One word, one everyday story

Culture · Create free account · Log in · Feedback

Teaching entries and general reference records are shown separately. Independent language review of teaching entries is pending.

drawback

/drɔbæk/

Original teaching content · provenance and version

Example recordings passed technical checks; use the rating controls to flag pronunciation quality.

English pronunciation · Synthesized MP3 · Audio-factory quality review passed

1 · noun

the quality of being a hindrance

缺点；不利之处

Read the example to see drawback in context.

The main drawback of the apartment is its small kitchen.

English pronunciation · Synthesized MP3 · Audio-factory quality review passed

Is this recording accurate and natural?

这套公寓的主要缺点是厨房太小。

Mandarin pronunciation · Synthesized MP3 · Audio-factory quality review passed

Is this recording accurate and natural?

Share this public expression

Connect this word to your life

Pronunciation: /drɔbæk/

Try using this word in a sentence of your own; you may skip this.