[いいとこどり, iitokodori] (n, vs) focusing on only the good points or strong points; incorporating the benefits (while ignoring the drawbacks); picking the best of both (everything); cherrypicking (e.g. information) [Add to Longdo]
[ひきなみ, hikinami] (n) (1) (See 寄せ波) backwash; rip current; undertow; (2) stern wave; (3) (See 押し波) drawback (of a tsunami, i.e. when a wave trough reaches land before a crest) [Add to Longdo]
Result from Foreign Dictionaries (2 entries found)
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Drawback \Draw"back`\, n.
1. A loss of advantage, or deduction from profit, value,
success, etc.; a discouragement or hindrance;
objectionable feature.
[1913 Webster]
The avarice of Henry VII . . . . must be deemed a
drawback from the wisdom ascribed to him. --Hallam.
[1913 Webster]
2. (Com.) Money paid back or remitted; especially, a certain
amount of duties or customs, sometimes the whole, and
sometimes only a part, remitted or paid back by the
government, on the exportation of the commodities on which
they were levied. --M?Culloch.
[1913 Webster]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
drawback
n 1: the quality of being a hindrance; "he pointed out all the
drawbacks to my plan"
แสดงได้ทั้งความหมายของคำเดี่ยว และคำผสม ได้อย่างถูกต้อง
เช่น Secretary of State=รัฐมนตรีต่างประเทศของสหรัฐฯ (ในภาพตัวอย่าง),
High school=โรงเรียนมัธยมปลาย
