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　

GRETEM8经济

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.
  1. 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。
  2. 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。

英英释义

noun

• forward movement
  1. the ship made little headway against the gale
  Synonym:head
• vertical space available to allow easy passage under something
  Synonym:headroomclearance

双语例句

• Twitter has already made some headway there.
  Twitter在这方面已经取得了一定进步。
• The movement for social revolution had gained too much headway to be halted now.
  社会制度方面的革命运动已经取得了很大进展，现在不可能予以制止了。
• We have striven to the full to convince him, but we have made no headway.
  我们已尽力去说服他，但没有取得进展。
• 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。
• You've made a lot of headway.
  你获得了很多进展。
• The attack hit a snag and made no headway.
  进攻受阻，攻不进去。
• 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。
• Magnesium Die Casting have made significant headway in worldwide.
  镁合金压铸在世界范围内已经取得了重大的进展。
• We are making little headway with the negotiations.
  我们在谈判中没有取得什麽进展。
• The ship made little headway against the gale.
  大风阻碍了船的前进。