handicap
[NOUN, VERB]
handicaps
1. [C 可数名词] 残疾
A handicap is a physical or mental disability.
双语例句
例：He lost his leg when he was ten, but learned to overcome his handicap.
他10岁时失去了一条腿，但学会了战胜自己的残疾。
2. [C 可数名词] 不利条件
A handicap is an event or situation that places you at a disadvantage and makes it harder for you to do something.
双语例句
例：Being a foreigner was not a handicap.
身为外国人并不是一个不利条件。
3. [C 可数名词] 差点（高尔夫运动中给弱者增加的杆数）
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.
双语例句
例：I see your handicap is down from 16 to 12.
我注意到你的差点从16降到了12。
4. [C 可数名词] （赛马中的）让步赛
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.
双语例句
例：the Melbourne Cup, a two-mile handicap.
墨尔本杯——一场两英里的让步赛。
NOUN. 名词
handicaps , handicapping , handicapped
1. [T 及物动词] 将...置于不利地位
If an event or a situation handicaps someone or something, it places them at a disadvantage.
双语例句
例：Greater levels of stress may seriously handicap some students.
过大的压力会给一些学生造成严重的不利影响。
VERB. 动词
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