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单词 leverage
释义
leverage
noun[U]
uk
/ˈliː.vər.ɪdʒ/us
/ˈlev.ɚ.ɪdʒ/

leveragenoun[U](ACTION)

theactionoradvantageof using alever:
杠杆作用；杠杆效力
Usingropesandwoodenpolesfor leverage, theyhaulsacksofcementup thetrack.利用绳子和木棍取得杠杆作用，他们把几大袋水泥从轨道上拖开。
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Raising and lowering
  • depress
  • elevate
  • elevated
  • erect
  • go down
  • hike
  • hikesomethingup
  • hoick
  • hoist
  • jack
  • jacksomethingup
  • prise
  • prize
  • pry
  • putsomethingup
  • re-erect
  • ride
  • ride up
  • run
  • yo-yo
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Power to control

leveragenoun[U](POWER)

powertoinfluencepeopleand get theresultsyouwant:
影响力
If theUnitedNationshad moretroopsin thearea, it would havegreaterleverage.如果联合国在该地区有更多的军队，就会有更大的影响力。
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Power to control
  • ascendancy
  • authoritarianism
  • be abovesomeone'spay gradeidiom
  • big beast
  • buysomethingin
  • cradle
  • hegemonic
  • hegemonism
  • hegemony
  • implant
  • influence
  • ingrain
  • lever
  • power vacuum
  • predominance
  • puissance
  • pull
  • redetermination
  • sway
  • tooth
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leveragenoun[U](BUSINESS)

finance & economicsspecialized
therelationshipbetween theamountofmoneythat acompanyowestobanksand thevalueof thecompany
杠杆比率（公司举债数目与其价值之比）
finance & economicsspecialized
theactof usingborrowedmoneytobuyaninvestmentor acompany:
借贷收购，信贷投机，杠杆作用
With leverage, the investor's $100,000buys$500,000 or more ofstockif hewants.通过举债经营的方式，投资人的10万美元买到了价值50万美元或更多的股票。
Synonym
gearing
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Borrowing & lending
  • amortizable
  • amortization
  • arrears
  • bad debt
  • bonded
  • borrow
  • borrowing
  • credit rating
  • holiday
  • IOU
  • leveraged buyout
  • over-borrowed
  • overdraft
  • overpayment
  • pay downsomething
  • pay off
  • paysomeone/somethingback
  • reschedule
  • secure
  • straight
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Mergers & acquisitions
leverage
verb[T]
uk
/ˈliː.vər.ɪdʒ/us
/ˈlev.ɚ.ɪdʒ/

leverageverb[T](USE)

to use something that you already have inordertoachievesomething new orbetter:
借助已有的…实现新（或更好）的目标
We cangainamarketadvantageby leveragingournetworkofpartners.我们可以借助合伙人网络获得市场优势。
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Affecting and influencing
  • across-the-board
  • affect
  • applicability
  • be/fall undersomeone'sinfluence/spellidiom
  • bear
  • bear onsomething
  • carry
  • colour
  • inspiration
  • instrumental
  • interinfluence
  • involve
  • jerk
  • pen
  • shape
  • spill
  • spill over
  • start(something)off
  • tastemaker
  • tell againstsomeone/something
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leverageverb[T](BUSINESS)

finance & economicsspecialized
to useborrowedmoneytobuyaninvestmentorcompany:
借贷收购，信贷投机，杠杆作用
Homeequityisinvaluableif you leverage it tobuildwealth.你的房产如果能作为贷款担保融资，那将极有价值。
finance & economicsspecialized
to usemoneyto get moremoney:
以钱生钱
One of theeasiestwaysto leverage acharitablegiftis to getyouremployertomatchit.让一笔慈善捐赠款增加的最容易的办法是让你的雇主捐出同样多的钱。
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Borrowing & lending
  • amortizable
  • amortization
  • arrears
  • bad debt
  • bonded
  • borrow
  • borrowing
  • credit rating
  • holiday
  • IOU
  • leveraged buyout
  • over-borrowed
  • overdraft
  • overpayment
  • pay downsomething
  • pay off
  • paysomeone/somethingback
  • reschedule
  • secure
  • straight
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Mergers & acquisitions
Earning money

