Disadvantage ,suffering or inconvenience caused by an action or a circumstance

(行为或处境造成的)不利、苦恼或不便

`Sir,’ said Mr Fogg to his adversary, `I am in a great hurry to get back to Europe, and any delay whatever will be greatly to my disadvantage .’

“先生，”福克先生跟对方说，“我急于要回欧洲，任何一点耽搁都会对我造成很大损失。”

Country a would then bring its costs back into line with the international norm, and so would no longer trade at an unfair disadvantage or advantage.

a国应使其成本与国际惯例(常规)协调一致。不必再在利弊不公的基础做生意。

Here,the main advantage is that the foul sewer is flushed from time to time by part of the rainwater. However the serious disadvantage is that overflows are necessary on the foul sewer, causing possible pollution to watercourses.

半分流式的主要优点是污水管可以不断地被部分雨水冲洗,但它最大的缺点是污水管上必须设置排溢口,这可能引起水体的污染。

In either case the entrant would be at a cost disadvantage

不管是何种情况，加入的厂商都处于成本劣势。

It is a disadvantage not to be able to drive a car.

不会开汽车是不便的。

An unfavorable condition or position; a disadvantage

不利的情形或处境;弊端

Not studying will be to your disadvantage .

不学习将对你不利。

Take sb.at a disadvantage

乘人不备;乘人之危

take sb. at a disadvantage

乘隙攻击某人, 攻其不备

Be at a disadvantage or in a difficult situation,so that one seems unlikely to succeed

处于不利的地位或困境(因而难以成功).

geographically, Madrid is right in the middle of the Iberian peninsula. It has no navigable river, which was a serious disadvantage in the 16th century

从地理位置上看，马德里位于伊比利亚半岛的正中部，它没有可通航的河流，这在16世纪是一个严重的不利条件。

The disadvantage of the algebraic approach is that many lines of print are needed to express what is conveyed almost instantaneously by a single diagram

代数方法的缺点是，用一个图解在几乎瞬间就能表达的内容，它却需要用许多行文字才能说明白。

But there was one disadvantage : whenever he locked himself up and fretted and brooded alone, he was al ways acutely aware of his loneliness

但有一缺点，即是每逢他闭门发闷的时候，总感到自己的孤独。

When you visit France,it is a disadvantage if you cannot speak French.

当你访问法国时，如果你不会讲法语，那可是个不利条件。

As he stood there, trying to quench his fiery face with his drink of water, the comparison between the orator and the crowd of attentive faces turned towards him was extremely to his disadvantage

当他站在那儿喝水想使他那火红的脸冷静下来时，我们把这个演说者跟那一群抬着头静听他的讲话的人进行比较，是对他极不利的。

Indeed there are times when speed can be a great disadvantage .

的确，有时候飞得快反而会成为很大的缺点。

Underground lines have the further disadvantage of poor accessibility.

地下电缆线路还具有维修困难的缺点。

to sb.’s disadvantage

对某人不利, 使某人吃亏

To the disadvantage of sb.

对某人不利，使某人吃亏

Rumours to his disadvantage ,eg that discredit him

对他不利的谣言(如有损其名誉者)

The disadvantage of this is that some of these new ideas and hypotheses may not have solid foundations, but this fault is a minor one where creativity is concerned.

而其缺点是一些新想法或假设也许没有很好的基础，不过相对大胆的假设而言，这个缺点在创新发明中是比较次要的。

Moreover, hasty dispersal of social wealth is to the disadvantage of the army

而且，社会财富迅速分散，于军队亦不利。

Every advantage have its disadvantage .

凡事有利也有弊。

An abrupt recovery from a setback or disadvantage .

反败为胜从挫折或不利境地中突然的恢复

To cause to be at a disadvantage ;impede.

妨碍，阻止使处在不利地位;妨碍，阻止

They also have the grave disadvantage of being the most expensive form of transport.

飞机的另一个缺点是昂贵。

China’s experience shows that for a country to isolate itself is only to its own disadvantage .

根据中国的经验，把自己孤立于世界之外是不利的。

A major disadvantage of the partnership is that each member is liable for all the debts of the partnership.

合伙企业的一个大缺点是,每个合伙人都要对企业的全部债务负责。

Divert attention from(sb)towards oneself;put at a disadvantage

将他人注意力从(某人)引向自己;使处于不利地位

to disadvantage

prep.不利

at a disadvantage

处于不利地位

least disadvantage

n.最小损失

disadvantage factor

不利因素

to the disadvantage of

对...不利

competitive disadvantage

竞争的不利

comparative disadvantage

比较劣势

advantage and disadvantage

n.优劣点

be taken at a disadvantage

vi.被人乘隙攻击

at the greatest disadvantage

prep.在最不利的情况下,最坏

homozygote disadvantage load

n.同质结合体不利性负荷

put someone at a disadvantage

vt.使...处于不利

take someone at a disadvantage

vt.乘隙攻击,使人猝不及防

least comparative disadvantage

n.最小的比较劣势

neutron density disadvantage factor

中子密度不利因子

to the disadvantage of sb.=to sb. disadvantage

prep.对某人不利