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单词 advantage
释义
advantagead‧van‧tage /ədˈvɑːntɪdʒ $ ədˈvæn-/ ●●● S2 W1 noun Word Origin
WORD ORIGINadvantage
Origin:
1300-1400 Old French avantage, from avant ‘before’, from Latin abante; ➔ ADVANCE2
Examples
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
  • I had already lived in France for a year, so I had a big advantage over the other students.
  • People who have been to university have a big advantage when it comes to finding jobs.
  • Taxes on imports gave Japanese companies an unfair advantage.
EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS
  • Electronically supported meetings not only solve pressing business problems but offer their own advantages.
  • If you appear to be easy and soft, people take advantage of you.
  • None the less, everything important is included on Sony's single disc, which thus enjoys a considerable price advantage.
  • The advantage will be smoother, more life-like, more in-depth games - and probably more vivid nightmares.
  • The Big Three are making a lot of noise in hopes of gaining a political and competitive advantage.
  • The elongated nose, however, gave these animals a considerable advantage over their competitors.
  • There might, however, be other advantages to polyandry.
  • This gives them at least two powerful advantages over their struggling counterparts.
Thesaurus
THESAURUS
a good feature that something has, which makes it better, more useful etc than other things: · The great advantage of digital cameras is that there is no film to process.
a feature of something that has a good effect on people’s lives: · Regular exercise has many benefits, including reducing the risk of heart disease.
a good feature that something has, which you consider when you are deciding whether it is the best choice: · The committee will consider the merits of the proposals.· The merits and demerits of (=the good and bad features of)alternative funding systems were widely discussed in the newspapers.· The chairman saw no great merit in this suggestion (=he did not think that it was a good idea).
an advantage that makes you believe that something is a good thing: · They believed in the virtues of culture, civilization, and reason.· He’s always extolling the virtues of hard work (=saying that hard work is a good thing).
especially spoken used when mentioning a good feature of something. This phrase is rather informal and you should not use it in formal essays: · The good thing about cycling is that you don’t have to worry about getting stuck in a traffic jam.
used when you want to emphasize that something has a very good or useful feature: · The beauty of the plan is that it is so simple.
Longman Language Activatora good feature of something
a good feature of something, for example a way in which it is useful or better than other things of the same kind: · There are different ways of saving money for retirement, but this one has several advantages.advantage of: · The advantage of walking to work is that I get some exercise.big advantage: · One of the big advantages of the course is that it helps students develop their writing skills in English.
spoken use this when you are talking about one of the main advantages of something: · The good thing about this job is that I can work at home whenever I want.
a feature of something that has a good effect on people's lives: · Tourism has brought many benefits to the area.benefit of: · the benefits of a healthy lifestyle· What are the benefits for Britain of belonging to the European Union?
one of the good characteristics of something such as a plan, system, or way of doing something: · The merits of the new health programme are gradually being recognized.· The committee is still considering the merits of the new proposals.
an additional quality that helps to make something more useful, valuable, or attractive than other things of the same type: be a plus: · The hotel's closeness to the beach is definitely a plus.plus point British: · The plus point of this area is its school system, which is considered one of the best in the city.
a particularly good quality that makes something especially useful, suitable, or likely to be successful: that's the beauty of it spoken: · Our new generator runs entirely on recycled fuel. That's the beauty of it.the beauty of something is that: · The beauty of the plan is that it only requires a small investment.
the only good feature of something
· I can't really play baseball. My one saving grace is that I can pitch.· I hate this house. Its only saving grace is that it's near the centre of town.
the one good quality that something or someone has that saves it from being completely bad, useless, or unacceptable: · The heroine of the novel is cruel and evil, with no redeeming features.· Coal is relatively expensive but its redeeming feature is that it is in plentiful supply.
the good and bad features of something
the good and bad features of something -- use this especially when you are comparing what is good and what is bad about something: · Being an only child has both advantages and disadvantages.the advantages and disadvantages of something: · the advantages and disadvantages of owning a car in the cityweigh the advantages and disadvantages of something (=to consider the advantages and disadvantages of something): · Politicians should carefully weigh the advantages and disadvantages of committing US troops to this conflict.
the advantages and disadvantages of something that you need to think about in order to make a decision: the pros and cons of: · There has been a lot of discussion about the pros and cons of making certain types of drugs legal.· Your doctor should explain the pros and cons of the different treatments available.weigh up the pros and cons (=think about the advantages and disadvantages): · Karen and David weighed up the pros and cons of having another child and decided against it.
