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Leeway N Uncount Make 英[ˈli:Weɪ 美[ˈliˌwe N.(航行由于强风所致的)偏航;余地;时间损失,落后;风压差,风压角 自由;自由空间;回旋余地 Freedom

单词 leeway
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英[ˈli:weɪ] 美[ˈliˌwe]
解释
n.(航行由于强风所致的)偏航;余地;时间损失,落后;风压差,风压角;
例句

N-UNCOUNT
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.
例: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。
例: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。

N-UNCOUNT
(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.
例: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。
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