advantagenoun1.■ thing that helps 有利的事[搭配]ADJ.big, considerable, enormous, great, huge, overwhelming
大的优势；强大的优势； 极大的优势；压倒性的优势 clear, decided/decisive, definite, distinct, material, obvious, positive, real
明显的优势；决定性的优势；绝对的优势；显著的优势；重要的优势；明显的好处；完全的优势；真正的优势:Breastfeeding offers a clear advantage to your baby. 母乳喂养对孩子的好处显而易见。 key, main, major, important, significant
关键的有利条件；主要优势； 较大的优势；重要的优点；重要的有利条件 dubious
不确定的优势 unfair
不公平的有利因素：The company has an unfair advantage over its competitors. 这家公司与竞争者相比有不公平的优势。 added, additional
附加的优势；额外的优点：These computers have the added advantage of being cheap. 这些计算机还有个额外的优点，就是非常便宜。 special
特殊的优势 potential
潜在优势comparative, relative
比较优势；相对的优势 mutual
相互得益：The plan would be to our mutual advantage. 这一计划会对我们双方都有利。 natural
自然优势：the natural advantages of countries with low labour costs 拥有廉价劳动力国家的自然优势 commercial, competitive, economic, educational, electoral, financial, military, personal, political, practical, psychological, social, strategic, tactical, technical, technological
商业/ 竞争/ 经济/ 教育/ 选举的/ 财力/ 军事/ 个人/ 政治/ 实际/ 心理/ 社会/ 战略/ 战术/ 工艺上的/ 技术优势 cost, price, speed, tax
成本/ 价格/ 速度/ 税项优势[搭配]VERB + ADVANTAGE have
有好处 gain, get
获得好处；得到好处：He would gain considerable advantage from staying in that job. 他若继续留任会获得颇多的好处。bring (sb) , give sb, offer (sb)
给某人带来好处；给某人好处；给某人优势:Another qualification would give me a big advantage at job interviews. 再有一项资历会使我在求职面试时极占优势。 press home
（在进攻、争辩方面）坚持不懈谋求多获益：The commanders were keen to press home their advantage with a further offensive in the north. 指挥官们一心想在北部进一步发动进攻以扩大战果。 outweigh
超过好处：They argue that the possible risks attached to such vaccines vastly outweigh any advantages. 他们认为这些疫苗可能存在的危险要远远超过它们带来的益处。[搭配]PREP.to sb’s ~
对某人有利/ 有帮助：It is to your advantage to delay things for as long as possible. 尽可能拖延这些事会对你有利。 ~ in
在…方面有利：There may be some advantage in laying down a clearer procedure. 制订一个更清晰的程序可能会有好处。~ over
比…占优势：East coast resorts have the advantage over west coast ones. 东海岸的旅游胜地比西海岸占优势。~ to
对…有利：the advantage to both countries of closer economic ties 两国经济联系更为密切的好处[搭配]PHRASESto good advantage
妥善利用to sb/sth’s best advantage
使… 的优点突出：The bright lighting showed the jewels to their best advantage. 明亮的灯光将那些珠宝衬托得格外好看。2.■ take advantage of make use of 利用[搭配]ADJ.full, maximum
充分利用；最大限度的利用：We took full advantage of the hotel facilities. 我们充分利用了酒店的设施。