disadvantage/drawback/handicap.导航词义：不利条件

1. disadvantage:n. 不利条件，缺点.指引起问题、妨碍某人或某事成功或发挥作用的因素。

His ignorance placed him at a disadvantage.

他的无知使他处于不利地位。

The two plans have their advantages and disadvantages.

这两个方案各有利弊。

2. drawback:n. 缺点，毛病.指计划、产品等的不足之处。

The only drawback of this city is its traffic.

这座城市唯一的不足就是交通。

The main drawback of this cellphone is that its battery easily loses its charge.

这个手机的主要毛病在于它的电池不耐用。

3. handicap:n. 障碍，不利条件.指妨碍某人达成目标的因素。

Lack of education is a real handicap.

没受过教育的确是一个障碍。

Poor eyesight can be a serious handicap if he wants to join the army.

如果他打算入伍，那么视力不好可以算是一个大大的不利条件。

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1·Being a foreigner was not a handicap.

作一名外国人并不是一个不利条件。《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》

2·He lost his leg when he was ten, but learned to overcome his handicap.

他10岁时失去了一条腿，但学会了战胜自己的残疾。《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》

3·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造成的障碍比我所想象的大。《牛津词典》

4·Only in America are there handicap parking places in front of a skating rink.

只有在美国，残疾人停车位前面才有一个溜冰场。

5·A history of long and effortless success can be a dreadful handicap, but, if properly handled, it may become a driving force.

长期不费力气就能取得成功的历史可能是一种可怕的障碍，但如果处理得当，它可能会成为一种推动力。

6·Such people are so afraid of being labeled a failure at anything that they constantly develop one handicap or another in order to explain away failure.

这些人在任何事情上都非常害怕被标记为失败者，以至于为了给自己的失败开脱而不断制造出这样或那样的障碍。

7·I see your handicap is down from 16 to 12.

我注意到你的差点从16降到了12。《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》

8·His vacuity was a handicap in these debates.

思想贫乏是他在这些辩论中的一个弱点。《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》

9·Greater levels of stress may seriously handicap some students.

更高程度的压力可能会将一些学生置于不利地位。《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》

10·Despite her handicap, Jane is able to hold down a full-time job.

简尽管有生理缺陷，却能够保住一份全职工作。《牛津词典》

障碍

1·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造成的障碍比我所想象的大。《牛津词典》

2·A history of long and effortless success can be a dreadful handicap, but, if properly handled, it may become a driving force.

长期不费力气就能取得成功的历史可能是一种可怕的障碍，但如果处理得当，它可能会成为一种推动力。

3·To overcome this handicap, AMD would have to price its processors below cost, and perhaps even pay its customers.

为了克服这种障碍，AMD不得不将它的处理器低于成本定价，并可能甚至付款给它的客户。

4·Consumers could overcome even that handicap if they were able to keep borrowing.

消费者如果有能力继续借贷，他们就可以克服这些障碍。

5·If you are sleep deprived you are going to be at a severe handicap in your quest to escape the rat race and live the life of your dreams.

如果你存在睡眠障碍，那么你所追寻的远离激烈竞争、过上梦寐以求生活的理想就会遇到严重的障碍。

妨碍

1·Don't allow anything to handicap your growth. Your time and vigor should be entirely devoted to the person you love and the career you like.

别让任何事情妨碍你的成长，把全部的时间和精力留给要爱的人和要做的事。

2·Ignorance can handicap the progress of a city.

无知会妨碍城市的进步。

3·I am lucky to be working in theoretical physics, one of the few areas in which disability is not a serious handicap.

很幸运我的工作是理论物理，这是少有的身体残疾也不会严重妨碍工作的领域之一。

4·The flip side of your handicap is that you will probably speak more languages than an American employee.

另一方面，你可能会妨碍你说更多的语言比美国的雇员。

5·However they have a greater power of smell and as such their colour blindness does not handicap them.

况且它们有极强的嗅觉，因此色盲并不会妨碍到它们。

阻碍

1·This skepticism can handicap the Six Sigma effort if it translates to diminished resource commitments and a lowered priority for the project.

如果此疑虑转变为人员承诺的减少和项目优先级的下降，那么此疑虑会阻碍六西格马的工作。

2·It's already a positive to have cut down some of that handicap in the opening four games, but we'll see where we are later on.

在前四轮中，削弱了罚分带来的阻碍，这无疑是积极的。但我们要放眼未来，看看球队以后的表现。

不利条件

1·Being a foreigner was not a handicap.

作一名外国人并不是一个不利条件。《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》

2·That is a handicap when it peddles itself to donors.

但当它向捐助国兜售自己时这个却是一项不利条件。

3·He surmounted his handicap and achieved great success.

他克服了自己的不利条件，取得很大成就。

4·Like a peacock's tail, a bigger brain carries a handicap because it USES a 8 disproportionate amount of the body's energy.

就如孔雀尾巴一样，人若拥有一个较大的脑袋这也是一种不利条件，因为那需要更多的与之不相称的身体能量。

(1)mental handicap心理缺陷；心智障碍

(1)physical handicap身体缺陷；生理缺陷