leeway
英 [ˈliːweɪ]
美 [ˈliːweɪ]
n. 自由活动的空间
Collins.1 / BNC.19486 / COCA.15712
习惯用语
n.
- make up leeway
- 摆脱逆境；（尤指）弥补损失的时间
to get out of a bad position that you are in, especially because you have lost a lot of time
牛津词典
noun
- 自由活动的空间
the amount of freedom that you have to change sth or to do sth in the way you want to- How much leeway should parents give their children?
父母应该给孩子留多少自由的空间？
- How much leeway should parents give their children?
柯林斯词典
- N-UNCOUNT 自由；自由空间；回旋余地
Leewayis the freedom that someone has to take the action they want to or to change their plans.- Rarely do schoolteachers have leeway to teach classes the way they want...
鲜有学校老师可随心所欲地教书的情况。 - The President said that he wanted to give states more leeway to pursue their own health-care reforms.
总统说他希望给各州更多的医疗改革空间。
- Rarely do schoolteachers have leeway to teach classes the way they want...
- N-UNCOUNT （需要弥补的）失去时间，落后差距
If you haveleewayto make up, you have to work hard because you do not have much time to reach a particular goal.- He just could not make up the leeway from the earlier stages in which Ryan scored well.
瑞安在前几轮得分很高，他现在再想赶也赶不上了。
- He just could not make up the leeway from the earlier stages in which Ryan scored well.
英英释义
noun
双语例句
- Without an agreement, the antitrust laws allow manufacturers substantial leeway in selecting the dealers with whom they deal.
若不存在协定，反托拉斯法允许制造商有实质性区别地选择其愿意与之交易的代理商。 - This gives Mr. Zhang leeway to invest in private companies like Blue Moon, a Chinese consumer goods producer.
这给张磊提供了空间，让他可以更方便地投资给私人公司，比如中国消费品生产商蓝月亮。 - Its current account surplus and strong fiscal position provided the macro policy leeway to make any slowdown strictly temporary.
其经常项目盈余和强劲的财政状况为宏观政策提供了回旋的余地，使得任何形式的经济放缓严格来讲都只是暂时现象。 - She's been off school for a month, so she has a lot of leeway to make up.
她一个月没上学了，有许多课业要补上。 - German firms certainly have plenty of leeway, after practising wage restraint for the past decade.
在过去十年实行的薪酬限制，让德国公司确信它们还有转圜的余地。 - The train was late, and we had an hour's leeway to make up.
火车晚点了，我们得把1小时的损失时间补上。 - We need some leeway if we are to act effectively.
如果我们想使行动富有成效的话我们需要有一些伸缩余地。 - Second, central banks should use existing leeway in their monetary policy.
其次，央行应该利用货币政策现有的灵活性。 - Banks have a certain amount of leeway when reporting trading results.
银行在公布交易业绩方面通常会有一定的回旋余地。 - He just could not make up the leeway from the earlier stages in which Ryan scored well.
瑞安在前几轮得分很高，他现在再想赶也赶不上了。