| 释义 |
[/ˈliːweɪ; ˋliˏwe/] n [U] 用法:
1 amount of freedom to move, change, etc that is left to sb （可供某人活动、 更动等的）余地:
This itinerary leaves us plenty of leeway. 这个旅行计划给我们留有很多自由活动的余地. *
The parking space was big enough, but there wasn't much leeway, ie margin for error. 停车处大是够大, 但并没有什麽回旋余地. 用法:
2 sideways drift of a ship or aircraft, due to the wind （船或飞行器因风而致的）偏航, 漂移. 用法:
3 (idm 习语) make up `leeway recover lost time; get back into position 补偿失去的时间; 恢复原位:
She's been off school for a month, so she has a lot of leeway to make up. 她一个月没上学了, 有许多课业要补上. |