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　

GRETEM8经济

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

• In other regions, including Asia and North Africa, even greater headway has been made.
  在包括亚洲和北非在内的其他地区，取得的进展甚至更大。
• Government has been making headway with other efforts to protect the environment as well.
  政府还开始了其它保护环境的工作。
• You've made a lot of headway.
  你获得了很多进展。
• You are starting to make headway with your French!
  你的法语开始有进步了！
• The attack hit a snag and made no headway.
  进攻受阻，攻不进去。
• Magnesium Die Casting have made significant headway in worldwide.
  镁合金压铸在世界范围内已经取得了重大的进展。
• Significant headway was made in basic research and high-tech and applied technology studies.
  基础研究、高技术研究和应用技术研究取得重要进展。
• The reforms have made substantial headway.
  改革获得了本色的进展。
• 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。
• 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。