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单词 downside
释义
downsidedown‧side /ˈdaʊnsaɪd/ noun Examples
EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS
  • And it is wise to consider the downside as well as the upside of locating your business in your home.
  • Most comfort eaters enjoy it while they're eating, but the downside is they soon start to pile on the pounds.
  • No one could contemplate fame these days without knowing beforehand of its downside.
  • On the downside, all say the slowing national economy will hinder Texas growth.
  • The downside is that it can be obtained only through brokers and financial advisers.
  • The downside to this is that they lose valuable advertising space on television programmes such as Saturday Superstore.
Thesaurus
Longman Language Activatora bad feature of something
a bad feature of something, for example a way in which it causes problems or is worse than other things of the same kind: · The proposal has some major disadvantages.disadvantage of: · The main disadvantage of being a nurse is working irregular hours.
a disadvantage of something, that makes it seem less attractive - use this especially when something seems good in other ways: · It's a good-looking car - the only drawback is the price.drawback of: · One of the major drawbacks of being famous is the lack of privacy.drawback to: · High house prices are one drawback to economic growth.
someone or something that is a disadvantage because they are likely to make you less successful: · In those days, a politician's wife who did not hold traditional views could be a liability.liability to: · The product that was once so popular is now a liability to the company.serious liability: · The bank realized that the dispute was becoming a serious liability in doing business
the limits on how good someone or something can be or what they are able to do: · I think we've done a wonderful job, considering the limitations we've had to work under.· We made an inspection of the building's resources and limitations.
the disadvantage of a plan or situation that in most other ways seems good: · The band sounds great. The only downside is the quality of the recording.the downside of: · The downside of the New Economy is the forced resettlement of villagers.
Phrases
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  • The downside of the New Economy forced resettlement of villagers.
  • The band sounds great. The only downside is the quality of the recording.
the downside the negative part or disadvantage of something OPP  upside:  Digital cell phones offer more security, but the downside is that they have less power.downside of The downside of the book is that it is written in a rather boring style.
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