leeway
/ˈliːweɪ/noun
mass noun
1
- the amount of freedom to move or act that is available余地, 余裕：
the government had several months' leeway to introduce reforms.
政府有几个月的回旋余地来推进改革。
1.1
- margin of safety安全裕度, 可容许的误差：
there is little leeway if anything goes wrong.
要是出了事, 回旋余地可是很小。
2
- the sideways drift of a ship to leeward of the desired course偏航, 风压差：
the leeway is only about 2°.
风压差大约只有两度。
短语
make up (the) leeway
- Brit. struggle out of a bad position, especially by recovering lost time〈英〉（尤指以挽回失去时间的方法）摆脱困境。