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handicap
- IPA[ˈhandēˌkap]
美式
- a circumstance that makes progress or success difficult;a condition that markedly restricts a person's ability to function physically, mentally, or socially
- act as an impediment to;place (someone) at a disadvantage
noun: handicap, plural noun: handicaps
- 釋義
名詞
- 1. a circumstance that makes progress or success difficult a criminal conviction is a handicap and a label that may stick forever 同義詞 反義詞
- 2. dated, offensive a condition that markedly restricts a person's ability to function physically, mentally, or socially he was born with a significant visual handicap 同義詞
- 3. a disadvantage imposed on a superior competitor in sports such as golf, horse racing, and competitive sailing in order to make the chances more equal.
- ▪ a race or contest in which a disadvantage is imposed on a superior competitor the trophy for the $75,000 Ak-Sar-Ben Handicap
- ▪ the extra weight to be carried in a race by a racehorse on the basis of its previous performance to make its chances of winning the same as those of the other horses.
- ▪ the number of strokes by which a golfer normally exceeds par for a course (used as a method of enabling players of unequal ability to compete with each other) his game struggles along in the 20-handicap range
動詞
- 1. act as an impediment to lack of funding has handicapped the development of research
- ▪ place (someone) at a disadvantage without a good set of notes you will handicap yourself when it comes to exams