英语词汇“handicap”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

noun | verb

handicaphandicap1 /ˈhændiˌkæp/ ●○○ noun [countable]

ETYMOLOGYhandicap¹

Origin: 1700-1800 handicap game in which people put their hand, holding money for a bet, into a hat (1600-1700), from hand in cap

1a condition or situation that makes it difficult for someone to do something: His lack of experience on Wall Street may prove to be a handicap.2old-fashioned an inability to use part of your body or mind because it has been damaged SYN disability3in golf, an advantage given to someone who is not very good, in order to make the competition fair4a handicap horse race is one in which some of the horses carry more weight in order to make the competition fair [Origin: 1700–1800 handicap game in which people put their hand, holding money for a bet, into a hat (1600–1700), from hand in cap]

noun | verb

handicaphandicap2 verb (handicapped) [transitive]

VERB TABLE

handicap

Simple Form
Present	I, you, we, they	handicap
	he, she, it	handicaps
Past	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	handicapped
Present perfect	I, you, we, they	have handicapped
	he, she, it	has handicapped
Past perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	had handicapped
Future	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will handicap
Future perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will have handicapped

Continuous Form
Present	I	am handicapping
	he, she, it	is handicapping
	you, we, they	are handicapping
Past	I, he, she, it	was handicapping
	you, we, they	were handicapping
Present perfect	I, you, we, they	have been handicapping
	he, she, it	has been handicapping
Past perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	had been handicapping
Future	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will be handicapping
Future perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will have been handicapping

to make it difficult for someone to do something: His business plans were handicapped by lack of money.