leverage
英 ['li?v(?)r?d?; 'lev(?)r?d?]
美['l?v?r?d?]
- n. 手段，影響力；杠桿作用；杠桿效率
- v. 利用；舉債經(jīng)營(yíng)
CET6+TEM8中低頻詞擴(kuò)展詞匯
中文詞源
leverage 杠桿作用
來(lái)自lever,杠桿。即杠桿作用，用于多種比喻義。
英文詞源
- leverage (n.)
- 1724, "action of a lever," from lever (n.) + -age. Meaning "power or force of a lever" is from 1827; figurative sense from 1858. The financial sense is attested by 1933, American English; as a verb by 1956. Related: Leveraged; leverages; leveraging.
雙語(yǔ)例句
- 1. The spade and fork have longer shafts, providing better leverage.
- 鍬和耙的手柄較長(zhǎng)，可發(fā)揮較好的杠桿作用。
來(lái)自柯林斯例句
- 2. We'll have to use leverage to move this huge rock.
- 我們不得不借助杠桿之力來(lái)移動(dòng)這塊巨石.
來(lái)自《簡(jiǎn)明英漢詞典》
- 3. He has some leverage over the politician.
- 他對(duì)這位政界人士有些影響.
來(lái)自《簡(jiǎn)明英漢詞典》
- 4. His function as a Mayor affords him the leverage to get things done through attending committee meetings.
- 他的市長(zhǎng)身份使他有能力通過(guò)出席委員會(huì)會(huì)議來(lái)達(dá)成一些事情。
來(lái)自柯林斯例句
- 5. It's the secretary's man; I have a lot of leverage.
- 作為部長(zhǎng)的紅人, 我具有不少的影響.
來(lái)自辭典例句