Handicap

['hændɪkæp] or ['hændɪ'kæp]

解釋/意思:

(noun.) advantage given to a competitor to equalize chances of winning.

(verb.) put at a disadvantage; 'The brace I have to wear is hindering my movements'.

(verb.) attempt to forecast the winner (especially in a horse race) and assign odds for or against a contestant.

整理:斯特拉--From WordNet

解釋/意思:

(n.) 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.

(n.) 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.

(n.) An old game at cards.

(v. t.) To encumber with a handicap in any contest; hence, in general, to place at disadvantage; as, the candidate was heavily handicapped.

錄入:万斯

解釋/意思:

v.t. to impose special disadvantages or impediments upon in order to offset advantages and make a better contest—in a horse-race the superior horse carries a heavier weight while foot-runners are placed at different distances or start at different times: (fig.) to place at a disadvantage by some burden or disability.—n. any contest so adjusted or the condition imposed.—n. Hand′icapper one who handicaps.

錄入:温思罗普