Leeway
[ 'li:wei ]
其它 Other
n. （航行由于強風所致的）偏航;余地;時間損失，落后;風壓差，風壓角;
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How much leeway should parents give their children?
父母應該給孩子留多少自由的空間？
?? 聯想助記
leave way 離開路，提供活動的余地
? 同義詞
?? 牛津釋義
leeway
n[U]
1 amount of freedom to move, change, etc that is left to sb （可供某人活動、 更動等的）余地
This itinerary leaves us plenty of leeway. 這個旅行計劃給我們留有很多自由活動的余地.
The parking space was big enough, but there wasn't much leeway, ie margin for error. 停車處大是夠大, 但并沒有什麼回旋余地.
2 sideways drift of a ship or aircraft, due to the wind （船或飛行器因風而致的）偏航, 漂移.
3 (idm 習語) make up `leeway recover lost time; get back into position 補償失去的時間; 恢復原位
She's been off school for a month, so she has a lot of leeway to make up. 她一個月沒上學了, 有許多課業要補上.
?? 擴展釋義
*['li:wei]n. 風壓差, 風壓角, 可容許的誤差, 余地
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Goodness! Now I see what you're talking about.
天哪！現在我明白你在說什么了。
After three hours, the men stopped for a meal break.
3小時之后，工人們停下來吃飯。
What languages did they speak?
他們講什么語言？