mass noun
1
- the exertion of force by means of a lever or an object used in the manner of a lever杠杆作用：
my spade hit something solid that wouldn't respond to leverage.
我的锹碰到了个撬不动的硬东西。
1.1
- mechanical advantage gained in this way杠杆效率：
use a metal bar to increase the leverage.
用一金属棒提高杠杆效率。
1.2
- figurative the power to influence a person or situation to achieve a particular outcome〈喻〉（为取得某种结果而施加的）影响力：
the right wing had lost much of its political leverage in the Assembly.
右翼力量在议会里已经失去了不少政治影响力。
2
- Finance the ratio of a company's loan capital (debt) to the value of its ordinary shares (equity); gearing【财政】贷股比; 杠杆率（指公司负债总资产与权益资本的比率）。
2.1
- the use of credit or borrowed capital to increase the earning potential of shares举债经营; 杠杆作用（利用信贷或借入资本增加股票的赢利潜力）。
with obj.
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- usu. as adj. leveraged use borrowed capital for (an investment), expecting the profits made to be greater than the interest payable举债经营（指以借得的资本从事投资活动以期获得大于利息的利润）：
a leveraged takeover bid.
举债经营的接收出价（或盘进出价）。
2
- use (something) to maximum advantage最大限度地利用, 最优化使用：
the organization needs to leverage its key resources.
这家组织必须将自己关键资源的优势发挥到极致。