downside

英 [ˈdaʊnsaɪd]

美 [ˈdaʊnsaɪd]

n.  缺点; 不利方面

复数：downsides　

Collins.1 / BNC.20493 / COCA.8709

牛津词典

noun

• 缺点；不利方面
  the disadvantages or less positive aspects of sth

柯林斯词典

• N-SING 负面;阴暗面;缺点
  Thedownside ofa situation is the aspect of it which is less positive, pleasant, or useful than its other aspects.
  1. The downside of this approach is a lack of clear leadership...
     这个办法的缺点是没有明确的领导。
  2. There is a downside to it: the more she remembers, the more bitter she feels about what has happened.
     这有个不利之处:她记起的越多，对发生的一切就会觉得越痛苦。

英英释义

noun

• a negative aspect of something that is generally positive
  1. there is a downside even to motherhood

双语例句

• Oh, yes. plus, what's the downside?
  对了，她有什么不好的地方？
• There is a downside to it: the more she remembers, the more bitter she feels about what has happened.
  这有个不利之处：她记起的越多，对发生的一切就会觉得越痛苦。
• However, growth in2010 remains subject to significant upside and downside risks.
  然而，2010年的增长率依然取决于重大的上行和下行风险。
• You can always see the downside, the drawback or the difficulty if you care to look for it.
  只要你有心挑刺，你总能看到事情不好的一面，或其中的障碍和困难。
• On the downside, we have issues of security, transaction handling, and scalability.
  从消极的方面来看，我们会遇到安全性、事务处理以及可伸缩性等问题。
• I asked Leslie how could this happen, and he said he omitted to assess the downside risk.
  我问张立宪怎么会发生这种事，他说他忽略了评估下行风险。
• Morgan Stanley analysts said on Monday there were significant downside risks to growth in Asia this year.
  摩根士丹利（MorganStanley）分析师周一表示，今年亚洲的增长存在很大的下行风险。
• For Londoners, this has a downside.
  对于伦敦人来说，这存在不利影响。
• Another downside is that entry level servers do not support this technology, only high-end and midrange servers.
  另一个不足在于，入门级服务器不支持这项技术，仅高端和中端服务器支持。
• Unemployment inflation and greater inequality are often the downside of a market economy.
  失业、通货膨胀和更严重的不平等通常是市场经济的不利因素。