English Dictionary

take advantage

動詞

自動詞

(intransitive) To profit from a situation deliberately. / To make use of something.

日本語の意味

状況を利用して利益を得ること / 何かを利用すること

They take advantage during economic downturns, buying assets cheaply and selling them later for a profit.

彼らは景気後退の際にその状況を利用し、資産を安く買って後で利益を得るために売却します。

意味（1）

(intransitive) To profit from a situation deliberately.

The trip to Carrow Road was a chance for Harry Redknapp's side to take advantage after their two closest London rivals and leaders Manchester City failed to take maximum points from Premier League clashes in the last two days.

意味（2）

To make use of something.

Nonetheless, some insect prey take advantage of clutter by hiding in it. Earless ghost swift moths become “invisible” to echolocating bats by forming mating clusters close (less than half a meter) above vegetation and effectively blending into the clutter of echoes that the bat receives from the leaves and stems around them.

takes advantage （ present singular third-person ）

taking advantage （ participle present ）

took advantage （ past ）

taken advantage （ participle past ）