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handicap
- IPA[ˈhandɪkap]
英式
- 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
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名詞
- 1. a circumstance that makes progress or success difficult not being able to drive was something of a handicap 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 handicap is imposed the National Hunt Handicap Chase
- ▪ the extra weight allocated to be carried in a race by a racehorse on the basis of its previous form 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) he plays off a handicap of 10
動詞
- 1. act as an impediment to lack of funding has handicapped the development of research
- ▪ place (someone) at a disadvantage her lack of formal training handicapped her