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

• The ship made little headway against the gale.
  大风阻碍了船的前进。
• In other regions, including Asia and North Africa, even greater headway has been made.
  在包括亚洲和北非在内的其他地区，取得的进展甚至更大。
• Our revolutionary struggle has made much headway.
  我们的革命斗争已取得了很大进展。
• The emergency services began to make some headway in restoring order to the devastated area.
  紧急救援服务在使灾区恢复秩序方面开始有了某些进展。
• They have made some headway towards resolving the dispute.
  他们在解决这一争端上取得了一些进展。
• The attack hit a snag and made no headway.
  进攻受阻，攻不进去。
• We are making little headway with the negotiations.
  我们在谈判中没有取得什麽进展。
• 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。
• The reforms have made substantial headway.
  改革获得了本色的进展。
• Talks are finally beginning to make headway.
  谈判最终有了进展的迹象。