advantagetake ad'vantage of sth/sb1.■make good use of sth; to make use of an opportunity充分利用某事物；利用某机会:We made sure that we took full advantage of the hotel facilities.我们确保充分享用了酒店的设施。Take advantage of our special offer and get two books for the price of one! 充分享受优惠，花一本书的钱买两本书。2.■make use of sb/sth in a way that is unfair or dishonest﹙不正当或不诚实地﹚利用某人/某事物；占…的便宜:He took advantage of my generosity (=for example, by taking more than I had intended to give). 他利用了我的慷慨﹙如索要的比我打算给的多﹚。to sb’s ad'vantage3.■so that sb benefits 结果对某人有利:The rise in the value of the pound will work to the advantage of those planning a holiday abroad this summer.英镑升值对计划今年夏天去国外度假的人有利。to (good, better, etc.) ad'vantage4.■in a way that produces a good result 有效地；更好地；更突出地:You would be spending your time to better advantage if you did what I suggested. 如果你按我的建议去做，你的时间会得到更有效的利用。That’s a lovely picture but it’s not seen to its best advantage on that wall.Why don’t you hang it nearer the light? 那幅画真不错，可是挂在那面墙上没有让它尽显其美。你为什么不把它挂得离灯更近些？5.■press home your advantage 另见press6.■turn sth to your (own) advantage 另见turn