the advantages and disadvantages of something such as a plan or method that you consider before you do something, or that you notice after it has been done: the pluses and minuses of: · She talked about some of the pluses and minuses of being self-employed.
something that makes you more likely to be successful
something that makes someone more likely to be successful, especially compared to other people: have an advantage: · People who have been to university have a big advantage when it comes to finding jobs.advantage over: · I had already lived in France for a year, so I had a big advantage over the other students.give somebody an advantage: · Taxes on imports gave Japanese companies an unfair advantage.
something or someone that is valuable because they help you to succeed: · A sense of humour is an important asset for any teacher.be an asset to something: · Laney continues to be a great asset to the company.
a special advantage or right that only a few people have, for example because their family is rich or because they have an important job: · Foreign diplomats have all kinds of special privileges.· Countries within the European Community grant certain commercial privileges to each other.the privilege of something: · Not everyone has the privilege of a private education.
to have an advantage
to have something that makes you more likely to succeed than other people: · The American team seemed to have all the advantages - better training, better facilities, and much better financial support.have an advantage over: · The winning boxer had an advantage over his opponent because he was several pounds heavier.
if someone is at an advantage , they have experience or qualities which make them more likely to succeed in doing something or more likely to do something well: · Students with a strong math background will be at an advantage next year when the statistics course starts.be at an advantage over: · Children have several advantages over adults when it comes to learning another language.distinct advantage (=definite advantage): · Mitchell's height gives him a distinct advantage over the other players.
British /the odds are stacked in somebody's favor American used to say that someone has a big advantage in a competition, election etc so that they are very likely to win: · Everyone knows that you can't win at gambling because the odds are stacked in the dealer's favour.· The odds were stacked in the Labour Party's favour, so it was a great surprise when they were not elected.
to have a big advantage over others in a particular activity, especially because you started doing it before them: have a head start on: · The British have a head start on many other countries in areas such as genetic engineering. give somebody a head start: · Sending your children to nursery school clearly gives them a head start.
to have all the qualities that are likely to make you succeed in whatever you decide to do: · She was bright and pretty and had everything going for her.· Barry had everything going for him -- charm, looks, intelligence, but still he was unemployed.
to have an advantage over others because you are young, have a lot of experience etc: · He is a strong player but his opponent will have youth on his side.· With knowledge of the company on her side, she was more likely to get the job than any of the external candidates.
to have all the advantages in a particular situation so that you can control what happens: · It seemed that he held all the cards and that there was nothing she could do but say 'yes'.
to have more power than someone, especially someone who is fighting against you or who does not agree with you, so that you are likely to defeat them: · Although the rebels control areas in the south, the government still has the upper hand. have the upper hand against: · Police finally have the upper hand against the drug dealers in the area.
to be in a position where you have an advantage over someone and are likely to win, especially in discussions to get something from them: · The government claims that as long as they have nuclear weapons, they can negotiate from a position of strength.· At the end of the war, the US was in a strong position to influence the future of Europe.
when something gives someone an advantage
· The fact that Liverpool had only ten men playing for them gave the other team an advantage.give sb an advantage over · What gives the company an advantage over its competitors is its location.
to give someone a slight advantage, for example in a competition or election: · His ten years' experience will give him the edge in tomorrow's fight.give sb the edge over: · He tried to find out as much as he could about the company, believing that it would give him the edge over the other interviewees.
if something is to your advantage, it will help you to succeed: · It will be to your advantage to start preparing for the exam now. Don't wait until the last minute.could/would/might be to somebody's advantage: · I think you should accept Steve's offer to help you with the presentation -- it could be to your advantage.
British /be in somebody's favor American if a situation or conditions are in someone's favour , they will help that person succeed: · Investors are hoping that the new regulations will operate in their favor.tip the balance in somebody's favour (=to give someone a slight advantage): · It will be a closely fought match, but Corgan's greater physical strength is likely to tip the balance in his favour.
