handicap 音标拼音: [h'ændik
, æp]
n . 障碍,困难
vt . 加障碍于,妨碍
障碍,困难加障碍於,妨碍
handicap n 1 :
the condition of being unable to perform as a consequence of physical or mental unfitness ; "
reading disability ";
"
hearing impairment " [
synonym : {
disability }, {
disablement },
{
handicap }, {
impairment }]
2 :
advantage given to a competitor to equalize chances of winning 3 :
something immaterial that interferes with or delays action or progress [
synonym : {
hindrance }, {
hinderance }, {
deterrent },
{
impediment }, {
balk }, {
baulk }, {
check }, {
handicap }]
v 1 :
injure permanently ; "
He was disabled in a car accident "
[
synonym : {
disable }, {
invalid }, {
incapacitate }, {
handicap }]
2 :
attempt to forecast the winner (
especially in a horse race )
and assign odds for or against a contestant 3 :
put at a disadvantage ; "
The brace I have to wear is hindering my movements " [
synonym : {
handicap }, {
hinder }, {
hamper }]
Handicap \
Hand "
i *
cap \,
v .
t . [
imp . &
p .
p . {
Handicapped }
(-
k [
a ^]
pt );
p .
pr . &
vb .
n . {
Handicapping }.]
To encumber with a handicap in any contest ;
hence ,
in general ,
to place at disadvantage ;
as ,
the candidate was heavily handicapped .
[
1913 Webster ]
handicap \
hand "
i *
cap \ (
h [
a ^]
n "
d [
i ^]*
k [
a ^]
p ),
n . [
From hand in cap ; --
perh .
in reference to an old mode of settling a bargain by taking pieces of money from a cap .]
1 .
An allowance of a certain amount of time or distance in starting ,
granted in a race to the competitor possessing inferior advantages ;
or an additional weight or other hindrance imposed upon the one possessing superior advantages ,
in order to equalize ,
as much as possible ,
the chances of success ;
as ,
the handicap was five seconds ,
or ten pounds ,
and the like .
[
1913 Webster ]
2 .
A race ,
for horses or men ,
or any contest of agility ,
strength ,
or skill ,
in which there is an allowance of time ,
distance ,
weight ,
or other advantage ,
to equalize the chances of the competitors .
[
1913 Webster ]
3 .
An old game at cards . [
Obs .] --
Pepys .
[
1913 Webster ]
4 .
a physical or mental disability of the body which makes normal human activities more difficult or impossible ;
as ,
his deformed leg was a major handicap in walking .
[
PJC ]
5 .
any disadvantage that makes an activity more difficult or impossible ;
as ,
insufficient capital was a big handicap in competing against Microsoft .
[
PJC ]
215 Moby Thesaurus words for "
handicap ":
Derby ,
Kentucky Derby ,
Preakness Stakes ,
abnormality ,
acute disease ,
affection ,
affliction ,
ailment ,
allergic disease ,
allergy ,
allowance ,
atrophy ,
bacterial disease ,
bale ,
bar ,
barrier ,
bear hard upon ,
birth defect ,
blight ,
block ,
bulge ,
burden ,
burdening ,
burthen ,
cardiovascular disease ,
cargo ,
charge ,
charging ,
chase ,
check ,
chronic disease ,
circulatory disease ,
complaint ,
complication ,
condition ,
congenital defect ,
constraint ,
cramp ,
cripple ,
cross ,
cumber ,
cumbrance ,
curb ,
damage ,
deadweight ,
deadwood ,
defect ,
deficiency disease ,
deformity ,
degenerative disease ,
detriment ,
difficulty ,
disability ,
disable ,
disadvantage ,
disease ,
disorder ,
distemper ,
drag ,
drawback ,
edge ,
embarrass ,
embarrassment ,
encumber ,
encumbrance ,
endemic ,
endemic disease ,
endocrine disease ,
enmesh ,
ensnarl ,
entangle ,
entoil ,
entrammel ,
entrap ,
entwine ,
epidemic disease ,
fetter ,
flat race ,
freight ,
functional disease ,
fungus disease ,
gastrointestinal disease ,
genetic disease ,
hamper ,
hamstring ,
handicap race ,
harm ,
harness race ,
head start ,
hereditary disease ,
hinder ,
hindrance ,
hobble ,
horse race ,
hurdle race ,
hurt ,
iatrogenic disease ,
illness ,
impairment ,
impede ,
impediment ,
impedimenta ,
imposition ,
inconvenience ,
incubus ,
incumbency ,
indisposition ,
infectious disease ,
infirmity ,
injury ,
involve ,
lade ,
lading ,
lame ,
liability ,
lime ,
limit ,
limitation ,
load ,
loading ,
loss ,
loss of ground ,
lumber ,
malady ,
malaise ,
millstone ,
mischief ,
morbidity ,
morbus ,
muscular disease ,
net ,
neurological disease ,
nutritional disease ,
obstacle ,
occupational disease ,
odds ,
onus ,
oppress ,
oppression ,
organic disease ,
overburden ,
overhand ,
overload ,
overtax ,
overtaxing ,
overweight ,
overweighting ,
pack ,
pandemic disease ,
pathological condition ,
pathology ,
penalize ,
penalty ,
plant disease ,
plate race ,
prejudice ,
press down ,
press hard upon ,
pressure ,
protozoan disease ,
psychosomatic disease ,
punish ,
purse race ,
quarter -
horse race ,
respiratory disease ,
rest hard upon ,
restrain ,
restraint ,
restrict ,
restriction ,
rockiness ,
saddle ,
saddle with ,
saddling ,
secondary disease ,
seediness ,
shackle ,
sickishness ,
sickness ,
signs ,
snarl ,
stake ,
stake race ,
start ,
steeplechase ,
step backward ,
stumbling block ,
superincumbency ,
surcharge ,
sweep ,
sweepstake ,
sweepstakes ,
symptomatology ,
symptomology ,
symptoms ,
syndrome ,
tangle ,
tax ,
taxing ,
the pip ,
toil ,
trammel ,
trotting race ,
trouble ,
urogenital disease ,
vantage ,
virus disease ,
wasting disease ,
weigh down ,
weigh heavy on ,
weigh on ,
weigh upon ,
weight ,
white elephant ,
worm disease
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