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单词 downside
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The downside is the lack privacy.The potential downside is that patients don't have the time they want to prepare.The potential downside is losing 100 per cent of your capital.The only real downsides are the snakes and spiders!There is also a big downside to the devaluation.There was a clear downside to this approach.The only downside was a lack of obvious medical support.We had gone to the other side and seen the downside of it all.There are potential downsides in a move to a smaller company.The relative freedom with which the band play has its upside and downside.The downside of this approach is that it is difficult to measure its efficacy.The only real downsides are the price and lack of boot space.The biggest downside of this option is cost.The clear downside is the extra administration and bureaucracy these reforms will bring.The potential downside of making the trip would be minimal.That has its upside and its downside.It showed the real downside to the internet.The biggest downside is the physical size of the engine.But the potential downside can be almost unlimited.The big downside of the site is that you cannot buy funds.The downside is lack of experience.We see more downside than upside.The downsides are the lack of a rear camera and card slot to expand the 16GB memory.Yet we don't all see the downside.The exhaustion of the early months would be the only real downside and we'd work through that.

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downside

British English: downside NOUN
The downside of a situation is the aspect of it which is less positive, pleasant, or useful than its other aspects.
The downside of this approach is a lack of clear leadership.
  • American English: downside
  • Brazilian Portuguese: desvantagem
  • Chinese: 不利的一面
  • European Spanish: inconveniente
  • French: désavantage
  • German: Kehrseite
  • Italian: lato negativo
  • Japanese: マイナス面
  • Korean: 단점
  • European Portuguese: desvantagem
  • Latin American Spanish: inconveniente

(noun) 
Definition
the disadvantageous aspect of a situation
There is a downside to this.
Synonyms
drawback
The only drawback was that the apartment was too small.
disadvantage
They suffer the disadvantage of having been political exiles.
snag
A police crackdown hit a snag when villains stole one of their cars.
problem
trouble
minus (informal)
flip side
other side of the coin (informal)
bad or weak point
Opposites
benefit
,
plus (informal)
,
advantage
,
good or strong point

Additional synonyms

in the sense of disadvantage
Definition
an unfavourable or harmful circumstance
They suffer the disadvantage of having been political exiles.
Synonyms
drawback,
trouble,
burden,
weakness,
handicap,
liability,
minus (informal),
flaw,
hardship,
nuisance,
snag,
inconvenience,
downside,
impediment,
hindrance,
privation,
weak point,
fly in the ointment (informal)
in the sense of snag
Definition
a small problem or difficulty
A police crackdown hit a snag when villains stole one of their cars.
Synonyms
difficulty,
hitch,
problem,
obstacle,
catch (informal),
hazard,
disadvantage,
complication,
drawback,
inconvenience,
downside,
stumbling block,
the rub

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