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a person accepts an advantage if he, or any other person acting on his behalf, directly or indirectly takes, receives or obtains, or agrees to take, receive or obtain any advantage, whether for himself or for any other person.任何人,不论由其本人或由他人代其为自己或为他人直接或间接拿取、收取或获得任何利益,或同意拿取、收取或获得任何利益,即属接受利益。http://www.legislation.gov.hk/eng/index.htm 24.10.2011http://www.legislation.gov.hk/eng/index.htm 24.10.2011
Anyone who believes that the Yasukuni controversy is an obscure historical matter that Chinese and Koreans use to badger Japan for political advantage has probably never spent much time there.任何认为关于靖国神社的争辩只是中国人和韩国人为在政治上取得优势而纠缠日本的一个不为人所知的历史问题的人,也许对于这个问题的了解都相当肤浅。© Project Syndicate 1995 – 2011http://www.project-syndicate.org/ 29.10.2010© Project Syndicate 1995 – 2011http://www.project-syndicate.org/ 29.10.2010
Nor could Israel, with its overwhelming technological advantage, defeat Hezbollah in Lebanon.以色列即便拥有超强的技术优 势也未能打败黎巴嫩真主党。© Project Syndicate 1995 – 2011http://www.project-syndicate.org/ 29.10.2010© Project Syndicate 1995 – 2011http://www.project-syndicate.org/ 29.10.2010
On this account, all areas should pay attention to preventing any taxpayer from evading any tax by taking the advantage of the Arrangement.为此,各地在执行《安排》过程中要注意防止纳税人利用《安排》的规定,在两地均不纳税。© 中国投资指南http://www.fdi.gov.cn/index.htm 27.05.2011© Invest in Chinahttp://www.fdi.gov.cn/index.htm 27.05.2011
Any state functionary who, by taking advantage of his office, asks for other persons' property, or illegally accepts other persons' property and secures advantages for them, shall be guilty of a crime of acceptance of bribes.国家工作人员利用职务上的便利,索取他人财物的,或者非法收受他人财物,为他人谋取利益的,是受贿罪。© 中国投资指南http://www.fdi.gov.cn/index.htm 01.04.2011© Invest in Chinahttp://www.fdi.gov.cn/index.htm 01.04.2011
Meanwhile, we should, by taking advantage of developing special chassis and special devices, emphatically develop good-performance, highly reliable and serialized special automobile chassis meeting the conditions for high-speed highway use.同时,以发展专用底盘和专用装置为突破口,重点发展高性能、高可靠性、系列化的能适合高速公路使用条件的专用汽车底盘。© 中国投资指南http://www.fdi.gov.cn/index.htm 14.06.2011© Invest in Chinahttp://www.fdi.gov.cn/index.htm 14.06.2011
in any case where an advantage has been offered or accepted without prior permission, be applied for and given as soon as reasonably possible after such offer or acceptance,在该利益未经事先许可而已提供或接受的情况下,须于该利益提供或接受之后在合理 可能范围内尽早申请及给予,http://www.legislation.gov.hk/eng/index.htm 24.10.2011http://www.legislation.gov.hk/eng/index.htm 24.10.2011
Foreign insurance companies, which have advantage in areas such as supplementary pension and agricultural insurance, are encouraged to begin their operations in Northeast China.鼓励在企业年金、农业保险等方面有优势的外资保险公司进入东北地区。© 中国投资指南http://www.fdi.gov.cn/index.htm 14.06.2011© Invest in Chinahttp://www.fdi.gov.cn/index.htm 14.06.2011
Thus, if the Democrats demonstrate a minimum of compassion, sensitivity, and realism, they can count on a 7% advantage in the popular vote.这样,如果民主党表现出最低程度的同情、敏感以及现实主义,那么他们就可以在全民投票中得到7%的优势。© Project Syndicate 1995 – 2011http://www.project-syndicate.org/ 15.01.2011© Project Syndicate 1995 – 2011http://www.project-syndicate.org/ 15.01.2011
result in somebody being given an opportunity to gain a financial advantage from him otherwise than by way of remuneration; or该作为或不作为如发生即会导致其他人获给予机会以报酬以外的其他方式自该人处获取经济利益;或http://www.legislation.gov.hk/eng/index.htm 24.10.2011http://www.legislation.gov.hk/eng/index.htm 24.10.2011
If he really is as head-over-heels in love with Bruni as he claims, and plans to marry her imminently, why not take advantage of his upcoming trip to India and make this a wedding to remember?如果他果真像他所说的那样对布吕尼爱得死去活来而且想要大操大办与她结婚,那么为何不利用即将到来的印度之行并让这一婚礼永志不忘呢?© Project Syndicate 1995 – 2011http://www.project-syndicate.org/ 23.01.2011© Project Syndicate 1995 – 2011http://www.project-syndicate.org/ 23.01.2011
Like most Russians, he wanted the material advantages of capitalism, but had little respect or understanding for the rule of law and dispersion of power, which makes capitalist institutions work.和大多数俄罗斯人一样,他想要资本主义带来的物质好处,但是对法制和权力分散这些资本主义体制得以运行的保障毫无敬意或了解。© Project Syndicate 1995 – 2011http://www.project-syndicate.org/ 23.02.2009© Project Syndicate 1995 – 2011http://www.project-syndicate.org/ 23.02.2009
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absolute advantage
绝对优势
comparative advantage
相对优势
take advantage of
以
take advantage of
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take advantage of
利用
Word forms
advantage
verb
Basic forms | |
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Past | advantaged |
Imperative | advantage |
Present Participle (Participle I) | advantaging |
Past Participle (Participle II) | advantaged |
Present Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I advantage | we advantage |
you advantage | you advantage |
he/she/it advantages | they advantage |
Present Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I am advantaging | we are advantaging |
you are advantaging | you are advantaging |
he/she/it is advantaging | they are advantaging |
Present Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I have advantaged | we have advantaged |
