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leeway
[英] [ˈli:ˌweɪ] [美] [ˈliˌwe] 生词本

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1. 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. 

  • 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 （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. 

  • 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。

Noun

1. (of a ship or plane) sideways drift

2. a permissible difference; allowing some freedom to move within limits

体育

  • 1.向下风方面的偏航
1. 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》

2. 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》