handicap

noun

1. 生理缺陷；弱智；残疾
   a permanent physical or mental condition that makes it difficult or impossible to use a particular part of your body or mind
   1. Despite her handicap, Jane is able to hold down a full-time job.
      简尽管有生理缺陷，却能够保住一份全职工作。
   2. mental/physical/visual handicap
      智力 / 生理 / 视力缺陷
2. 障碍；阻碍
   something that makes it difficult for sb to do sth
   1. Not speaking the language proved to be a bigger handicap than I'd imagined.
      事实证明不会讲这种语言造成的障碍比我所想象的大。
3. 让步赛（使参赛者中的优势方跑得较远、增加负重等）；（让步赛中给优势方施加的）障碍，不利条件
   a race or competition in which the most skilful must run further, carry extra weight, etc. in order to give all those taking part an equal chance of winning; the disadvantage that is given to sb you are competing against in such a race or competition
4. 给弱者增加的杆数（按击球次数计数，并随参赛者的进步而减少）
   an advantage given to a weaker player so that competition is more equal when they play against a stronger player. It is expressed as a number related to the number of times a player hits the ball and gets lower as he/she improves.

verb

1. 妨碍；阻碍
   to make sth more difficult for sb to do
   1. British exports have been handicapped by the strong pound.
      英镑坚挺影响了英国的出口。

1. N-COUNT （生理或智力上的）残障，残疾
   A handicap is a physical or mental disability.
   1. He lost his leg when he was ten, but learnt to overcome his handicap.
      他10岁时失去了一条腿，但他学会了克服自己的残疾。
2. N-COUNT 不利条件;障碍
   A handicap is an event or situation that places you at a disadvantage and makes it harder for you to do something.
   1. She was away from school for 15 weeks, a handicap she could have done without...
      她有15周没上学，这给她带来了本不该有的障碍。
   2. Being a foreigner was not a handicap.
      身为外国人并不是一个障碍。
3. VERB 妨碍;使不利
   If an event or a situation handicaps someone or something, it places them at a disadvantage.
   1. Greater levels of stress may seriously handicap some students...
      压力的加重可能会给一些学生带来严重的负面影响。
   2. The industrial injuries scheme takes into account the actual disability and whether it handicaps a person in working.
      工伤赔偿方案要考虑实际残疾情况以及残疾是否会影响其工作能力。
4. N-COUNT （高尔夫运动中的）给弱者增加的杆数，差点
   In golf, a handicap is an advantage given to someone who is not a good player, in order to make the players more equal. As you improve, your handicap gets lower.
   1. I see your handicap is down from 16 to 12.
      我发现你的差点已从16杆降到了12杆。
5. （赛马比赛的）让步赛
   In horse racing, a handicap is a race in which some competitors are given a disadvantage of extra weight in an attempt to give everyone an equal chance of winning.

1. It is arguable that this was not as grave a handicap as it might appear
   有证据表明，这种残障不如看起来那么严重。
2. He lost his leg when he was ten, but learnt to overcome his handicap.
   他10岁时失去了一条腿，但他学会了克服自己的残疾。
3. Being a foreigner was not a handicap.
   身为外国人并不是一个障碍。
4. Greater levels of stress may seriously handicap some students
   压力的加重可能会给一些学生带来严重的负面影响。
5. The industrial injuries scheme takes into account the actual disability and whether it handicaps a person in working.
   工伤赔偿方案要考虑实际残疾情况以及残疾是否会影响其工作能力。
6. I see your handicap is down from 16 to 12.
   我发现你的差点已从16杆降到了12杆。
7. Some hearing-impaired children may work harder to overcome their handicap.
   一些有听障的儿童可能需要花更大的力气来克服这一缺陷。
8. His golf handicap hovered between 10 and 12.
   他的高尔夫球差点一直在10杆到12杆之间徘徊。
9. His vacuity was a handicap in these debates.
   在这些辩论中，思想贫乏是他的一个弱点。
10. He surmounted his handicap and achieved great success.
    他克服了自己的不利条件，取得很大成就。
11. Don't make fun of someone's physical handicap.
    别取笑人家生理上的缺陷。
12. He survived the accident, but has a handicap now.
    他在意外事故中虽然幸存下来，但却残疾了。
13. Within the narrow confines of the solar system, it will not handicap us too severely.
    在太阳系狭小的范围内，它不会给我们带来太严重的不便。
14. Someone with such a handicap would be a terrible burden on us.
    这样一个残疾的人对我们会是一个沉重的负担。
15. It is the underlying cause of reduced life expectancy, handicap, disability and starvation.
    这也是导致平均寿命缩短，残废，残疾和饥饿的根本原因。
16. Poor communication skills are the main career handicap of young people today.
    差的沟通技能是当今的年轻人在事业上的的主要障碍。
17. But do you think my hands were as great a handicap as the bone spurs?
    但是，你可以为，我这双受伤的手跟骨刺一样是个很大的不利条件？
18. You are the handicap you must face.
    你必须面对你的障碍。
19. Deafness can be a serious handicap.
    耳聋有时算是严重的缺陷。
20. Ignorance can handicap the progress of a city.
    无知会妨碍城市的进步。
21. There are no handicap restrictions for all age groups.
    为所有年龄组没有缺陷限制。
22. My dual position was, in fact, a handicap.
    事实上，我的双重身份对我是一个不利因素。
23. Overcoming this handicap starts with more and better investments in youth.
    要克服这个障碍，首先就要在青少年身上进行更多更好的投资。
24. A wheelchair can help people overcome their handicap.
    轮椅可以帮助人们克服他们的残疾。
25. Losing our best player is a handicap to the team.
    失去最棒的运动员对我队不利。
26. This will now be a handicap.
    如今，这将成为一种障碍。
27. Poor eyesight is a handicap to a student.
    视力不好对学生来说是一个障碍。
28. A person with a severe auditory handicap.
    一个有严重听觉障碍的人。
29. But we all know that without the fierce competition we will never have the motivation to overcome handicap.
    但我们都知道，没有激烈的竞争，我们将永远不会有动力，克服障碍。

  disadvantage drawback handicap【导航词义：不利条件】

  disadvantage n. 不利条件，缺点

〔辨析〕指引起问题、妨碍某人或某事成功或发挥作用的因素。

  drawback n. 缺点，毛病

〔辨析〕指计划、产品等的不足之处。

  handicap n. 障碍，不利条件

〔辨析〕指妨碍某人达成目标的因素。

noun

1. advantage given to a competitor to equalize chances of winning

2. something immaterial that interferes with or delays action or progress

   Synonym:    hindrancehinderancedeterrentimpedimentbalkbaulkcheck

3. the condition of being unable to perform as a consequence of physical or mental unfitness
   1. reading disability
   2. hearing impairment

   Synonym:    disabilitydisablementimpairment

verb

1. injure permanently
   1. He was disabled in a car accident

   Synonym:    disableinvalidincapacitate

2. put at a disadvantage
   1. The brace I have to wear is hindering my movements

   Synonym:    hinderhamper

3. attempt to forecast the winner (especially in a horse race) and assign odds for or against a contestant