学个词Learn a Word 第1274期 advantage

　　今天我们要学的词是advantage。 Advantage, 优势。最近有研究发现， "The regular use of two languages has the advantage of delaying the onset¹ of Alzheimer's disease symptoms," 经常使用双语交流有利于推迟老年痴呆症的发病。 "We'll have home-field advantage for the next two games," 接下来的两场比赛我们占据主场优势。 "In the Republican race for the Presidential nomination², Mitt³ Romney has a big money advantage over all other candidates," 在共和党总统候选人提名的竞争中，罗姆尼在资金上比其他参选人都占有显著优势。好的，今天我们学习的词是advantage...

1 onset   

n.进攻，袭击，开始，突然开始

参考例句：

• The drug must be taken from the onset of the infection.这种药必须在感染的最初期就开始服用。
• Our troops withstood the onset of the enemy.我们的部队抵挡住了敌人的进攻。

2 nomination   

n.提名，任命，提名权

参考例句：

• John is favourite to get the nomination for club president.约翰最有希望被提名为俱乐部主席。
• Few people pronounced for his nomination.很少人表示赞成他的提名。

3 mitt   

n.棒球手套，拳击手套，无指手套；vt.铐住，握手

参考例句：

• I gave him a baseball mitt for his birthday.为祝贺他的生日，我送给他一只棒球手套。
• Tom squeezed a mitt and a glove into the bag.汤姆把棒球手套和手套都塞进袋子里。