headway
英 [ˈhedweɪ]
美 [ˈhedweɪ]
n. 前(行)进;进展(步); 前进速度(运动); (顶部)净空;净空高度
复数:headways
BNC.11731 / COCA.15526
习惯用语
n.
- make headway
- 取得(缓慢的或艰难的)进展
to make progress, especially when this is slow or difficult - We are making little headway with the negotiations.
我们的谈判没有取得什么进展。 - The boat was unable to make much headway against the tide.
船逆着潮水没法开快。
柯林斯词典
- PHRASE 前进;取得进展
If youmake headway, you progress towards achieving something.- He is not disappointed at the failure to make headway towards resolving their differences...
他们之间的分歧依然未能解决,他对此并不感到沮丧。 - There was concern in the city that police were making little headway in the investigation.
警方在调查中未能取得什么进展,对此市民有些担心。
- He is not disappointed at the failure to make headway towards resolving their differences...
英英释义
noun
- forward movement
- the ship made little headway against the gale
- vertical space available to allow easy passage under something
双语例句
- The reforms have made substantial headway.
改革获得了本色的进展。 - The ship made little headway against the gale.
大风阻碍了船的前进。 - There was concern in the city that police were making little headway in the investigation.
警方在调查中未能取得什么进展,对此市民有些担心。 - Art funds have also been launched to invest in artworks, although few have made headway.
人们还创建了艺术品基金来投资于艺术品,尽管其中取得进展的为数甚少。 - He points out that Chen, a Chinese mathematician, made some headway in 1966.
他指出,中国数学家陈景润1966年在这项工作上取得了一些进展。 - Do you think you're making headway?
你认为你的工作有进展吗? - Twitter has already made some headway there.
Twitter在这方面已经取得了一定进步。 - Significant headway was made in basic research and high-tech and applied technology studies.
基础研究、高技术研究和应用技术研究取得重要进展。 - The company seems to be making some headway against its competitors.
看来公司在和对手的竞争中取得了一些进展。 - They have made some headway towards resolving the dispute.
他们在解决这一争端上取得了一些进展。