transitive. To be the reverse of advantageous to; to be hurtful to.
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| 释义 | the world > action or operation > harm or detriment > disadvantage > [verb (transitive)] (21) disvail14.. transitive. To be the reverse of advantageous to; to be hurtful to. disavail1429 transitive. To be disadvantageous or detrimental to; to harm. Now rare. disadvantage?c1550 transitive. To cause disadvantage to; to have a detrimental effect on; to place at a disadvantage in relation to another or others. to weaken the hands of1560 In Bible phrase, to weaken the hands of: figurative to reduce the effectiveness of (a person or body of persons), to hinder, discourage. Cf. to st… disvantage1567 transitive. To disadvantage; to be disadvantageous to. to take the wind out of the sails of1822 Nautical in various expressions referring to the direction or position of the wind in relation to the ship: hence also allusively. handicap1857 transitive. To place at a disadvantage; to hinder; (of a physical or mental condition) to limit the movements, senses, or activities of (a person). to stack the cards (etc.) against1941 To shuffle or arrange (playing-cards) dishonestly. In figurative phr. to stack the cards (etc.) against: to reduce (a person or thing's) chance of… disbenefit1978 (transitive) to cause disbenefit to, to affect unfavourably. Subcategories:— be considered to the disadvantage of (1) — derive little benefit from (1) — have no advantage over (1) — prejudice (3) — do one a bad turn (3) — result unfavourably to (3) |
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