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headway

英 [ˈhedweɪ]

美 [ˈhedweɪ]

n.  前(行)进;进展(步); 前进速度(运动); (顶部)净空;净空高度

复数:headways 

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BNC.11731 / COCA.15526

习惯用语

    n.

      make headway
    • 取得(缓慢的或艰难的)进展
      to make progress, especially when this is slow or difficult
    • We are making little headway with the negotiations.
      我们的谈判没有取得什么进展。
    • The boat was unable to make much headway against the tide.
      船逆着潮水没法开快。

    柯林斯词典

    • PHRASE 前进;取得进展
      If youmake headway, you progress towards achieving something.
      1. He is not disappointed at the failure to make headway towards resolving their differences...
        他们之间的分歧依然未能解决,他对此并不感到沮丧。
      2. There was concern in the city that police were making little headway in the investigation.
        警方在调查中未能取得什么进展,对此市民有些担心。

    英英释义

    noun

    • forward movement
      1. the ship made little headway against the gale
      Synonym:head
    • vertical space available to allow easy passage under something
        Synonym:headroomclearance

      双语例句

      • You've made a lot of headway.
        你获得了很多进展。
      • I thought I was making headway, everyone was smiling at me all day.
        本来我想我的人缘好起来了,今天一整天人们都对我笑。
      • The emergency services began to make some headway in restoring order to the devastated area.
        紧急救援服务在使灾区恢复秩序方面开始有了某些进展。
      • We are making little headway with the negotiations.
        我们在谈判中没有取得什麽进展。
      • The movement for social revolution had gained too much headway to be halted now.
        社会制度方面的革命运动已经取得了很大进展,现在不可能予以制止了。
      • World multipolarization and economic globalization are making headway amid twists and turns.
        世界多极化和经济全球化趋势在曲折中发展。
      • He points out that Chen, a Chinese mathematician, made some headway in 1966.
        他指出,中国数学家陈景润1966年在这项工作上取得了一些进展。
      • Talks are finally beginning to make headway.
        谈判最终有了进展的迹象。
      • They have made some headway towards resolving the dispute.
        他们在解决这一争端上取得了一些进展。
      • Twitter has already made some headway there.
        Twitter在这方面已经取得了一定进步。