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handicaphand·i·cap1 /ˈhændikæp / noun [countable] - (old-fashioned) (
health医疗保健) a physical or mental problem that makes it difficult for you to do some things that other people can do生理缺陷；弱智；残疾◆people with mental handicaps智障人士➨ STYLE 词语风格Some people do not like the words handicap and handicapped and prefer to use the words disability and disabled. We can also use impaired in compounds to talk about a specific difficulty that someone has.有些人不喜欢用 handicap 和 handicapped，而喜欢用 disability 和 disabled。在复合词中也可以用 impaired 表示某方面的缺陷visually impaired视力受损
- something that makes doing something more difficult; a disadvantage障碍；不利因素◆Not speaking Spanish is going to be a real handicap in my new job.我不会说西班牙语，这对我的新工作将会十分不利。
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sport体育) a disadvantage that is given to a strong competitor in a sports event, etc. so that the other competitorshave a better chance to win（对体育比赛等中实力强者设置的）障碍，不利条件
handicaphand·i·cap2 /ˈhændikæp / verb (hand·i·cap·ping, hand·i·capped) [transitive] (usually passive通常用被动语态) to give or be a disadvantage to someone阻碍；妨碍◆They were handicapped by their lack of education.没怎么受过教育使他们吃了亏。 |