headway 英 [ˈhedweɪ]   美 [ˈhɛdˌwe]

headway

headway  英 [ˈhedweɪ] 美 [ˈhɛdˌwe]

n. 前进;进步;航行速度;间隔时间 

名词复数:headways 

That may explain why the big internet firms have made little headway in this business so far. 这大概能说明为何近来大型网际网路公司在此类事业上少有进展。
This would be great because it would set up the week for me to make lots of headway on a project. 这种做法效果很好,因为它让我一周的工作,有了个良好的开始并取得了很大的进展。

  • Headway is what you achieve when you move forward or make progress. When you're rowing a boat on a very windy day, it can be hard to make any headway.
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  • n. 前进;进步;航行速度;间隔时间
  • 1. That may explain why the big internet firms have made little headway in this business so far.

    这大概能说明为何近来大型网际网路公司在此类事业上少有进展。

  • 2. This would be great because it would set up the week for me to make lots of headway on a project.

    这种做法效果很好,因为它让我一周的工作,有了个良好的开始并取得了很大的进展。

  • 3. Germany has done well because its exporters have made headway there. China’s vibrancy also explains why Australia’s GDP rose at its fastest rate for three years in the second quarter.

    德国表现不错是因为它的出口商取得了进展,中国的活力也解释了为什么澳大利亚的GDP连续三年在第二季度以最快的速度上升。

  • headway (n.) c. 1300, "main road, highway," from Old English heafodweg; see head (adj.) + way (n.). Sense of "motion forward" first attested 1748, short for ahead-way; ultimately nautical (compare leeway).
head·way / ˈhedweɪ ; NAmE ˈhedweɪ / noun [uncountable ] IDIOM make ˈheadway to make progress, especially when this is slow or difficult 取得(缓慢的或艰难的)进展 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。 head·way / ˈhedweɪ ; NAmE ˈhedweɪ /
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