单词：handicaps
n advantage given to a competitor to equalize chances of winning
n something immaterial that interferes with or delays action or progress
v injure permanently
v attempt to forecast the winner (especially in a horse race) and assign odds for or against a contestant
v put at a disadvantage
handicap的用法和样例：
例句
- Blindness is a great handicap.失明是极大的障碍。
- Deafness can be a serious handicap.耳聋算是严重的缺陷。
- Poor eyesight is a handicap to a student.视力不好对学生来说是一个障碍。
- 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。
- 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。
- Ignorance can handicap the progress of a city.无知会妨碍城市的进步。
- Being overweight will handicap a boy in sports.过重会妨碍孩子搞运动。
- 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。
常见句型
- Blindness is a great handicap.失明是一种严重的残疾。
- One-third of our work force have significant physical handicaps.我们的劳动力中有三分之一的人有严重的身体残疾。
- He surmounted his handicap and achieved great success.他克服了自己的不利条件,取得很大成就。
- His lack of English handicaps him.他的英语不好对他是一件不利的事。
- The bad weather severely handicapped their performance in the race.恶劣的天气极大地妨碍了他们的比赛成绩。 1
- We were handicapped by lack of money.我们因缺钱而吃亏。
词汇搭配
- assign〔give〕 a handicap设置不利条件
- overtake a handicap克服障碍
- chief handicap主要的障碍
- definite handicap明确的障碍
- against handicap面对不利条件
- under handicap在不利条件下
- a handicap to对…是一个障碍
- handicap performance〔progress〕影响成绩〔进步〕
- handicap badly极大地妨碍
- handicap mentally〔physically〕智力〔生理〕上有缺陷
- handicap severely严重妨碍
经典引文
He had intended to race in earnest, having given a generous handicap.
出自：G. Santayana
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