This proposition, which we term the increasing-disadvantage model, is a core element of the popular glass ceiling metaphor.(这个命题,我们称之为“增长-劣势模式”,是流行的玻璃天花板隐喻的核心元素。)
The disadvantage is that such equipment will be extremely expensive.(缺点是这种设备将非常昂贵。)
As a result, it's not surprising that even the best educated young women enter the workplace with a slight disadvantage.(因此,即使是受过最好教育的年轻女性进入职场时,也会有轻微的劣势,这并不奇怪。)
One major disadvantage of the area is the lack of public transport.(这个地区的一大不便之处就是缺少公共交通工具。)
The fact that he didn't speak a foreign language put him at a distinct disadvantage.(他不会说外语使他处于明显的不利地位。)
The kernel of that message was that peace must not be a source of advantage or disadvantage for anyone.(那一信息的核心是和平绝不应该成为对任何人有利或不利的根源。)
"If you are going into the corporate world it is still a disadvantage not to have one," said Donald Morrison, professor of marketing and management science.(“如果你要进入企业界,没有这样的经历仍然是一个劣势。”营销和管理科学教授唐纳德·莫里森说。)
Many children in the class suffered severe social and economic disadvantage.(班上许多孩子都来自社会地位低下经济困难的家庭。)
It looks as though self-control is something that in one generation can disadvantage the next generation.(在一代人中,自制力看起来似乎会对下一代不利。)
I was at a disadvantage compared to the younger members of the team.(与队里较年轻的队员相比,我处于不利地位。)