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lev·er·age AHD[lĕvʹər-ĭj, lēʹvər-] D.J.[ˈlevərɪdʒ, ˈliːvə-]K.K.[ˈlɛvərɪdʒ, ˈlivə-]n.(名词)- The action of a lever.杠杆作用
- The mechanical advantage of a lever.杠杆的机械效率
- Positional advantage; power to act effectively:优势,力量:位置上的优势;有效的行动:"started his . . . career with far more social leverage than his father had enjoyed"(Doris Kearns Goodwin)“他开始了自己的事业,并享有比他的父辈更多的社会优势”(多丽丝·克恩斯·古德温)
- The use of credit or borrowed funds to improve one's speculative capacity and increase the rate of return from an investment, as in buying securities on margin.举债经营:用信用或贷款增加自己的投机能力并增加投资收益率,例如利用原价与买价之差来购买证券
v.tr.(及物动词)lev.er.aged, lev.er.ag.ing, lev.er.ag.es - To provide (a company) with leverage.使(某一公司)举债经营
- To supplement (money, for example) with leverage.补充(如金钱)支持
- To affect as if by leverage:杠杆作用:好象通过杠杆作用进行影响:a lifestyle that was leveraged by business responsibilities.被商业责任大大影响的生活方式
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