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单词 downside
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downsidenoun

uk/ˈdaʊn.saɪd/us/ˈdaʊn.saɪd/

C1 a disadvantage of a situation:

The downside of living here, of course, is that it is expensive.
Unemployment, inflation, and greater inequality are often the downside of a market economy.
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Thesaurus: synonyms and related words

Advantage and disadvantage

  • a free ride idiom
  • a stick to beat sb with idiom
  • advantage
  • an ace up your sleeve idiom
  • attraction
  • be/stay/keep one jump ahead idiom
  • cash
  • cash in on sth
  • edge
  • fish
  • it's tough at the top idiom
  • lock in sth
  • lock sb out of sth
  • lose out
  • make a virtue (out) of sth idiom
  • piggyback
  • profit
  • profit from sth
  • you've got nothing to lose idiom
  • your best/strongest/trump card idiom

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downsidenoun [ U ]

us/ˈdɑʊnˌsɑɪd/

the negative part of a situation:

It’s a great plan – the downside is that it’s going to cost a lot of money.

downsidenoun [ C ]

uk/ˈdaʊnsaɪd/us

a disadvantage or problem:

The only downside of working here is that it is so far from my home.
The town's rapid growth does have a downside.
We discussed all the potential downsides, but in the end she decided to go ahead.
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