4PHRASE 利用 If you take advantage of something, you make good use of it while you can. 利用
I intend to take full advantage of this trip to buy the things we need.
我打算充分利用这次旅行来购买我们所需的物品。
5PHRASE 占…的便宜;欺骗;捉弄 If someone takes advantage of you, they treat you unfairly for their own benefit, especially when you are trying to be kind or to help them. 占…的便宜;欺骗;捉弄
She took advantage of him even after they were divorced.
甚至在他们离婚后,她还在占他的便宜。
6PHRASE (尤指转变不利情况使之)对…有利 If you use or turn something to your advantage, you use it in order to benefit from it, especially when it might be expected to harm or damage you. (尤指转变不利情况使之)对…有利
The government have not been able to turn today's demonstration to their advantage.
政府未能把今天的游行示威转为己用。
7PHRASE [PHRASE after verb]最有利地;最有效地;使优点突出 If something is shown to good advantage or to best advantage, it is shown in a way that reveals its best features. 最有利地;最有效地;使优点突出
The walls were painted in muted tones to show the pictures to good advantage.
1thing that helps有利條件ADJECTIVE | VERB + ADVANTAGE | PREPOSITION | PHRASESADJECTIVE➤big, considerable, enormous, great, huge, overwhelming巨大的優勢;極大的優勢;壓倒性的優勢▸➤clear, decided, decisive, definite, distinct, material, obvious, positive, real明顯的優勢;決定性的優勢;顯著的優勢;真正的優勢◇The new design gives us a clear advantage over our competitors.新的設計使我們比競爭者有明顯的優勢。➤important, key, main, major, significant重要的優點;關鍵的有利條件;主要優勢;重要的有利因素▸➤dubious不確定的優勢▸➤unfair不公平的有利因素◇The company has an unfair advantage over its competitors.這家公司與其競爭者相比有不公平的優勢。➤added, additional附加的有利因素;額外的優點◇These computers have the added advantage of being cheap.這些計算機還有個額外的優點,就是非常便宜。➤special特殊的優勢▸➤potential潛在優勢▸➤comparative, relative比較優勢;相對的優勢▸➤mutual相互得益◇The plan would be to our mutual advantage.這一計劃會對我們雙方都有利。➤natural自然優勢◇the natural advantages of a fertile soil肥沃土壤的自然優勢➤commercial, competitive, economic, educational, electoral, financial, military, personal, political, practical, psychological, social, strategic, tactical, technical, technological商業/競爭/經濟/教育/選舉/財力/軍事/個人/政治/實踐/心理/社會/戰略/戰術/工藝/技術優勢◇The company was able to gain a competitive advantage over its rivals by reducing costs.該公司通過降低成本獲得了比對手更強的競爭優勢。➤cost, price, speed, tax成本/價格/速度/稅收優勢VERB + ADVANTAGE➤have有優勢▸➤gain, get獲得/得到優勢◇He would gain considerable advantage from staying in that job.他若繼續留任會取得相當多的優勢。➤bring (sb), give sb, offer (sb)帶給(某人)好處;給某人好處;提供(某人)優勢◇Another qualification would give me a big advantage at job interviews.再有一項資格證書會使我在求職面試時佔大優勢。➤press home(在進攻、爭辯方面)堅持不懈謀求更多利益◇The commanders were anxious to press home their advantage with a further offensive in the north.指揮官們一心想在北部進一步發動進攻以擴大戰果。➤outweigh超過好處◇They argue that the possible risks attached to such vaccines vastly outweigh any advantages.他們認為這些疫苗可能存在的風險要遠遠超過它們帶來的益處。PREPOSITION➤to sb's advantage對某人有利◇It is to your advantage to delay things for as long as possible.盡可能久地拖延會對你有利。➤advantage in在⋯方面有利◇There may be some advantage in laying down a clearer procedure.制訂一個更清晰的流程可能會有好處。➤advantage over比⋯佔優勢◇East coast resorts have the advantage over west coast ones.東海岸的旅遊勝地比西海岸佔優勢。➤advantage to對⋯有利◇the advantage to both countries of closer economic ties加強經濟聯繫對兩國的好處PHRASES➤to good advantage, to sb/sth's best advantage出色地;使⋯的優點突出◇The bright lighting showed the jewels to their best advantage.明亮的燈光將那些珠寶襯托得格外好看。advantage
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2take advantage ofmake use of利用ADJECTIVE➤complete, full, maximum徹底/充分/最大限度地利用◇We took full advantage of the hotel facilities.我們充分利用了酒店的設施。◇I took complete advantage of the situation.我充分利用了當時的形勢。
advantage noun ⇨benefit1 (Is there any advantage in getting there early?)⇨lead2 (have an unfair advantage)⇨turn sth to your advantage⇨manipulateverb⇨take advantage of sb/sth⇨take advantage of sb/sthverb