[, ]a thing that helps you to be better or more successful than other people有利条件；优势◆Familiar brands have an advantage over less well known brands.知名品牌比不太有名的品牌有优势。◆Staff with a good command of a second language are at an advantage.掌握第二种语言的员工处于有利地位。◆Much of our business is becoming Internet-based, which has a lot of cost advantages.我们的大部分业务逐渐以互联网为主，这让我们在成本上有很大优势。⨁a big / definite / great / huge / tremendous advantage大的／确定的／很大的／巨大的／极大的优势⨁a commercial / cost / an economic / a financial / price advantage商业／成本／经济／财政／价格优势⨁to be / gain / give (sb) / have an advantage是／获得／给予（某人）／拥有优势a quality of sth that makes it better or more useful优点◆Their new sun cream has the added advantage of smelling unattractive to insects.他们的新防晒霜还有一个优点，就是气味不会吸引昆虫。◆Each of these systems has its advantages and disadvantages.这些系统各有其优缺点。●be/work to your adˈvantageto give you an advantage; to change a situation in a way that gives you an advantage对…有利◆Eventually, the new regulations may work to our advantage.新的规章制度最终对我们可能有利。➡ idiom at take , turn verbabsolute advantage comparative advantage competitive advantage