handicap

柯林斯词典

1. N-COUNT A handicap is a physical or mental disability. 残疾
He lost his leg when he was ten, but learned to overcome his handicap. 他10岁时失去了一条腿，但学会了战胜自己的残疾。
2. N-COUNT A handicap is an event or situation that places you at a disadvantage and makes it harder for you to do something. 不利条件
Being a foreigner was not a handicap. 作一名外国人并不是一个不利条件。
3. V-T If an event or a situation handicaps someone or something, it places them at a disadvantage. 将...置于不利地位
Greater levels of stress may seriously handicap some students. 更高程度的压力可能会将一些学生置于不利地位。
4. N-COUNT 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. 差点 (高尔夫运动中给弱者增加的杆数)
I see your handicap is down from 16 to 12. 我注意到你的差点从16降到了12。
5. N-COUNT 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. (赛马中的) 让步赛
...the Melbourne Cup, a two-mile handicap. …墨尔本杯，一场两英里的让步赛。