托福独立写作中，advantage这个词汇的使用频率是相当高的，这是因为托福独立写作的题目常会给出一些二选一形式或者同意不同意的话题内容，而这些题目中往往需要进行对比论述，这种情况下考生用到advantage的机会就很多了。那么在使用这个高频词汇时考生需要注意什么呢?来看下面的实例讲解。
托福独立写作高频词汇advantage含义解读
首先来看一下advantage这个词汇的基本含义，An advantage is a quality or condition that puts something in a favorable or superior position. 简单来说，就是指一样物品/一个人/一件事比另一个更好的原因所在，也就是优势。
托福独立写作advantage用法细节讲解
1. advantage of stn.
advantage这个词汇最常用的环境就是用来描述一件事或是一个人的好处，比如：
a. The advantage of living in a big city is that there is plenty of entertainment.
b. One advantage of living in a big city is that there is plenty of entertainment.
c. One of the advantages of living in a big city is that there is plenty of entertainment.
但是，当使用advantage of sth.时，一般来说都是放在句首比较多的，如果不是放在句首，那么这种用法就会显得不太地道了，比如：
There are many advantages of living in a big city.
上面这个用法可能就会让比较讲究细节的考官皱眉头了，更为正确的写法应该是：
a. There are many advantages to living in a big city
b. There are many advantages in living in a big city.
或者干脆改得更简单一些：
Living in a big city has many advantages
2. have an advantage over sth.
这个用法也是比较常见的，对用于直接进行的两者对比，常见句式是A has an advantage over B，其含义相当于A is in a favourable or superior position compared to B. 这种对比比较常见的用在商业类或是运动类相关的话题中，比如：
a. Our company has an advantage over our competitors.
b. The New York Knicks have a clear advantage over Miami Heat.
另外，这个用法中to have an advantage其实也可以写成to be at an advantage，这种写法也是比较地道的，还可以丰富你的词汇用法，比如：
a. Our company is at an advantage over our competitors.
b. The New York Knicks are at a clear advantage over Miami Heat
而在这种对比用法中，特别是涉及商业话题时，advantage还可以搭配competitive这个形容词来进一步加强对比效果，比如：
a. Our company has an competitive advantage over our competitors.
3. advantage和各类常见动词的搭配
接下来要说的是除了上面两种相对固定用法以外，advantage和各类常见动词的搭配。所谓固定搭配是很多同学比较头疼的一类知识，有时候一个不注意就会写出一些自己觉得意思很明显但在老外考官看来怪里怪气的搭配组合。为了避免这种情况，小编在这里把advantage的一些比较常见的动词搭配统统分享给大家：
gain an advantage/win an advantage：
Our company gained/won a competitive advantage over our competitors by reducing costs.
develop an advantage：
During the process of evolution, humans developed an intellectual advantage over other animals.
By reducing costs we could develop a competitive advantage over our competitors.
give sb. an advantage/offer sb. an advantage：
My English skills gave/offered me a clear advantage over other applicants.
take advantage of sth.：
You should take advantage of all the resources bestmytest offers to improve your English.
4. advange和to的两种搭配用法
而除了和上述这些动词搭配以外，advantage还可以直接和to进行搭配，比如to one's advantage以及to advantage，前者的用法一般表示对某人有好处或者有益等含义，给几个例子大家体会一下：
a. The ice cream store was able to turn the hot weather to its advantage.
b. It is to your advantage to invest wisely.
c. The new regulations will work to our advantage.
而to advantage则意味着某物某事展现出了最好的一面或是达到了最佳效果等等，比如：
a. The photograph showed him to advantage.
b. Her shoes showed off her legs to advantage.
c. Plan your space to its best advantage.
5. advantage的形容词advantageous用法介绍
最后小编再来补充一个advantage的形容词形式advantageous的用法，这个词表示特定环境或是场合下的好以及有用，常见的搭配是和to一起用，比如：
a. The new tax system is advantageous to higher-rate taxpayers.
b. Living in university dormitories is advantageous to students.
c. The company believes the new location is advantageous to the growth of its business.
了解了以上这些关于托福独立写作中高频词汇advantage的用法细节，小编相信大家在之后的写作中对于如何使用这个词汇应该就会更有把握一些了。最后小编祝各位同学都能顺利写出用词准确地道的托福作文，顺利获得理想成绩。
