leeway n. 1.【航?!匡L(fēng)壓〔船在行進(jìn)中被沖向下風(fēng)〕;風(fēng)壓差; ...
leeway n. 1.【航?!匡L(fēng)壓〔船在行進(jìn)中被沖向下風(fēng)〕;風(fēng)壓差;風(fēng)壓角〔進(jìn)路與航路間的角〕;【航空】偏流〔因風(fēng)力造成飛行上的偏差〕。 2.時(shí)間的損失,落后。 3.〔口語〕靈活性;余裕,余地。 have leeway 有回旋余地;〔口語〕有充裕時(shí)間。 have much [a great deal of] leeway to make up 要花大力才能趕上。 leave some leeway 留有余地。 make leeway 1. 漂離航道。 2. 離開預(yù)定航道。 make up (for) leeway 1. 趕上;彌補(bǔ)(損失)。 2. 擺脫困難。 retain a certain leeway 保持相當(dāng)?shù)撵`活性。
For several years more foreign cars have been sold in britain than british ones ; the government is now being asked to limit the sales of foreign cars to give british companies a chance to make up leeway 幾年來,外國轎車在英國的銷量一直比英國的大;英國公司正在要求其政府對外國(進(jìn)口)轎車的銷售加以限制,以便給它們一個(gè)迎頭趕上的機(jī)會(huì)。
For several years more foreign cars have been sold in britain than british ones ; the government is now being asked to limit the sales of foreign cars to give british companies a chance to make up leeway 幾年來,外國轎車在英國的銷量一直比英國的大;英國公司正在要求其政府對外國(進(jìn)口)轎車的銷售加以限制,以便給它們一個(gè)迎頭趕上的機(jī)會(huì)。