British /favor American if a situation or conditions such as the weather favour someone, they make that person more likely to succeed than other people: · The weather favours the Australians, who are used to playing in the heat.· German negotiators denied that economic circumstances had favored their companies and given them an export advantage.
better than someone or something else
· We could either go to Florida or California -- which do you think is better?better than · Your job is better than mine.· My sister is a better student than me.· The sales figures were better than we expected.better at something/doing something · Lucy's better at mathematics than I am.far better/much better/a lot better · His latest novel is far better than anything he's written before.better quality · Consumers are demanding lower prices, better quality, and a larger selection of goods.
products, skills, or services that are superior are better than those that they are competing against: · Our aim is to provide our clients with a superior service at all times.· The company has a reputation for superior technology and customer loyalty.superior to: · They claimed that a vegetarian diet was superior to a meat diet.
written goods or services that are of a higher standard or higher quality are better than they were previously or better than goods or services of a similar kind: · In the mid-eighties, American consumers began to purchase more and more Japanese products, believing they were better value and of higher quality.of a higher standard/of higher quality than: · Government officials are claiming that the health care available here is of a much higher standard than in neighbouring countries.
informal to be much better and more enjoyable than something else: · Jake's home-made burgers beat anything you can get at fast-food restaurants.beat doing something: · It's not a particularly good job, but it certainly beats being unemployed.
informal clearly better than others of the same type: · Musicians of the time admitted that the Ellington Orchestra was a cut above all others.a cut above the rest: · The first applicant we interviewed was definitely a cut above the rest.
to be slightly better than something or someone else: have the edge on/over something: · Their new laptop computer seems to have the edge on the competition.have the edge on/over somebody: · Having spent a year in Brazil, she hoped she would have the edge over the other language students.
to be better, more effective, and more useful than something else, especially because of a particular feature: have an advantage over something: · The fact that this computer is so simple to use means that it has an advantage over most other systems.have a distinct advantage over something (=have a clear advantage over something): · For certain types of work, natural wood has distinct advantages over plastics.
to be much more skilful and more successful at doing something than someone else: be more than a match for somebody: · When it comes to TV debates, Senator Murphy's more than a match for any of his rivals.be more than a match for something: · The rebel army's tactics are more than a match for the nation's military forces.
better than something of the usual type, for example by being more enjoyable, more useful, or of higher quality: · I don't want an ordinary wedding. I want something special.· Of my nine gold medals, this one is the most special.· Some aides privately complain that the Senator receives special treatment.
to use someone for your own advantage
· Can't you see they're just using you?· She lets herself be used and then dropped by almost every man she meets.use somebody to do something · The drug smugglers used innocent travellers to carry the drugs through customs.use somebody for your own ends (=for your own advantage) · In his political life, he was not above using his family for his own ends.
to use someone for your own advantage, especially someone who is very generous or is easily persuaded or deceived: · Don't let them take advantage of you. Stand up for yourself.· Older brothers and sisters often take advantage of the younger children in a family.take advantage of somebody's good nature: · She's always willing to babysit, but I don't want to take advantage of her good nature.
to use someone in order to get what you want, especially to make money from their work: · Many employers are only too ready to exploit and underpay female part-time workers.· Peasants in remote areas of the country were being shamelessly exploited by wealthy land owners.
to make someone do exactly what you want them to do by influencing them in a clever and dishonest way: · He's so crazy about her he doesn't realize he's being manipulated.manipulate somebody into (doing) something: · He managed to manipulate her into lending his company £500,000.· He's such a nice man, I could imagine him getting manipulated into a situation like that.
informal to be able to persuade someone to do anything you want, especially someone who likes or loves you: · Young girls quickly learn how to wind Daddy around their little finger.have somebody wound/wrapped around your little finger: · It was obvious she had her mother wrapped around her little finger.
to use a situation in order to gain an advantage
: use something to do something · She used her position as manager to get jobs for her friends.· The prisoners used the confusion caused by the fire to conceal their escape.use something for something · Charles was able to use his family connection for his own personal advancement.use something as something · Right-wing activists used people's fear of unemployment as a way of stirring up extremism.
to use a situation in order to gain as much advantage for yourself as possible, especially in a way that people disapprove of: · Opposition leaders were quick to exploit government embarrassment over the incident.exploit something to do something: · The country could exploit its position as a major oil producer to push up world oil prices.
to use a situation in order to gain an advantage for yourself, especially when that situation has already existed for some time: · I made use of my old contacts to get a job when I come back from Australia.· The Republicans were making use of their large majority in congress to block legislation on taxes.
to use an opportunity in order to do what you want or need to do: · Shoppers flocked to take advantage of a supermarket price war which cut the price of many goods.take advantage of to do something: · Many small investors are taking advantage of these attractive share offers to make a quick profit.
: play on somebody's fears/greed/sympathy/prejudices etc to use someone's fears, sympathy etc in order to gain an advantage for yourself: · A common sales tactic is to play on people's greed in order to make them buy more than they need.· Disguised as an electrician, he played on people's trust to trick them out of money.
to use a situation in order to gain an advantage and make yourself more successful or more effective: · Teachers can capitalize on young children's natural curiosity.fail to capitalize on something: · The generals failed to capitalize on the weaknesses and divisions in the enemy camp.capitalize on to do something: · Will the President capitalize on his immense popularity to exert strong leadership?
