| 单词 | advantage |
| 释义 | advantage n. & v. --n 1. a beneficial feature; a favourable circumstance. 2. benefit, profit (is not to your advantage). 3. (often foll. by over) a better position; superiority in a particular respect. 4. (in lawn tennis) the next point won after deuce. --vtr. 1. be beneficial or favourable to. 2. further, promote. Phrases and idioms have the advantage of be in a better position in some respect than. take advantage of 1. make good use of (a favourable circumstance). 2. exploit or outwit (a person), esp. unfairly. 3. euphem. seduce. to advantage in a way which exhibits the merits (was seen to advantage). turn to advantage benefit from. Derivatives advantageous adj. advantageously adv. Etymology: ME f. OF avantage, avantager f. avant in front f. LL abante: see ADVANCE |
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