leeway
英 ['liːweɪ]
美['li'we]
- n. 余地；风压差；偏航；落后
助记提示
1. leeward 谐音“利我的” => lee。
中文词源
leeway 自由活动的空间
lee,背风处，way,方向，道路。原指由强风所致的偏航，现主要用于比喻义自由活动的空间，回旋余地。
英文词源
- leeway (n.)
- 1660s, sideways drift of a ship caused by wind, from lee + way (n.). Figurative meaning "extra space" is by 1835.
双语例句
- 1. 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。
来自柯林斯例句
- 2. How much leeway should parents give their children?
- 父母应该给孩子留多少自由的空间？
来自《权威词典》
- 3. It doesn't give you much leeway, does it?
- 这一来,你就没有多少回旋的余地了, 是不是?
来自《简明英汉词典》
- 4. He's got a lot of leeway to make up in his studies after his illness.
- 他病好后要花好多时间赶拉下的功课.
来自《简明英汉词典》
- 5. 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。
来自柯林斯例句