Collocations
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRY Meanings 1 & 2verbs
(also enjoy an advantage formal)· Our parents didn’t have all the advantages that we have.· Western countries enjoyed considerable advantages in terms of technology.
· Both teams tried to get an advantage.
· His height gives him a big advantage.
(=make you have an advantage – often used when this is unexpected)· Sometimes a lack of experience can work to your advantage.
(=understand the advantage)· I can see the advantage of living near the station.
adjectives
· It’s a great advantage to be able to speak some Spanish.
(=a small one)· Karpov enjoyed a slight advantage over his opponent.
· Companies that receive government subsidies have an unfair advantage.
(=one that you can clearly notice)· Electronic trading has a number of distinct advantages.
(=a definite advantage)· The new system has some real advantages.
(=an extra advantage)· Candidates with experience in Sales and Marketing would have an added advantage.
· Republicans have a political advantage in most of those areas.
· The military advantage had shifted towards the rebels.
· Winning the first game gives you a psychological advantage over your opponent.
phrases
· the advantages and disadvantages of living in a big city
(=the advantages are more valuable)· When it comes down to working from home, you have to decide if the advantages outweigh the disadvantages.
COMMON ERRORS ► Don’t say ‘a good advantage’. Say a big advantage or a real advantage.COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
 The system has the added advantage of recordable DVD drives. Include people in your picture for added interest.
(=the good and bad features of something)· Discuss the advantages and disadvantages of working from home.
(=there are more advantages than disadvantages)· The advantages of building the new road would outweigh the disadvantages.
 Few customers take full advantage of off-peak fares.
 He was trying to get a pecuniary advantage for himself.
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADJECTIVE
· Lack of internal capital and entrepreneurial experience mean that rural people are often not able to take advantage of such opportunities.· In particular, corporations may be able to take advantage of mass-production technologies.· New customers to the store will also be able to take advantage of a unique promotion introduced at Wandsworth.· While S-HTTP will be able to take advantage of ubiquitous certification infrastructures, its deployment does not require it.· The back line made a few errors but there wasn't anyone on the Southampton side able to take advantage.· Not all users will be able to take advantage of the new software, however.· The Partnership has strong links with other organisations and the teacher placement organiser is able to take advantage of this.· I know that many of them were able to take advantage of the victory.
· Commercial awareness and an interest in sales and marketing would be an added advantage.· This has the added advantage of making a nice contrast to the night scenes in the previous sequence.· And that would have the added advantage of being able to hop from one creature to another.· It drapes beautifully and is consequently most suitable for curtains, with the added advantage that it is not affected by sunlight.· An added advantage: you don't have to pay any licence fee for this model because there is no T.V. receiver.· These audio-visual methods have the added advantage of being independent of the availability of the system.· This would have the added advantage of bringing some employment to rural areas.· Inkjet printers provide a similar facility but with the added advantage of colour.
· One big advantage is that is now much easier to recognize visitors amongst us.· A big advantage in starting the magazine on-line has been the cost, Moore said.· As the director I have the big advantage that I know all the melodies.· But auto mechanics have a big advantage over physicians.· As chapter 11 is so bad for senior creditors, management and shareholders have a big advantage.· Kipper said the big advantage is portability.· This has the big advantage that it can be put into place by just one person.· Perhaps the biggest advantage is that 56K modems can use conventional telephone connections.
· Developing countries are attracting investment not by lowering their standards, but because they are making the best of their comparative advantage.· The classical theory of comparative advantage is often taught as if everyone benefits from trade.· Given the existence of resource mobility in a single country, the exploitation of comparative advantage is possible.· The alternative case where free entry restores standard comparative advantage is when factor endowments are sufficiently similar to permit factor price equalization.· A trend had already been set in textiles, where the comparative advantage of cheap labour was becoming important.· In the classical theory of comparative advantage, there is no role for government in determining the location of industry.· In Figure 2.1 the case of reaping comparative advantage is examined.· In the nineteenth and for most of the twentieth century, the theory of comparative advantage explained what needed to be explained.
