advantagenoun
take advantage of someone/something
phrase disapproving
B2
to treat someone badly in order to get something good from them: 占…的便宜;欺骗
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.
See alsoadvantagenoun
take advantage of something | American Dictionary
take advantage of something
idiom
to use an opportunity to achieve results, sometimes in an unfair way:
Let’s take advantage of the good weather and go to the beach.
take advantage of someone
idiom
to use someone's weakness to improve your situation:
Don't you realize that he's taking advantage of you and your money?