a thing that helps you to be better or more successful than other people 有利条件;优势◆Familiar brands have an advantage over less well known brands. 知名品牌比不太有名的品牌有优势。◆Staff with a good command of a second language are at an advantage. 掌握第二种语言的员工处於有利地位。◆Much of our business is becoming Internet-based, which has a lot of cost advantages. 我们的大部分业务逐渐以互联网为主,这让我们在成本上有很大优势。⨁a big / definite / great / huge / tremendous advantage 大的/确定的/很大的/巨大的/极大的优势⨁a commercial / cost / an economic / a financial / price advantage 商业/成本/经济/财政/价格优势⨁to be / gain / give (sb) / have an advantage 是/获得/给予(某人)/拥有优势
a quality of sth that makes it better or more useful 优点◆Their new sun cream has the added advantage of smelling unattractive to insects. 他们的新防晒霜还有一个优点,就是气味不会吸引昆虫。◆Each of these systems has its advantages and disadvantages. 这些系统各有其优缺点。
●be/work to your adˈvantageto give you an advantage; to change a situation in a way that gives you an advantage 对…有利◆Eventually, the new regulations may work to our advantage. 新的规章制度最终对我们可能有利。➡ idiom at take , turn verbabsolute advantage comparative advantage competitive advantage