· During the last few years our strategy has been clearly focused on those businesses where we have significant competitive advantage.· Aiding the domestic industry to gain or maintain international competitive advantage has never been an explicit expectation.· These linkages provided a source of new competitive advantage for the entire corporate system and threatened the foundations of powerful national firms.· The local producer may lack the competitive advantages to market the indigenously made product internationally.· These will ultimately result in competitive advantage.· The Big Three are making a lot of noise in hopes of gaining a political and competitive advantage.· The result is an unfair competitive advantage.· They seek short-term competitive advantage even when it leads to long-term suicide.
· Yet there are considerable advantages of such an approach.· Ellet had been first on the scene, and that gave him a considerable advantage over his ponderous rival.· This would be a considerable safety advantage should the engines fail.· The elongated nose, however, gave these animals a considerable advantage over their competitors.· But there will frequently be considerable advantages in being able to deal anonymously.· None the less, everything important is included on Sony's single disc, which thus enjoys a considerable price advantage.· We share the considerable advantages of this arrangement with our patients and our practice.· They appear currently to have considerable social advantages.
· This has distinct advantages over using eye drops.· But the mulattoes had one distinct advantage.· The natural projection of the land along the Thames conferred distinct advantages on West Ham as a site for the new docks.· Cities have a distinct advantage over school and special districts.· There were distinct advantages for me in the relationship.· Some designs have distinct advantages and so these should be considered before purchase.· Such an approach has distinct advantages.· For any kind of prolonged activity, warm-bloodedness would have been a distinct advantage.
· From what I have said, it follows that political union is more likely to be achieved when there is economic advantage.· It is not clear, however, what are the economic and technological advantages of this development.· It also has other economic advantages in that it requires fewer facing bricks than solid walls!· I do not believe this is because more children are an economic advantage to settled people.· Where there is economic advantage in reusing information there will be an easy business case for the preservation of records.· Women worked themselves into key jobs that paid best, giving them an economic advantage for the first time in history.· It has been of considerable economic advantage to both countries.· Submarine cables provide an attractive economic advantage for selected routes where the growth in demand for communications capacity is high.
· Pergamon was an imposing hillside city and full advantage was taken of this dramatic site.· Take full advantage of the hierarchical authority directly exercisable by you and those of your colleagues prepared to live the change.· Add in the slower pitches ad lower bounce and Hick was able to take full advantage.· The movie succeeds to a modest extent by taking full advantage of the romantic screen personas of its two stars.· Drivers do not take full advantage of a vehicle's improved performance.· The kidnaping had seen to that, and Master Yehudi was more than ready to take full advantage of the situation.· We were even able to come and go as we pleased, taking full advantage of the splendid local restaurants.· Once in a great while, a show is produced that uses the medium to full and proper advantage.
· Yet they put this knowledge to good advantage, both officially and in more mundane matters.· I use the people on this team to the best advantage to get the best product.· Peahens survey several males and take their time over their decision, allowing each to parade his tail to best advantage.· The run used to be three miles but I added a quarter mile spur in order to use the time to best advantage.· Professionals need to be aware of such things and use them to good advantage.· Marine fish have such beautiful vivid colours and it is a pity not to display these to best advantage.· Still, it was he who understood how to use such a man to the State's best advantage.
· However, others saw in it greater advantages than we had and were keen to invest.· People who have played in the orchestra have a great advantage.· One other great advantage of the plate is that it provides a wide surface upon which to dry out.· This is of great advantage to good horse trainers, but a real bane to poor ones.· Long drawn out and unpredictable as the process may be, it has one great advantage for the policy-maker.· The great advantage of factoring and invoice discounting is their flexibility.· This has the great advantage of allowing local history materials to be used.· By far the greatest advantage is that it is played in real time so you can jump in whenever you like.
· An important cash advantage or money making opportunity can be seized.· This gives a more powerful bite, and thus represents an important evolutionary advantage.· There are two important advantages of using insects in developmental work.· If we can develop a conceptual language therefore, there may be important advantages for the scheme.· The interpersonal exchanges in speech have other important advantages for the learner.· It doesn't kill them, it merely makes them slip off - a feature which can have important environmental advantages.· Some of the more important advantages and disadvantages of the three approaches described are as follows: 9.· The family is designed to replace Advanced Micro's bipolar equivalents and offers customers the important advantage of power savings.
· The main advantage of building this way is the houses fit into old villages so well.· The main competitive advantage of the firm is the relatively low cost of the labor force both for production and design.· The main advantage of Sidebar though, she says, is its ability to present information efficiently on small screens.· Its main advantage is that it contains fewer calories than margarIne.· The main advantage of the Flydaw dramatic reduction in the capital cost of construction.· The main advantage of the career civil service is continuity.· But secure payment is Minitel's main advantage.· The main advantage of this drug is that it has minimal serious side effects and no dysmorphic effects with long-term usage.
