leeway n. 1.【航海】风压〔船在行进中被冲向下风〕;风压差;风压角〔进路与航路间的角〕;【航空】偏流〔因风力造成飞行上的偏差〕。 2.时间的损失,落后。 3.〔口语〕灵活性;余裕,余地。 have leeway 有回旋余地;〔口语〕有充裕时间。 have much [a great deal of] leeway to make up 要花大力才能赶上。 leave some leeway 留有余地。 make leeway 1. 漂离航道。 2. 离开预定航道。 make up (for) leeway 1. 赶上;弥补(损失)。 2. 摆脱困难。 retain a certain leeway 保持相当的灵活性。
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 几年来,外国轿车在英国的销量一直比英国的大;英国公司正在要求其政府对外国(进口)轿车的销售加以限制,以便给它们一个迎头赶上的机会。
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 几年来,外国轿车在英国的销量一直比英国的大;英国公司正在要求其政府对外国(进口)轿车的销售加以限制,以便给它们一个迎头赶上的机会。