Drawback
['drɔːbæk] or ['drɔbæk]
解釋/意思:
(noun.) the quality of being a hindrance; 'he pointed out all the drawbacks to my plan'.
杰德手打--From WordNet
解釋/意思:
(n.) A loss of advantage, or deduction from profit, value, success, etc.; a discouragement or hindrance; objectionable feature.
(n.) Money paid back or remitted; especially, a certain amount of duties or customs, sometimes the whole, and sometimes only a part, remitted or paid back by the government, on the exportation of the commodities on which they were levied.
手打:兰斯洛特
同義詞及近義詞：
n. [1]. Disadvantage, detriment, injury, damage, faultiness, imperfection, deficiency.[2]. Discount, allowance, deduction, reduction, rebate, abatement.
錄入:默多克
同義詞及反義詞：
[See DETRIMENT]
校對:克劳斯
例句/造句/用法:
- That is the only drawback which we have found to her, but we believe her to be a thoroughly good girl in every way. 亞瑟·柯南·道爾. 福爾摩斯歷險記.
- What is called a bounty, is sometimes no more than a drawback, and, consequently, is not liable to the same objections as what is properly a bounty. 亞當·斯密. 國富論.
- His evils seemed to lessen, her own advantages to increase, their mutual good to outweigh every drawback. 簡·奧斯丁. 愛瑪.
- Their own inclinations ascertained, there were no difficulties behind, no drawback of poverty or parent. 簡·奧斯丁. 曼斯費爾德莊園.
- The only drawback is that there is no law, I fear, that can touch the scoundrel. 亞瑟·柯南·道爾. 福爾摩斯歷險記.
- I perfectly understand your situation, however, Miss Woodhouse(looking towards Mr. Woodhouse), Your father's state of health must be a great drawback. 簡·奧斯丁. 愛瑪.
- One slight drawback there was--where is the friendship without it? 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 雪麗.
- The only drawback was the doubt of her aunt Bertram's being comfortable without her. 簡·奧斯丁. 曼斯費爾德莊園.
- Which, you see, Pip, said Joe, pausing in his meditative raking of the fire, and looking at me, were a drawback on my learning. 查理斯·狄更斯. 遠大前程.
- It is without a drawback. 簡·奧斯丁. 曼斯費爾德莊園.
- I don't know better company anywhere; but he has that one drawback. 查理斯·狄更斯. 匹克威克外傳.
- I find that in cases like these, the fact that you can not comprehend each other isn't much of a drawback. 馬克·吐溫. 傻子出國記.
- All manufactures of leather may be exported duty free; and the exporter is besides entitled to the drawback of the whole duties of excise. 亞當·斯密. 國富論.
- It seems to me to have only one drawback, Hopkins, and that is that it is intrinsically impossible. 亞瑟·柯南·道爾. 福爾摩斯歸來記.
- At the same time, and barring that slight drawback, I am bound to testify that he was the perfect model of a client. 威爾基·柯林斯. 月亮寶石.
- Apart from debts and duns and all such drawbacks, I am not fit even for this employment. 查理斯·狄更斯. 荒涼山莊.
- Drawbacks were given upon two different occasions. 亞當·斯密. 國富論.
- The defalcation of the revenue of customs occasioned by bounties and drawbacks, of which a great part are obtained fraudulently, is very great. 亞當·斯密. 國富論.
- The drawbacks which were paid upon debentures and certificates, to ?2,156,800. 亞當·斯密. 國富論.
- Well, well,' said Mr. Bumble, 'every trade has its drawbacks. 查理斯·狄更斯. 霧都孤兒.
- Her in-doors life had its drawbacks. 伊莉莎白·蓋斯凱爾. 南方與北方.
- Of these encouragements, what are called drawbacks seem to be the most reasonable. 亞當·斯密. 國富論.
- General Meade was an officer of great merit, with drawbacks to his usefulness that were beyond his control. 尤利西斯·格蘭特. U．S．格蘭特的個人回憶錄.
- A Turkish lunch is good, no doubt, but it has its little drawbacks. 馬克·吐溫. 傻子出國記.
- Bounties are sometimes called premiums, as drawbacks are sometimes called bounties. 亞當·斯密. 國富論.
- The term within which this, and all other drawbacks could be claimed, was afterwards (by 7 Geo. 亞當·斯密. 國富論.
- He hoped the addition of the glycerine would increase the power and prevent some drawbacks which would otherwise stand in the way of boracic acid alone as a preservative of raw or cooked meat. 威廉K.大衛. 智者、化學家和偉大醫生的秘密.
- Certain drawbacks, possibly that of cost of installation and operation, has served as a hindrance. 佚名. 神奇的知識之書.
- Long experience proved that there were great drawbacks found generally before they could be got commercial; but here was something there was no doubt of. 弗蘭克·路易斯·戴爾. 愛迪生的生平和發明.
- The problem to be solved was to market an agglomerated material so as to avoid the drawbacks of fine ore. 弗蘭克·路易斯·戴爾. 愛迪生的生平和發明.
整理:罗德尼