handicap

英 ['hændikæp] 美 ['hændikæp]

• n. 障碍
• vt. 妨碍

双解释义

n. (名词)

1. [C](身体、心理的)残疾

   a disability of the body or mind that causes a person serious difficulty

2. [C]障碍,不利条件

   any condition or situation likely to cause disadvantage or difficulty

v. (动词)

1. vt. 妨碍

   cause (sb) to have a disadvantage

详尽释义

n. 名词

1. 障碍，阻碍，不利条件，不利因素
2. 让步赛，让步赛跑
3. （在赛马或其他竞赛中）给弱者的有利条件，给强者的不利条件
4. 使参赛者中的优者跑较远、增加负重等
5. 不利
6. 残疾，缺陷，生理缺陷
7. 弱智
8. 【高尔夫】给弱者增加的杆数（按击球次数计数，并随参赛者的进步而减少）

v. 动词

1. 妨碍，阻碍，使不利
2. 给（较强选手）设置不利条件
3. 给（竞赛中强手）不利条件
4. 使（竞赛中弱手）获得优待
5. 伤残，有缺陷
6. 行动不便
7. 有影响
8. 局限
9. 使（某人）行动和生活不正常
10. 加障碍于
11. 加障碍物

英英释义

Noun:

1. the condition of being unable to perform as a consequence of physical or mental unfitness;

   "reading disability"
   "hearing impairment"
   

2. advantage given to a competitor to equalize chances of winning

3. something immaterial that interferes with or delays action or progress

Verb:

1. injure permanently;

   "He was disabled in a car accident"
   

2. attempt to forecast the winner (especially in a horse race) and assign odds for or against a contestant

3. put at a disadvantage;

   "The brace I have to wear is hindering my movements"
   

例句

用作名词 (n.)

1. Blindness is a great handicap.
   失明是极大的障碍。
2. Deafness can be a serious handicap.
   耳聋算是严重的缺陷。
3. Poor eyesight is a handicap to a student.
   视力不好对学生来说是一个障碍。
4. It takes a lot of grit to overcome a physical handicap.
   要很大的毅力来克服生理上的障碍。
5. 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像的大。

用作及物动词 (vt.)

1. Ignorance can handicap the progress of a city.
   无知会妨碍城市的进步。
2. Being overweight will handicap a boy in sports.
   过重会妨碍孩子搞运动。
3. Otherwise, it will handicap the development of economy as well as that of society.
   如果不适应，则必定既阻碍经济的发展，也阻碍社会的发展。

常见句型

用作名词 (n.)

1. Blindness is a great handicap.
   失明是一种严重的残疾。
2. One-third of our work force have significant physical handicaps.
   我们的劳动力中有三分之一的人有严重的身体残疾。
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。

用作动词 (v.)

用作及物动词

S+～+ n./pron.

1. His lack of English handicaps him.
   他的英语不好对他是一件不利的事。
2. The bad weather severely handicapped their performance in the race.
   恶劣的天气极大地妨碍了他们的比赛成绩。
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3. We were handicapped by lack of money.
   我们因缺钱而吃亏。

经典引文

• He had intended to race in earnest, having given a generous handicap.

  出自： G. Santayana

词汇搭配

用作名词 (n.)

动词+～

• assign〔give〕 a handicap 设置不利条件
• overtake a handicap 克服障碍

形容词+～

• chief handicap 主要的障碍
• definite handicap 明确的障碍

介词+～

• against handicap 面对不利条件
• under handicap 在不利条件下

～+介词

• a handicap to 对…是一个障碍

用作动词 (v.)

～+名词

• handicap performance〔progress〕 影响成绩〔进步〕

～+副词

• handicap badly 极大地妨碍
• handicap mentally〔physically〕 智力〔生理〕上有缺陷
• handicap severely 严重妨碍

词源解说

• ☆ 直接源自游戏hand in cap，意为妨碍，使不利。

近反义词

【近义词】

• disadvantage
• hamper
• impede