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disadvantageous to someone/something
collocation
causing problems for someone or something, especially causing them to be less successful than other things or people:
They made irrational decisions that were disadvantageous to themselves and others.
She is trying to do everything to win the nomination, even if it is disadvantageous to her party.
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disadvantageous
Email can be disadvantageous to people who have stronger oral skills than writing skills.电子邮件对那些口头能力强于写作能力的人来说可能是不利的。
Increased transaction costs are disadvantageous to both sellers and buyers.
That contract is obviously disadvantageous to the company and devalues the company itself.
The realignment of rights is disadvantageous to copyright creators and owners.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Advantage and disadvantage
ace
an ace up your sleeveidiom
attraction
be well in thereidiom
be/stay/keep one jump aheadidiom
have something on your sideidiom
have the inside trackidiom
have the odds/cards stacked against youidiom
head start
hold all the cardsidiom
leg
lock
milk
profit from something
racing start
saving grace
scent bloodidiom
secret weapon
stick
the best of both worldsidiom
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