英语短语 "have an advantage over" 的核心含义是 "比……有优势;优于……",用于表达一方在某个方面比另一方更有利、更占上风。
结构:主语 + have/has (a/an + 形容词 + ) advantage over + 比较对象(名词/代词)
主语通常是人、物或抽象概念(如团队、产品、技能等);
"over" 后接被比较的对象(人、物或群体);
可在 "advantage" 前加形容词(如 big/great/significant/clear 等),强调优势的程度。
1、 个人能力/技能
She has an advantage over her classmates because she speaks three languages.
(她比同学有优势,因为她会说三种语言。)
Having work experience gives you an advantage over fresh graduates.
(有工作经验会让你比应届毕业生更有优势。)
2、 产品/技术对比
This electric car has a big advantage over traditional ones in fuel cost.
(这款电动车在燃油成本上比传统汽车有很大优势。)
The new software has an advantage over the old version in speed and stability.
(新软件在速度和稳定性上优于旧版本。)
3、 比赛/竞争
Our team has an advantage over theirs because we’ve practiced twice as much.
(我们队比他们更有优势,因为我们训练量是他们的两倍。)
Home teams often have an advantage over away teams in football matches.
(足球比赛中,主队通常比客队有优势。)
4、 抽象优势
Living in a big city has an advantage over small towns in access to resources.
(住在大城市比小城镇在资源获取上更有优势。)
His calm personality gives him an advantage over others in stressful situations.
(他冷静的性格让他在压力环境下比别人更占上风。)
"over" 后需接名词或代词,不能直接接从句。若要说明优势的原因,需用 "because/since" 等引导从句:
✅ She has an advantage over others because she is more organized.(正确)
❌ She has an advantage over that she is more organized.(错误)
"have an advantage over" 是表达比较优势的高频短语,适用于各种场景(学习、工作、竞争、产品对比等),核心是突出“一方比另一方更有利”。掌握其结构(主语 + have/has + 优势 + over + 比较对象),并结合具体语境举例,就能灵活运用啦!