leeway

英 [ˈliːweɪ]

美 [ˈliːweɪ]

n. 自由活动的空间

Collins.1 / BNC.19486 / COCA.15712

习惯用语

make up leeway

摆脱逆境；（尤指）弥补损失的时间
to get out of a bad position that you are in, especially because you have lost a lot of time

noun

自由活动的空间
the amount of freedom that you have to change sth or to do sth in the way you want to
1. How much leeway should parents give their children?
  父母应该给孩子留多少自由的空间？

N-UNCOUNT 自由；自由空间；回旋余地
Leewayis the freedom that someone has to take the action they want to or to change their plans.
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。
2. 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 haveleewayto make up, you have to work hard because you do not have much time to reach a particular goal.
1. 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