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

• Do you think you're making headway?
  你认为你的工作有进展吗？
• The company seems to be making some headway against its competitors.
  看来公司在和对手的竞争中取得了一些进展。
• 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。
• I think we're going to make more headway with the russians.
  我想我们可以和俄罗斯那边取得些进展。
• 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。
• 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。
• Our revolutionary struggle has made much headway.
  我们的革命斗争已取得了很大进展。
• 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。
• Whether the policy made any headway remains contentious.
  不过，该政策是否取得了进展仍存在争议。
• 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。