you have advantaged | you have advantaged |
he/she/it has advantaged | they have advantaged |
Present Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I have been advantaging | we have been advantaging |
you have been advantaging | you have been advantaging |
he/she/it has been advantaging | they have been advantaging |
Past Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I advantaged | we advantaged |
you advantaged | you advantaged |
he/she/it advantaged | they advantaged |
Past Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I was advantaging | we were advantaging |
you were advantaging | you were advantaging |
he/she/it was advantaging | they were advantaging |
Past Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I had advantaged | we had advantaged |
you had advantaged | you had advantaged |
he/she/it had advantaged | they had advantaged |
Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I had been advantaging | we had been advantaging |
you had been advantaging | you had been advantaging |
he/she/it had been advantaging | they had been advantaging |
Future Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will advantage | we shall/will advantage |
you will advantage | you will advantage |
he/she/it will advantage | they will advantage |
Future Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will be advantaging | we shall/will be advantaging |
you will be advantaging | you will be advantaging |
he/she/it will be advantaging | they will be advantaging |
Future Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will have advantaged | we shall/will have advantaged |
you will have advantaged | you will have advantaged |
he/she/it will have advantaged | they will have advantaged |
Future Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will have been advantaging | we shall/will have been advantaging |
you will have been advantaging | you will have been advantaging |
he/she/it will have been advantaging | they will have been advantaging |
Future in the Past Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I should/would advantage | we should/would advantage |
you would advantage | you would advantage |
he/she/it would advantage | they would advantage |
Future in the Past Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I should/would be advantaging | we should/would be advantaging |
you would be advantaging | you would be advantaging |
he/she/it would be advantaging | they would be advantaging |
Future in the Past Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I should/would have advantaged | we should/would have advantaged |
you would have advantaged | you would have advantaged |
he/she/it would have advantaged | they would have advantaged |
Future in the Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I should/would have been advantaging | we should/would have been advantaging |
you would have been advantaging | you would have been advantaging |
he/she/it would have been advantaging | they would have been advantaging |
Present Indefinite, Passive Voice | |
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I am advantaged | we are advantaged |
you are advantaged | you are advantaged |
he/she/it is advantaged | they are advantaged |
Present Continuous, Passive Voice | |
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I am being advantaged | we are being advantaged |
you are being advantaged | you are being advantaged |
he/she/it is being advantaged | they are being advantaged |
Present Perfect, Passive Voice | |
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I have been advantaged | we have been advantaged |
you have been advantaged | you have been advantaged |
he/she/it has been advantaged | they have been advantaged |
Past Indefinite, Passive Voice | |
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I was advantaged | we were advantaged |
you were advantaged | you were advantaged |
he/she/it was advantaged | they were advantaged |
Past Continuous, Passive Voice | |
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I was being advantaged | we were being advantaged |
you were being advantaged | you were being advantaged |
he/she/it was being advantaged | they were being advantaged |
Past Perfect, Passive Voice | |
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I had been advantaged | we had been advantaged |
you had been advantaged | you had been advantaged |
he/she/it had been advantaged | they had been advantaged |
Future Indefinite, Passive Voice | |
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I shall/will be advantaged | we shall/will be advantaged |
you will be advantaged | you will be advantaged |
he/she/it will be advantaged | they will be advantaged |
Future Perfect, Passive Voice | |
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I shall/will have been advantaged | we shall/will have been advantaged |
you will have been advantaged | you will have been advantaged |
he/she/it will have been advantaged | they will have been advantaged |
advantage
noun
Singular | Plural | |
Common case | advantage | advantages |
Possessive case | advantage's | advantages' |