leeway
noun[U]
uk/ˈliː.weɪ/us/ˈliː.weɪ/leewaynoun[U](FREEDOM)
freedomtoactwithinparticularlimits:
自由空间,自由度,余地Localcouncilswill begivensome leeway as to how theyimplementthelegislation.地方议会实施该项立法会有一定的自由度。
Freedom to act
- (as) free as a birdidiom
- agency
- at willidiom
- autonomous
- autonomy
- blank cheque
- free hand
- free pass
- free reinidiom
- free spirit
- free-form
- latitude
- no holds barredidiom
- non-didactic
- non-directed
- non-restricted
- paddle
- paddleyourown canoeidiom
- rein
- voluntary
leewaynoun[U](PERIOD OF TIME)
UK
anamountorperiodoftimethat has beenlostorwasted:
富余时间,多余时间;浪费的时间There is a lot of leeway tomake upafter theholidayperiod.假期过后有很多浪费掉的时间需要补上。
Periods of time - general words
- age
- at/in one sittingidiom
- day
- digital age
- duration
- interval
- length
- life cycle
- lifetime
- making
- me time
- period
- rest
- run down the clockidiom
- session
- sleep
- spasm
- tide
- time span
- timescale