handicap
英 [ˈhændikæp] 美 [ˈhændiˌkæp]

n.

障碍；缺陷；不利条件；给弱者增加的杆数（按击球次数计数，并随参赛者的进步而减少）

vt.

妨碍，使不利；使（某人）行动和生活不正常；

变形

复数：handicaps过去式：handicapped过去分词：handicapped现在分词：handicapping第三人称单数：handicaps

双语释义

n.(名词)

1. [C](身体、心理的)残疾 a disability of the body or mind that causes a person serious difficulty
2. [C]障碍,不利条件 any condition or situation likely to cause disadvantage or difficulty

v.(动词)

1. vt. 妨碍 cause (sb) to have a disadvantage

英英释义

handicap[ 'hændikæp ]

• n.
  • the condition of being unable to perform as a consequence of physical or mental unfitness

    同义词：disabilitydisablementimpairment

  • advantage given to a competitor to equalize chances of winning
  • something immaterial that interferes with or delays action or progress

    同义词：hindrancehinderancedeterrentimpedimentbalkbaulkcheck

• v.
  • injure permanently

    同义词：disableinvalidincapacitate

  • attempt to forecast the winner (especially in a horse race) and assign odds for or against a contestant
  • put at a disadvantage

    同义词：hinderhamper

词汇搭配

用作名词 (n.)动词+～

• assign〔give〕 a handicap设置不利条件
• overtake a handicap克服障碍

形容词+～

• chief handicap主要的障碍
• definite handicap明确的障碍

介词+～

• against handicap面对不利条件
• under handicap在不利条件下

～+介词

• a handicap to对…是一个障碍

用作动词 (v.)～+名词

• handicap performance〔progress〕影响成绩〔进步〕

～+副词

• handicap badly极大地妨碍
• handicap mentally〔physically〕智力〔生理〕上有缺陷
• handicap severely严重妨碍

词组短语

mental handicap心理缺陷；心智障碍

physical handicap身体缺陷；生理缺陷

双语例句

用作名词(n.)

1. Blindness is a great handicap.
   失明是极大的障碍。
2. Deafness can be a serious handicap.
   耳聋算是严重的缺陷。
3. Poor eyesight is a handicap to a student.
   视力不好对学生来说是一个障碍。
4. It takes a lot of grit to overcome a physical handicap.
   要很大的毅力来克服生理上的障碍。
5. Not speaking the language proved to be a bigger handicap than I'd imagined.
   事实证明不会讲这种语言造成的障碍比我所想像的大。

用作及物动词(vt.)

1. Ignorance can handicap the progress of a city.
   无知会妨碍城市的进步。
2. Being overweight will handicap a boy in sports.
   过重会妨碍孩子搞运动。
3. Otherwise, it will handicap the development of economy as well as that of society.
   如果不适应，则必定既阻碍经济的发展，也阻碍社会的发展。

权威例句

The Voice Handicap Index (VHI): Development and Validation
Mate Selection - Selection for a Handicap
Mate selection-a selection for a handicap.
The clinical meaning of Rankin 'handicap' grades after stroke
The Handicap Principle: A Missing Piece of Darwin's Puzzle by Amotz Zahavi; Avishag Zahavi
The cost of honesty (further remarks on the handicap principle)
Parasites, Bright Males, and the Immunocompetence Handicap
Interobserver agreement for the assessment of handicap in stroke patients.
THE EVOLUTION OF COSTLY MATE PREFERENCES II. THE "HANDICAP"PRINCIPLE.
Ergonomic studies of standardized domestic work in patients with neuromuscular handicap.