Related word

leveraged
(Definition ofleveragefrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

leverage| American Dictionary

leverage
noun[U]
us
/ˈlev·ər·ɪdʒ,ˈli·vər-/
thepowertoinfluenceresults:
financial/politicalleverage
The US has very little leverage in thatpartof theworld.
leverage
verb[T]
us
/ˈlev·ə·rɪdʒ,ˈli·və-/
to useborrowedmoneyforinvestments,esp. inordertobuyalargeenoughpartof abusinessso that you cancontrolit:
They can leverage a verysmallinvestmentinto millions ofdollars.
(Definition ofleveragefrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

leverage| Business English

leverage
noun[U]
uk
/ˈliːvərɪdʒ/us
/ˈlevərɪdʒ/
thepowertoinfluencepeopleand get theresultsyouwant:
This gives advertisers more leverage when it comestimetonegotiaterates.
Campaigners aretryingto get as muchpoliticalleverageon thesituationaspossible.
Statesdo not have theeconomicleveragetoinfluenceaforeigncountry.
Laborexpertssay aserviceeconomycangive leveragetounionizedworkers.
FINANCE
therelationshipbetween theamountofmoneythat acompanyowesanditssharecapitalorvalue:
Thecompanyplanstoreducethe leverage to between 40% and 60% by theyearend.
Thebankwasaskedtoimproveitscapitalizationandreduceitsleverage.
Thefigureshowsthat they had highgrowthratesofbanklendingandhigh leverage.
Even ifbankswereabletorushback intoheavyleveragesoon,investorswouldn'tstandfor it.
Compare
gearing
FINANCE
theactof usingborrowedmoneytobuyaninvestmentor acompany:
With leverage, the investor's $100,000buys$500,000 or more ofstockif hewants.

See also

debt leverage
financial leverage
loan leverage
leverage
verb[T]
uk
/ˈliːvərɪdʒ/us
/ˈlevərɪdʒ/
to use something that you already have, such as aresource, inordertoachievesomething new orbetter:
This newstrategyis about leveraging therelationshipswe have withourcustomers.
leverage sth into sthIf youenjoythework, it should bepossibleto leverageyourtemporaryassignmentinto afull-timejob.
FINANCE
to useborrowedmoneytobuyaninvestmentor acompany:
Themoneycould be used to leverage millions ofadditionaldollars.

leveraging

noun[U]
FINANCE
Throughaggressiveleveraging, itgrewinto one of thelargestprivateenterprisesin thecountry.

Phrasal verb

leverage (sth) up
(Definition ofleveragefrom theCambridge Business English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofleverage

leverage
However, today this second category of players has much less economic, political and militaryleverage.
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Thus, theleverageof the legislature may be higher, but adaptation by courts may be more efficient.
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This could be based on the different 'leverage' of each group.
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Undervaluation of the capital base may significantly increase theleverageof investment restrictions.
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The predominantly engagement, potential threat group was attacked as the mainstream, but it survived as the best option for global politicalleverage.
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Thus, encouraging inter-agency and public involvement meant that, when points of contention arose later in the process, participants had littleleveragefor dispute.
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Finally, weavers exerted a great deal ofleveragein the recruitment process.
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This structure gave the non-profit partner considerable negotiatingleveragebut not exclusive control.
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For systems style work in an advanced programming language, the challenge is often toleveragethe advantages of the language.
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They recognize that public support strengthens the moorings of federal institutions and gives them additionalleveragein interactions with other levels of government.
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Federal regulation thus proceeded without theleverageof statutory law, the stronger of these two regulatory traditions.
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First, since the domains are not closed, there is no strong sense in which notions of sublanguage can be leveraged.
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This would provide moreleverageby increasing the number of observations from the cases examined.
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The lessening of weight fluctuations and the containment of chronic thinness, as compared with the 1960s, gave furtherleveragefor cushioning seasonal hunger.
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Any foreign company that was dominant in domestically manufactured edible oils and industrial fats might hope to exercise someleverage.
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