西瓜单词

leeway是什么意思

leeway

英 ['liːweɪ] 美 ['li'we]

1. leeward 谐音“利我的” => lee。

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。

leeway (n.): 1660s, sideways drift of a ship caused by wind, from lee + way (n.). Figurative meaning "extra space" is by 1835.

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

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.

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。