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

• Government has been making headway with other efforts to protect the environment as well.
  政府还开始了其它保护环境的工作。
• We regret to note that you can not make any headway with our offer.
  得悉你们对我方报盘未能取得任何进展，甚为遗憾。
• Do you think you're making headway?
  你认为你的工作有进展吗？
• The attack hit a snag and made no headway.
  进攻受阻，攻不进去。
• 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。
• The reforms have made substantial headway.
  改革获得了本色的进展。
• 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。
• World multipolarization and economic globalization are making headway amid twists and turns.
  世界多极化和经济全球化趋势在曲折中发展。
• Talks are finally beginning to make headway.
  谈判最终有了进展的迹象。
• But over the last few months, the project has quietly made headway.
  不过过去几个月，这项工程不动声色地取得了不小进展。