1physical/mental disability身體或智力缺陷ADJECTIVE | VERB + HANDICAP | PREPOSITIONADJECTIVE➤serious, severe嚴重殘疾▸➤mild輕微殘疾▸➤mental, physical, visual智障;身體殘疾;視力缺陷◇She can't drive because of her visual handicap.她因為視力缺陷不能開車。VERB + HANDICAP➤be born with, have, suffer, suffer from天生殘疾;患有殘疾◇Over a million people in this country suffer from mental handicap.這個國家有 100 多萬人有智障。➤cause致殘▸➤cope with, overcome應對殘疾;克服殘疾◇She has managed to overcome her physical handicaps.她設法克服了身體上的殘疾。PREPOSITION➤despite a/the handicap儘管身有殘疾◇Despite her handicap, Jane is able to hold down a full-time job.簡雖然身有殘疾,但仍能保住一份全職工作。handicap
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2disadvantage不利因素ADJECTIVE | VERB + HANDICAP | PREPOSITIONADJECTIVE➤big, considerable, great, major, real, serious, severe巨大障礙;主要障礙;嚴重的阻礙◇Lack of books was a major handicap.書籍匱乏是一大障礙。VERB + HANDICAP➤have, suffer有障礙;遭遇障礙◇If you don't speak the language, you'll have a real handicap.如果你不會說當地語言,那可真是個障礙。➤prove證明是劣勢◇His lack of height can prove a handicap against tall players.他身高不足,和高個運動員交鋒時會處於劣勢。PREPOSITION➤despite a/the handicap儘管有障礙▸➤handicap to對⋯是劣勢◇This could be a serious handicap to her education.這可能對她的教育構成嚴重障礙。