handicap

柯林斯詞典

1. N-COUNT A handicap is a physical or mental disability. 殘疾
He lost his leg when he was ten, but learned to overcome his handicap. 他10嵗時失去了一條腿，但學會了戰(zhàn)勝自己的殘疾。
2. N-COUNT A handicap is an event or situation that places you at a disadvantage and makes it harder for you to do something. 不利條件
Being a foreigner was not a handicap. 作一名外國人竝不是一個不利條件。
3. V-T If an event or a situation handicaps someone or something, it places them at a disadvantage. 將...置於不利地位
Greater levels of stress may seriously handicap some students. 更高程度的壓力可能會將一些學生置於不利地位。
4. N-COUNT In golf, a handicap is an advantage given to someone who is not a good player, in order to make the players more equal. As you improve, your handicap gets lower. 差點 (高爾夫運動中給弱者增加的桿數(shù))
I see your handicap is down from 16 to 12. 我注意到你的差點從16降到了12。
5. N-COUNT In horse racing, a handicap is a race in which some competitors are given a disadvantage of extra weight in an attempt to give everyone an equal chance of winning. (賽馬中的) 讓步賽
...the Melbourne Cup, a two-mile handicap. …墨爾本盃，一場兩英裡的讓步賽。