lev·er·age
noun/ˈliːvərɪdʒ/
/ˈlevərɪdʒ/
[uncountable]- (formal) the ability to influence what people do
影响力 - diplomatic leverage
外交影响力 - Retailers can exert leverage over producers by threatening to take their business elsewhere.
零售商可以用另谋厂家来威胁生产商，向他们施加压力。
Extra ExamplesTopics Businessc2- They are determined to gain more political leverage.
他们决心在政治上发挥更大影响。 - They suddenly had more leverage in negotiations.
突然之间，他们在谈判中有了更大的影响力。 - Their actions were seen as an attempt to use economic leverage to force political change.
他们的行动被视为试图利用经济杠杆来迫使政治变革。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- economic
- financial
- political
- …
- have
- gain
- give somebody
- …
- point
- leverage in
- use something as leverage
- diplomatic leverage
- (specialist) the act of using a lever to open or lift something; the force used to do this
杠杆作用；杠杆效力 - A longer piece of wood would give you greater leverage.
更长的木头会给你更大的杠杆作用。 - Position the piece of wood so that maximum leverage can be applied.
把这块木头放在最容易使上劲儿的地方。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- enough
- sufficient
- good
- …
- have
- gain
- get
- …
- A longer piece of wood would give you greater leverage.
- (British English also gearing)(finance) the relationship between the amount of money that a company owes and the value of its shares
杠杆比率；资本与负债比率 - (business) the practice of borrowing money for an investment, in the hope of increasing profits in the future
为了增加未来利润而借钱进行投资的做法 - While leverage presents opportunities for increasing the total return on investments, it also has the potential to increase losses.
虽然杠杆提供了增加总投资回报的机会，但它也有可能增加损失。
- While leverage presents opportunities for increasing the total return on investments, it also has the potential to increase losses.