leeway
n. (航行由於強風所致的)偏航; 餘地; 時間損失,落後; 風壓差,風壓角
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...
鮮有學校老師可隨心所欲地教書的情況。
The President said that he wanted to give states more leeway to pursue their own health-care reforms.
總統說他希望給各州更多的醫療改革空間。
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.
瑞安在前幾輪得分很高,他現在再想趕也趕不上了。
1. (of a ship or plane) sideways drift
2. a permissible difference; allowing some freedom to move within limits
make up (the) leeway
(英)(尤指以挽回失去時間的方法)擺脫困境
We have an hour's leeway to catch [ make ] the express.
我們還有一小時的充裕時間搭 [ 趕上 ] 那班快車.
Please give me some leeway.
請給我些迴旋餘地.
Enlarging a farmer to counterpoise independently, relax policy respect, already did not have how old leeway.
在擴大農民自主權, 放寬政策方面, 已沒有多大餘地.
It doesn't give you much leeway, does it?
這一來,你就沒有多少迴旋的餘地了, 是不是?
I hope you will leave us some leeway In future term of payment.
希望以後在付款條件方面貴方能通融一些.