单词 | to disadvantage |
释义 | > as lemmasto (a) disadvantage P1. to (a) disadvantage (and variants): in a disadvantageous manner; so as to cause or demonstrate disadvantage, esp. in comparison with something else. ΚΠ 1567 T. Harding Reioindre to M. Iewels Replie against Masse xii. f. 201v If you say, I doo you wrong in reporting your Argument to disaduantage, which is your common practise towardes me: I am content you frame it to your best aduantage. 1671 W. Vaughan tr. M. Baudier Hist. Admin. Cardinal Ximines vii. 49 Peter of Navar..liked not this order, and gave notice thereof under hand to the Captains, who disguising the matter, and setting it out to disadvantage before the Soldiers, caused them to disband. 1747 S. Richardson Clarissa I. ii. 10 My poor sister is not naturally good-humour'd... She must therefore..have appear'd to great disadvantage, when she aim'd to be worse-temper'd than ordinary. 1782 W. Cowper Let. 7 Mar. (1981) II. 33 You must have seen her to a disadvantage. 1817 J. Williamson Med. & Misc. Observ. W. India Islands I. 48 The weather being rainy and cloudy, every thing appeared to disadvantage as we travelled along. 1873 R. Browning Poet. Wks. XII. iii. 99 Apprehensive old-world ware might show To disadvantage when the new-comer, Merchant of novelties..whistled o'er the lea. 1973 R. Ellmann Golden Codgers ii. 34 Momentarily even the beloved Lewes must have appeared to disadvantage beside this taller, handsomer, sharper-sighted, younger banker. 2008 N.Y. Times Mag. 10 Aug. 17 After being shown to disadvantage one too many times on YouTube, Kanye West vowed to be his own online hype man. < as lemmas |
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