physical or mental condition that means that you cannot use a part of your body completely or easily or that you cannot learn easily残疾；生理缺陷；智力障碍◆the knee injury turned out to be a considerable handicap to paul.膝盖受伤结果给保罗的行动造成很大不便。◆despite her handicap, jane is able to hold down a full-time job.简虽然有残疾，但还是能保住一份全职工作。ⓘ the word handicap to mean a permanent physical or mental disability is now rather old-fashioned, can be offensive, and should be avoided. instead of 'mental disability/handicap' use learning disability . handicap can still be used to talk about a temporary injury that prevents sb from using a part of their body for a time; disability cannot be used in this way. * handicap 表示永久性生理缺陷或智力障碍的用法现在颇为过时，且有冒犯之意，应避免使用。表示智力障碍应该用 learning disability 代替 mental disability/handicap。handicap 仍可表示因受伤而使身体某个部位暂时性行动不便，disability 则不能这样用◆the knee injury turned out to be a considerable disability. ➡ see also handicap → obstacle handicap [countable] something, especially a lack of skill, knowledge or experience, that makes it more difficult for sb to do sth（尤指因缺乏技巧、知识或经验而造成的）障碍，阻碍◆not speaking the language proved to be a bigger handicap than i'd imagined.事实证明不会讲这种语言所造成的障碍比我想像的大。 ➡ see also handicap → disability , handicap → block verb 1 handicap¹/ˈhændikæp ||; ˈhændɪˌkæp/noun1. [c] something that makes doing sth more difficult; a disadvantage 障碍；不利因素: ◇not speaking french is going to be a bit of a handicap in my new job. 我不会说法语，这对我的新工作会有些影响。 2. a disadvantage that is given to a strong competitor in a sports event, etc so that the other competitors have more chance 为使其余参赛者取胜机会较大而加诸强者的不利条件 3. (old-fashioned 旧)=disability many people now find this word offensive. 现今许多人认为这个词意带冒犯。 handicap²/ˈhændikæp ||; ˈhændɪˌkæp/verb [t] (handicapping;handicapped) (usually passive 通常用于被动语态) to give or be a disadvantage to sb 使不利；使吃亏: ◇they were handicapped by their lack of education. 他们吃亏在没有受过教育。 handicapsee ⇨ disabled 2 ⇨ disadvantage 2 hand·i·cap /`hændɪˏkæp; ˈhændikæp/n [c] 1. something permanently wrong with a person's mind or body ［智力或生理上的］缺陷; 残疾; 弱智:◇a severe physical handicap 严重的生理缺陷 2. something that makes it difficult for you to do or achieve something 不利因素; 障碍; 缺陷:◇not being able to speak french was a real handicap. 不会说法语实在是个缺陷。 |
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