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
- Governments should also use whatever fiscal leeway they have to boost employment, for example by cutting payroll taxes.
政府也应当调动手中一切财政自由空间来推动就业，比如降低工资税。 - Suppliers 'leeway to offer deals has been clipped by their own costs rising.
自身成本的上升也挤压了供应商提供优惠合约的空间。 - 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。 - To give themselves more leeway, bigger developers have turned away from fickle onshore financing to international bond markets.
为了给自己多一些灵活应对的余地，大的房产开放商已经从不稳定的境内融资转向了国际证券市场。 - These will give banks more leeway in how they value certain assets whose prices have plunged.
这将使银行在为某些价格大幅下跌的资产估价时有更大的回旋余地。 - 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。 - Working with directors like Chen and Zhang who allow her the freedom and leeway to create her characters.
能继续同陈凯歌和张艺谋那样的导演合作，因为他们能给她塑造人物的自由空间和发挥演技的余地。 - A quarter of an hour should be enough leeway.
留出一刻钟的富余时间足够了。 - The debate over how much leeway to give private aid groups is an important one for China.
在中国，有关应该给民间援助团体留下多大活动余地的问题受到热烈讨论。 - 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。