1、friction

矛盾;不和;爭執

Sara sensed that there had been friction between her children.

薩拉感覺到她的孩子之間有過爭執。

The plan is likely only to aggravate ethnic frictions.

這一方案很有可能只會加劇種族沖突。

摩擦力

The pistons are graphite-coated to reduce friction.

活塞上涂了一層石墨以減小摩擦力。

2、advantage

有利條件；有利因素；優勢

They are deliberately flouting the law in order to obtain an advantage over their competitors.

他們為了和競爭對手搶奪先機而公然無視法律。

A good crowd will be a definite advantage to me and the rest of the team.

大批觀眾無疑將成為我和其他隊員的一大優勢。

好處；益處；優點

The great advantage of home-grown oranges is their magnificent flavour.

家產柑橘的一大好處是口感極佳。

This custom-built kitchen has many advantages over a standard one.

這間定制的廚房與標準廚房相比存在諸多優點。

占…的便宜；欺騙；捉弄

She took advantage of him even after they were divorced.

甚至在他們離婚后，她還在占他的便宜。