英语词汇“drawback”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES

High house prices are one drawback to economic growth.
It's a good-looking car - the only drawback is the price.
One of the major drawbacks of being famous is the lack of privacy.

EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS

And believe me, it's a drawback.
But retrospective diagnosis has obvious drawbacks.
Like many offshoot sports, the increasingly popular use of inflatable kayaks has its advantages and drawbacks.
One major drawback is readers' inability to decide which stories to read.
The drawbacks of this relationship are its stolid dullness and its tendency to focus power in a small circle of people.
The Monopolies Commission took the line that the benefits of a more liberal regime outweighed any drawbacks.
The only drawback is the expense if you fish for long sessions and take enough meat to feed continuously.
Yet it is important to notice that they too have their drawbacks.

THESAURUS► disadvantage

noun [countable] a bad feature that something has, which makes it less good or less useful than other things: · What do you think are the disadvantages of nuclear energy?· This car uses a lot of fuel, which is a major disadvantage.

► drawback

noun [countable] a bad feature that something has, although it has advantages that are usually more important: · One of the main drawbacks is the price.

► bad point

noun [countable] especially spoken a bad feature that something has: · All of these designs have both their good points and bad points.

► the downside

noun [singular] the disadvantage of a situation that in most other ways seems good or enjoyable: · It’s a great job. The only downside is that I don’t get much free time.

Longman Language Activatora bad feature of something► disadvantage

a bad feature of something, for example a way in which it causes problems or is worse than other things of the same kind: · The proposal has some major disadvantages.disadvantage of: · The main disadvantage of being a nurse is working irregular hours.

► drawback

a disadvantage of something, that makes it seem less attractive - use this especially when something seems good in other ways: · It's a good-looking car - the only drawback is the price.drawback of: · One of the major drawbacks of being famous is the lack of privacy.drawback to: · High house prices are one drawback to economic growth.

► liability

someone or something that is a disadvantage because they are likely to make you less successful: · In those days, a politician's wife who did not hold traditional views could be a liability.liability to: · The product that was once so popular is now a liability to the company.serious liability: · The bank realized that the dispute was becoming a serious liability in doing business

► limitations

the limits on how good someone or something can be or what they are able to do: · I think we've done a wonderful job, considering the limitations we've had to work under.· We made an inspection of the building's resources and limitations.

► the downside

the disadvantage of a plan or situation that in most other ways seems good: · The band sounds great. The only downside is the quality of the recording.the downside of: · The downside of the New Economy is the forced resettlement of villagers.

COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADJECTIVE► big

· From our point of view marriage has one big drawback, you see.· For many seasonal workers, the biggest drawback can be the irregular hours and erratic schedules.· It was run on accumulator batteries which were filled with acid, and they were the big drawback.· The biggest single drawback of solar cells, then, is the need for storing two weeks' worth of power.· The biggest drawbacks are weight and bulk.· But their biggest drawback was that they caused chilblains.· The big drawbacks are the blurred speech, tinkly background music and dull presentation.

► main

· The main drawback at the moment is the weight of the batteries.· The main drawback was that Edwin rarely visited North Terrace.· Its main drawback is that it does not discriminate between authorised and unauthorised absences.· The main drawback to many of these products is that they tend to be too salty, especially for reductions.· Unfortunately they suffer from the main drawback of such elite forces: such exceptional warriors are rare.· However, the main drawback with this type of search engine is its tendency to catalog too much information.· However, the main drawback to the consumer is the cost.· The main drawback of such workings was that by their very nature they were of only limited duration.

► major

· Unfortunately, the jacket has a major drawback should you want to go climbing in it.· One major drawback is readers' inability to decide which stories to read.· Does it have any major drawbacks?· Its major drawback is the significant chance that the cleared vessels will close again weeks or months after treatment.· The major drawback being that such methods are computationally expensive.· The major drawback of Windows as an operating environment is its heavy power and memory requirements.· But there are two major drawbacks.· Both share one major drawback: generality.

► only

· The only drawback is the expense if you fish for long sessions and take enough meat to feed continuously.· Natural Weapons Knee: A real battering ram; its only drawback is that your groin is vulnerable as you move in.· This inexperience appears to be their only real drawback, but obviously the style of architecture did not suit Hope's taste.· Its only drawback is that it can be somewhat unreliable.· She adored the upstairs in Glasgow trams, the only drawback being that it was where the smokers went.

► serious

· However, there are serious drawbacks to this approach which relies very much on the analyst's interpretational skills and subjective judgement.· But as valuable as animals are, they have a serious drawback: by and large, they hate alcohol.· Also, I didn't have an idea, which is always rather a serious drawback.· To some critics, this seemingly endless procession of school fund-raisers has a serious drawback.· But it also has some serious drawbacks, especially during times of far-reaching change.

VERB► suffer

· Unfortunately, it suffers from an important drawback.· Unfortunately they suffer from the main drawback of such elite forces: such exceptional warriors are rare.· Opinion surveys suffer from various drawbacks, the most important of which is that they reflect opinion and not necessarily behaviour.

