leeway
['li:wei]
n.余地
例句与用法:
Ten days should be a big enough leeway to allow for delays.
把耽搁考虑在内,增加十天时间是绰绰有余的了。
For several years more foreign cars have been sold in Britain than British ones; the government is now being asked to limit the sales of foreign cars to give British companies a chance to make up leeway.
几年来,外国轿车在英国的销量一直比英国的大; 英国公司正在要求其政府对外国(进口)轿车的销售加以限制,以便给它们一个迎头赶上的机会。
详细释义:
n.
1. 【海】【空】风压差; 偏航
2. 余地; 时间等的余裕