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leeway n.余地 (1) 胸围部分多给我留些余地。(2) 这一点是没有争论的余地的。(3) 还是少说几句，留点余地罢。(4) 我们还有一小时的充裕时间搭那班快车。(5) 这个旅行计划给我们留有很多自由活动的余地。(6) 把耽搁考虑在内，增加十天时间是绰绰有余的了。(7) 他们允许有更多的回旋余地，而不是强制执行宽赦，也不会在有许多毒品犯罪案件要被审理的州法院直接采用。 Leeway is a nautical term, referring to a vessel's drift to the lee, (nautical for "downwind"). Now, it is very useful in describing those gray areas in life––for example, everyone has a ten-minute leeway when meeting friends where you're not officially late, even if you're not actually on time.

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英 ['liːweɪ] 美 ['liːweɪ] (1) Give me lots of leeway around the chest.(2) This point is no leeway for dispute.(3) Better to be quiet and leave a little leeway.(4) We have an hour's leeway to catch the express.(5) This itinerary leaves us plenty of leeway.(6) Ten days should be a big enough leeway to allow for delays.(7) They allow more leeway rather than enforcing leniency, and do not apply directly to the state courts where most drug cases are heard. Leeway is a term used to describe the amount of freedom available. If you know you have a paper due on Monday, you might ask your teachers if there is any leeway––could you, say, bring it first thing Tuesday morning? 1[N-UNCOUNT 不可数名词]自由；自由空间；回旋余地 Leeway is 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。2[N-UNCOUNT 不可数名词]（需要弥补的）失去时间，落后差距 If you have leeway to make up, you have to work hard because you do not have much time to reach a particular goal.   [mainly BRIT 主英]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。

英语单词	leeway
英美音标	英 ['liːweɪ] 美 ['liːweɪ]
中文释义	n.余地
英语例句	(1) Give me lots of leeway around the chest. (2) This point is no leeway for dispute. (3) Better to be quiet and leave a little leeway. (4) We have an hour's leeway to catch the express. (5) This itinerary leaves us plenty of leeway. (6) Ten days should be a big enough leeway to allow for delays. (7) They allow more leeway rather than enforcing leniency, and do not apply directly to the state courts where most drug cases are heard.
中文例句	(1) 胸围部分多给我留些余地。 (2) 这一点是没有争论的余地的。 (3) 还是少说几句，留点余地罢。 (4) 我们还有一小时的充裕时间搭那班快车。 (5) 这个旅行计划给我们留有很多自由活动的余地。 (6) 把耽搁考虑在内，增加十天时间是绰绰有余的了。 (7) 他们允许有更多的回旋余地，而不是强制执行宽赦，也不会在有许多毒品犯罪案件要被审理的州法院直接采用。
vocabulary简明	Leeway is a term used to describe the amount of freedom available. If you know you have a paper due on Monday, you might ask your teachers if there is any leeway––could you, say, bring it first thing Tuesday morning?
vocabulary扩展	Leeway is a nautical term, referring to a vessel's drift to the lee, (nautical for "downwind"). Now, it is very useful in describing those gray areas in life––for example, everyone has a ten-minute leeway when meeting friends where you're not officially late, even if you're not actually on time.
柯林斯解释	1 [N-UNCOUNT 不可数名词]自由；自由空间；回旋余地 Leeway is 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。 2 [N-UNCOUNT 不可数名词]（需要弥补的）失去时间，落后差距 If you have leeway to make up, you have to work hard because you do not have much time to reach a particular goal. [mainly BRIT 主英] 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。

Leeway Give Freedom N Uncount 不可数名词 Make 英 Liːweɪ] 美