a condition giving a greater chance of success

advantage of doing sth The advantage of booking tickets in advance is that you get better seats. 提前订票的好处就是可以得到比较好的座位。

advantages of sth Despite the twin advantages of wealth and beauty, she did not have a happy life. 尽管拥有财富和美貌的双重优势，她的生活并不幸福。

[ + to infinitive ] It would be to your advantage (= it would improve the situation for you) to agree to his demands. 答应他的要求对你有利。

give sb an advantage Her background as a financial officer gives her an advantage in dealing with public budgets.

give sb an advantage over sb His height and reach give him a big advantage over (= make him better than) other boxers. 他身高臂长，这使他在和其他拳击手较量时占有很大优势。

have the advantage of sb He has the advantage of being able to walk to work because he lives so close by.

have the advantage of sb UK formal "Do you know how old I am?" "I'm afraid you have the advantage of me there (= you know the answer but I do not)." “你知道我多大了吗？”“恐怕我不知道。”

For a goalkeeper, it's a great advantage to have big hands. 对守门员来说，长一双大手是很大的优势。

to use the good things in a situation

I thought I'd take advantage of the sports facilities while I'm here. 我想趁我在这儿期间，要好好利用一下这里的体育设施。

I took advantage of my boss's absence to catch up with some correspondence.

We are taking advantage of the strong euro and are going to visit the US.

I'd encourage all staff to take advantage of the training opportunities we offer.

Why not take advantage of this special discount?

to treat someone badly in order to get something good from them

I think she takes advantage of his good nature. 我认为她利用他善良的本性占他的便宜。

I know she's offered to babysit, but I don't want her to think we're taking advantage of her. 我知道她主动提出来照看我们的孩子，但是我不想让她觉得我们在占她的便宜。

Adverts like this take advantage of people who are dealing with serious illnesses.

I feel that Al took advantage of my hospitality.

Her son was a kind boy, and she worried that people would take advantage of him.

the word used in tennis when a player has won the point after deuce

Advantage Miss Williams! 威廉姆斯小姐占先！

In games such as football, if a referee plays advantage, they do not stop the game when there is a foul because allowing play to continue gives an advantage to the team that has been fouled.

The ref should have played advantage because Rooney would have been through on goal. 裁判当时应该根据对被犯规方有利的原则允许比赛继续进行，因为鲁尼本来有可能进球的。

Fenwick handled the ball, but the referee played advantage.

The ref lost them a try by not playing advantage.

To the team's surprise, the referee did not play advantage.

Mason mistakenly thought that the referee was playing advantage and that he would have another chance to win a try.