· Another major advantage is the insight it is capable of yielding into the social and communicative norms of the community.· One major advantage the development partnership had was the perception of Zeckendorf as different from other potential landlords.· A major advantage of both MID-TEL and MID-CRED is that neither system requires customers to install expensive computer equipment.· This production flaunts a major advantage the National has over traditional West End theaters, with their proscenium stages.· A major advantage of a personal pension is that if you change jobs you can take it with you without penalty.· The major advantage of a unitary state is the presence of clear, hierarchical authority.· Another major advantage is the detailed notes for technicians relating to each of the activities.· There are four major advantages to adopting this approach.
· Where it's good it's very good indeed and all-wheel drive at this price as an obvious advantage.· Despite the obvious advantages of a unified perspective for collective political action, the differences among women disallow such a perspective.· There are obvious functional advantages in the possession of two legs.· There are obvious advantages to the camera approach.· This has obvious advantages for local users.· These large companies have obvious advantages in the service provider business because of their well-known brand names.· Their true jaws are of obvious advantage for grasping prey.· The most obvious advantage of this system was that it made obsolete the fifty-five spheres of Aristotle.
· It need not be a pecuniary advantage.· The charge should be attempted theft or obtaining a pecuniary advantage by deception.· The two charges of conspiracy and obtaining pecuniary advantage against Turpin had been dropped.· The accused was charged with obtaining a pecuniary advantage by deception.· By that misrepresentation the accused obtained both property and a pecuniary advantage.
· This legal and political advantage is balanced by the higher order of technical complexity involved in exploiting sulphide ores.· But Republicans and Democrats are wasting little time in maneuvering for political advantage.· Brüning's policies appeared to be specifically designed to work to the political advantage of the National Socialists.· Smearing a good woman for partisan, political advantage can be a deadly game that can easily backfire.· States and ruling orders continually seek to manipulate religion to political advantage.· Clinton even turned snafus in the Northern Ireland peace process into potential political advantage.· If the Government had wanted to make the Bill an election winner, they would have seen that political advantage.· Political discourse, in this view, is full of manipulation, deception, and untruths whose object is political advantage.
· During the last few years our strategy has been clearly focused on those businesses where we have significant competitive advantage.· Incumbents retain a significant fund-raising advantage over challengers, particularly in the House.· This is a very significant advantage as discussions about different weightings are not held up while new calculations are made.· For Matt and Angela, postponing parenthood also had significant advantages.· One significant advantage of electric vehicles is that their widespread use would make far better use of off-peak electricity.· The mass payback soon rises above 1: 1 and after several missions is showing a significant mass advantage.· For ears treated surgically there was no significant advantage of adenoidectomy alone over the baseline category of tube insertion alone.· As a source of meat, buffalo has significant advantages over beef.
· Salary caps are imposed to prevent richer clubs gaining an unfair advantage over poorer rivals by offering players vastly inflated salaries.· The unfair advantage bestowed by pants was a lifelong grievance.· Mind you, this does give me an unfair advantage.· They got to use a hymnal, one more unfair advantage of being older.· The result is an unfair competitive advantage.· But if the absolute rise in eps is used, companies which begin with high eps have an unfair advantage.· The first is that in so far as people continue to believe the figures, the Government derives an unfair advantage.· After all, if they tried to play as women, they would be accused of stealing an unfair advantage.
NOUN
· Self-employed people will be able to purchase vouchers and receive similar tax advantages.· Under the old code, it was a race to see who could get what sort of tax advantage.· At the extreme, tax advantages gave rise to downright asset stripping.· There is no tax advantage to shareholders in receiving shares in place of the normal cash dividend.· As already discussed, there could be tax advantages in retaining a mortgage.· Usually this is because of tax advantages.· Lastly, they want to give tax advantages to causes deemed worthy, or at least popular.
VERB
· Our growth projects will be in sectors where we enjoy the advantage of efficient technology and low-cost feedstocks.· But by being there first, the Big East still enjoys an advantage.· None the less, everything important is included on Sony's single disc, which thus enjoys a considerable price advantage.· It permits the little boy to enjoy fully the advantages of the phallic development he is now entering.· The Treasury now enjoyed the advantage of a strong Chancellor, respected throughout Whitehall as Wood had not been.· Never can he enjoy the same advantages, however great his learning, when he pitches camp elsewhere.· Over the last five games Kasparov will enjoy the advantage of 3 whites to 2.· Dole and Gramm, to be sure, enjoy fund-raising advantages of their own, as powerful long-serving senators.
