n.優(yōu)勢；有利條件

vt.有利于

For a goalkeeper,it's a great advantage to have big hands. 對于守門員來說,有一雙大手是很大的優(yōu)勢。

Rich has an advantage over you since he can speak German. 理奇比你占優(yōu)勢，因為他會講德語。

It is an advantage if you know how to type. 如果你會打字,對你將有利。

Voice training will be to your advantage if you plan to go into the theatre. 如果你想當演員,進行發(fā)音訓(xùn)練對你是有好處的。

Such action will advantage our cause. 這樣的行動有益于我們的事業(yè)。

It would advantage him to go abroad. 出國會對他有好處。

在the advantages of e-mail over telegram中注意搭配使用的是over；

advantage后接的介詞of與over可替換，表示相同意思。 You have the advantage of/over me in experience.你比我有經(jīng)驗。

advantage的基本意思是“有利條件,優(yōu)勢”,指條件、環(huán)境、地位等優(yōu)于他人或其他事物,而不指物質(zhì)方面的好處,是可數(shù)名詞。常與介詞over連用,指“與…相比的長處”; 作“優(yōu)越性”解,其后還可接介詞to。

advantage還可作“利益,益處”解,是不可數(shù)名詞,其后可接介詞from或in。

advantage偶爾還可用作動詞，意思是“使處于有利地位；有利于；有助于”，是及物動詞。例如：Boston was also advantaged with the neighbourhood of the country's oldest college.波士頓也因附近有本國最古老的學(xué)院而得益不少。

n.不利；不利條件；損害；損失