单词	drawback
释义	drawbackdraw‧back /ˈdrɔːbæk $ ˈdrɒː-/ ●○○ noun [countable] Examples EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES High house prices are one drawback to economic growth. It's a good-looking car - the only drawback is the price. One of the major drawbacks of being famous is the lack of privacy. EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS And believe me, it's a drawback. But retrospective diagnosis has obvious drawbacks. Like many offshoot sports, the increasingly popular use of inflatable kayaks has its advantages and drawbacks. One major drawback is readers' inability to decide which stories to read. The drawbacks of this relationship are its stolid dullness and its tendency to focus power in a small circle of people. The Monopolies Commission took the line that the benefits of a more liberal regime outweighed any drawbacks. The only drawback is the expense if you fish for long sessions and take enough meat to feed continuously. Yet it is important to notice that they too have their drawbacks. Thesaurus THESAURUS► disadvantage noun [countable] a bad feature that something has, which makes it less good or less useful than other things: · What do you think are the disadvantages of nuclear energy?· This car uses a lot of fuel, which is a major disadvantage. ► drawback noun [countable] a bad feature that something has, although it has advantages that are usually more important: · One of the main drawbacks is the price. ► bad point noun [countable] especially spoken a bad feature that something has: · All of these designs have both their good points and bad points. ► the downside noun [singular] the disadvantage of a situation that in most other ways seems good or enjoyable: · It’s a great job. The only downside is that I don’t get much free time. Longman Language Activatora bad feature of something► disadvantage a bad feature of something, for example a way in which it causes problems or is worse than other things of the same kind: · The proposal has some major disadvantages.disadvantage of: · The main disadvantage of being a nurse is working irregular hours. ► drawback a disadvantage of something, that makes it seem less attractive - use this especially when something seems good in other ways: · It's a good-looking car - the only drawback is the price.drawback of: · One of the major drawbacks of being famous is the lack of privacy.drawback to: · High house prices are one drawback to economic growth. ► liability someone or something that is a disadvantage because they are likely to make you less successful: · In those days, a politician's wife who did not hold traditional views could be a liability.liability to: · The product that was once so popular is now a liability to the company.serious liability: · The bank realized that the dispute was becoming a serious liability in doing business ► limitations the limits on how good someone or something can be or what they are able to do: · I think we've done a wonderful job, considering the limitations we've had to work under.· We made an inspection of the building's resources and limitations. ► the downside the disadvantage of a plan or situation that in most other ways seems good: · The band sounds great. The only downside is the quality of the recording.the downside of: · The downside of the New Economy is the forced resettlement of villagers. Collocations COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADJECTIVE► big · From our point of view marriage has one big drawback, you see.· For many seasonal workers, the biggest drawback can be the irregular hours and erratic schedules.· It was run on accumulator batteries which were filled with acid, and they were the big drawback.· The biggest single drawback of solar cells, then, is the need for storing two weeks' worth of power.· The biggest drawbacks are weight and bulk.· But their biggest drawback was that they caused chilblains.· The big drawbacks are the blurred speech, tinkly background music and dull presentation. ► main · The main drawback at the moment is the weight of the batteries.· The main drawback was that Edwin rarely visited North Terrace.· Its main drawback is that it does not discriminate between authorised and unauthorised absences.· The main drawback to many of these products is that they tend to be too salty, especially for reductions.· Unfortunately they suffer from the main drawback of such elite forces: such exceptional warriors are rare.· However, the main drawback with this type of search engine is its tendency to catalog too much information.· However, the main drawback to the consumer is the cost.· The main drawback of such workings was that by their very nature they were of only limited duration. ► major · Unfortunately, the jacket has a major drawback should you want to go climbing in it.· One major drawback is readers' inability to decide which stories to read.· Does it have any major drawbacks?· Its major drawback is the significant chance that the cleared vessels will close again weeks or months after treatment.· The major drawback being that such methods are computationally expensive.· The major drawback of Windows as an operating environment is its heavy power and memory requirements.· But there are two major drawbacks.· Both share one major drawback: generality. ► only · The only drawback is the expense if you fish for long sessions and take enough meat to feed continuously.· Natural Weapons Knee: A real battering ram; its only drawback is that your groin is vulnerable as you move in.· This inexperience appears to be their only real drawback, but obviously the style of architecture did not suit Hope's taste.· Its only drawback is that it can be somewhat unreliable.· She adored the upstairs in Glasgow trams, the only drawback being that it was where the smokers went. ► serious · However, there are serious drawbacks to this approach which relies very much on the analyst's interpretational skills and subjective judgement.· But as valuable as animals are, they have a serious drawback: by and large, they hate alcohol.· Also, I didn't have an idea, which is always rather a serious drawback.· To some critics, this seemingly endless procession of school fund-raisers has a serious drawback.· But it also has some serious drawbacks, especially during times of far-reaching change. VERB► suffer · Unfortunately, it suffers from an important drawback.· Unfortunately they suffer from the main drawback of such elite forces: such exceptional warriors are rare.· Opinion surveys suffer from various drawbacks, the most important of which is that they reflect opinion and not necessarily behaviour. a disadvantage of a situation, plan, product etc: It’s a great city – the only drawback is the weather.drawback of/to (doing) something The main drawback to these products is that they tend to be too salty.► see thesaurus at disadvantage
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