· Those firms within the Community which employ labour illicitly will reduce their labour costs and gain a competitive advantage in production.· At first capital only gained advantage in relation to labor and may even have lost some ground to the state.· Salary caps are imposed to prevent richer clubs gaining an unfair advantage over poorer rivals by offering players inflated salaries.· The battle developed into one of maneuvering and firing with neither vessel gaining the advantage.· This seemed to gain him a psychological advantage, since White's opening initiative had evidently petered out by this point.· Females, by contrast, gain no advantage by mating with many males.· Neither was ever able to gain any decided advantage.
· Catterson also observed that e-mail links between plants and subsidiaries of the same company can give union negotiators the advantage of surprise.· That gave me a slight advantage.· Mind you, this does give me an unfair advantage.· Most teams have mere men playing that position, which gives Cleveland an extraordinary advantage.· Finally, remember that fishing from a punt gives you a tremendous advantage.· This arrangement presumably gave each group the advantage of economic security, but it also subjected the individual to economic regimentation.· But the Kula itself simply drove identifiable valuables round in a circle giving no utilitarian advantage to anyone.· Analysts pointed out that owning shops gives tour operators other advantages.
· New media offer many advantages over the magnetic tapes that they replace.· On-line backup offers several advantages over removable storage systems.· It will offer advantages to international and to domestic travellers.· Hardened firewall hosts also offer specific advantages, for example: Concentration of security.· Such unpredictability can offer advantages, however.· Electronically supported meetings not only solve pressing business problems but offer their own advantages.· They can offer little advantage over pressure jet cleaners, are sometimes dangerous and are generally more expensive to run.· To these group owners the brokered-time concept offers many advantages.
· Will its foes use the occasion of Kabila s death to press home their advantage?· The firm knew its value to the project and pressed for every advantage it could.· For game 5 one would have expected that Karpov would have wished to press fiercely for an advantage with the white pieces.
· It was the young people of Edinburgh who took advantage of late-night hours, not visitors, he argued.· But no party is willing to refuse to take advantage of these loopholes when the other party is doing it.· This can be taken advantage of at any point within a word.· While S-HTTP will be able to take advantage of ubiquitous certification infrastructures, its deployment does not require it.· It can also, in another sense, be regarded as taking advantage of the vulnerability of the recipient of the threat.· Nothing is more destructive to a partnership than for one partner to feel that he or she is being taken advantage of.· She gasped at the easy way in which he took advantage of her lack of physical strength to fight him.· Gooden has seen friends take advantage of Sheffield.
Phrases
PHRASES FROM THE ENTRY
  • He has joined to a fine genius all that can set him off and show him to advantage.
  • It may be that the product would be shown off to best advantage in use.
  • Advantage Agassi.
  • I felt that my friends were taking advantage of me as a free babysitter.
  • Capriati wore Seles down from the baseline and took advantage of her weak serving.
  • Economic trends occur swiftly and become established before large industries can scale up and take advantage of new demands.
  • Egeria also takes advantage of Bull's own library of graphics functions.
  • Slaves took advantage of the opportunities afforded to rebel.
  • The enemy could not fail to see his opportunity and take advantage of it.
  • The far left is also being blamed for taking advantage of grievances.
  • We can cut costs by bulk purchasing and take advantage of national retail distribution channels.
  • Accordingly he took advantage of a new pope to address the curia for favourable letters.
  • Meanwhile, authorities can take advantage of experience with the existing system in both rural and urban areas.
  • Skaven erupt to take advantage of the disaster.
  • The commission estimates that at least seven companies took advantage of the program.
  • The Franks took advantage of this by seizing some islands which the Saxons had held.
  • The Project also took advantage of the vast numbers of our supporters eager to stand up to the bullies at the clinics.
  • We just hope tens of thousands of other Star subscribers can take advantage of this major price cut, too.
  • While S-HTTP will be able to take advantage of ubiquitous certification infrastructures, its deployment does not require it.
  • First and foremost, Borland have taken the Windows interface and used it to good advantage.
  • Homeloans are one of the cheapest ways of borrowing money - find out how to use them to your advantage.
  • If you would like to reassess your life and learn how to use stress to your advantage, come along.
  • Parents may feel suspicious of these, or resentful, and will need help in using them to best advantage.
  • Professionals need to be aware of such things and use them to good advantage.
PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
  • But this time Carlos Sainz, who had held the lead since Tuesday, came third in a Toyota.
  • In race one, Hodgson was able to get a better run through the backmarkers and hold the lead to the line.
  • New Zealand held the lead for long periods and their frequent advantages depended on the only try of the match.
  • She held the lead and quietly plodded upward through the crisp snow that covered the long Baskan Glacier.
  • She held the lead in her gloved hands; behind her was Selene, with hers protected by a muff.
  • Will its foes use the occasion of Kabila s death to press home their advantage?
Word family
WORD FAMILYnounadvantage ≠ disadvantagethe disadvantagedadjectiveadvantageous ≠ disadvantageousadvantaged ≠ disadvantagedverbdisadvantageadverbadvantageously ≠ disadvantageously
1[countable, uncountable] something that helps you to be more successful than others, or the state of having this OPP  disadvantageadvantage over Her experience meant that she had a big advantage over her opponent. Younger workers tend to be at an advantage (=have an advantage) when applying for jobs. It might be to your advantage (=it might help you) to take a computer course of some kind.2[countable, uncountable] a good or useful feature that something hasadvantage of One of the many advantages of living in New York is that you can eat out at almost any time of day.advantage over This printer has several advantages over conventional printers.3take advantage of somebody to treat someone unfairly in order to get what you want, especially someone who is generous or easily persuaded:  Don’t lend them the car – they’re taking advantage of you!4take advantage of something (to do something) to use a particular situation to do or get what you want:  I took advantage of the good weather to paint the shed. You’ll want to take full advantage of the beach-front clubs.5use/turn something to your/good advantage to use something that you have or that happens in order to achieve something:  How could he turn the situation to his advantage? Burns used his family connections to good advantage.6show something to (good/great) advantage to make the best features of someone or something very noticeable:  Her dress showed her tanned skin to great advantage.7advantage somebody used in tennis to show that the person named has won the next point after the score was 40–40COLLOCATIONS– Meanings 1 & 2verbshave an advantage (also enjoy an advantage formal)· Our parents didn’t have all the advantages that we have.· Western countries enjoyed considerable advantages in terms of technology.get/gain an advantage· Both teams tried to get an advantage.give somebody an advantage· His height gives him a big advantage.work to your advantage (=make you have an advantage – often used when this is unexpected)· Sometimes a lack of experience can work to your advantage.see the advantage (=understand the advantage)· I can see the advantage of living near the station.adjectivesa big/great/massive/huge advantage· It’s a great advantage to be able to speak some Spanish.a slight advantage (=a small one)· Karpov enjoyed a slight advantage over his opponent.an unfair advantage· Companies that receive government subsidies have an unfair advantage.a definite/distinct advantage (=one that you can clearly notice)· Electronic trading has a number of distinct advantages.a real advantage (=a definite advantage)· The new system has some real advantages.an added advantage (=an extra advantage)· Candidates with experience in Sales and Marketing would have an added advantage.a political advantage· Republicans have a political advantage in most of those areas.a military advantage· The military advantage had shifted towards the rebels.a psychological advantage· Winning the first game gives you a psychological advantage over your opponent.phrasesthe advantages and disadvantages of something· the advantages and disadvantages of living in a big citythe advantages outweigh the disadvantages (=the advantages are more valuable)· When it comes down to working from home, you have to decide if the advantages outweigh the disadvantages.COMMON ERRORS ► Don’t say ‘a good advantage’. Say a big advantage or a real advantage.THESAURUS– Meaning 2advantage a good feature that something has, which makes it better, more useful etc than other things: · The great advantage of digital cameras is that there is no film to process.benefit a feature of something that has a good effect on people’s lives: · Regular exercise has many benefits, including reducing the risk of heart disease.merit a good feature that something has, which you consider when you are deciding whether it is the best choice: · The committee will consider the merits of the proposals.· The merits and demerits of (=the good and bad features of)alternative funding systems were widely discussed in the newspapers.· The chairman saw no great merit in this suggestion (=he did not think that it was a good idea).virtue an advantage that makes you believe that something is a good thing: · They believed in the virtues of culture, civilization, and reason.· He’s always extolling the virtues of hard work (=saying that hard work is a good thing).the good/great/best thing about something especially spoken used when mentioning a good feature of something. This phrase is rather informal and you should not use it in formal essays: · The good thing about cycling is that you don’t have to worry about getting stuck in a traffic jam.the beauty of something is that used when you want to emphasize that something has a very good or useful feature: · The beauty of the plan is that it is so simple.
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