handicap /ˈhændɪˌkæp/ CET6 TEM4 ( handicapping, handicapped, handicaps )

• 1. 

  N-COUNT A handicap is a physical or mental disability. 残疾

  例：

  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

  例：

  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

  例：

  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)

  例：

  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

  例：

  ...the Melbourne Cup, a two-mile handicap.

  …墨尔本杯，一场两英里的让步赛。