vantage point

英 [ˈvɑːntɪdʒ pɔɪnt]

美 [ˈvæntɪdʒ pɔɪnt]

n.  (观察事物的)有利地点; (尤指考虑旧时事物的)有利时刻，有利形势

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牛津词典

noun

• （观察事物的）有利地点；（尤指考虑旧时事物的）有利时刻，有利形势
  a position from which you watch sth; a point in time or a situation from which you consider sth, especially the past
  1. The cafe was a good vantage point for watching the world go by.
     从这家小餐馆能清楚地看到世事的变迁。
  2. From the vantage point of the present, the war seems to have achieved nothing.
     依目前的情况来看，这场战争似乎一无所获。

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT （便于观察的）有利位置
  Avantage pointis a place from which you can see a lot of things.
  1. From a concealed vantage point, he saw a car arrive...
     他从一个隐蔽的有利位置望出去，看见一辆车开了过来。
  2. The warden took us to a vantage point on the slopes where we saw herring gulls on the rocks below.
     管理员把我们带到斜坡上的一处有利位置，我们从那里看到了下面岩石上的银鸥。
• N-COUNT （某一时期的）观点，看法
  If you view a situationfroma particularvantage pointyou have a clear understanding of it because of the particular period of time you are in.
  1. From today's vantage point, the 1987 crash seems just a blip in the upward progress of the market...
     今天看来，1987年的崩盘似乎只是股市上升进程中的一次小小挫折。
  2. From the vantage point of the present he saw the unquestioning love and support that had been lavished upon him for his first twenty-five years.
     现在回头看看，他才意识到在他人生的头25年里他被慷慨给予了多少无条件的关爱与支持。

英英释义

noun

• a place from which something can be viewed
  1. from that vantage point he could survey the whole valley
  Synonym:viewpoint

双语例句

• From the vantage point on the hill, Port Philip shimmered beneath them.
  从山上的有利地位眺望，菲利普港在他们下方闪烁着灯光。
• But from the vantage point of early 2013, it seems increasingly possible.
  但站在2013年初这个有利的时点来观察，这一切发生的可能性似乎越来越大。
• I think it's time for a new approach, so in the very near future you will see my blog relaunched with a new name, a new vantage point, and a new perspective.
  因此，在不久的将来，你们会看到我将从一个全新的立足点和角度，推出一个新的博客。
• From this vantage point, the region expanded the health agenda to cover new frontiers.
  欧洲区域再接再厉，扩大了卫生议程，开拓了新的疆域。
• Globalisation, from this vantage point, has been good only for the few.
  从这一点看，全球化只对少数人有利。
• From the vantage point of a window seat, you can survey the slums.
  从靠窗座位你可以居高临下俯瞰贫民窟。
• In terms of business cooperation with Vietnam, Honghe Prefecture has its geographical vantage point and good industrial foundation.
  红河州具有与越南积极发展经贸合作的区位优势和良好的工业基础条件。
• The documentary contains a first-hand description of political life in Havana from the vantage point of a senior bureaucrat.
  这部纪录片记录的是一个高级官僚从他的角度看哈瓦那政治生活的第一手叙述。
• From your vantage point you have a good perspective on what's happening with US companies.
  从你所处的优势地位，你对美国公司所发生的情况独具眼光。
• From this distant vantage point, the Earth might not seem of particular interest.
  从这个遥远的有利距离上，地球也许并不值得特别关注。