headway

• n. 前进；进步；航行速度；间隔时间

head,头，way,路。比喻用法。

1. vertical space available to allow easy passage under something

2. forward movement;

"the ship made little headway against the gale"

headway (n.)

c. 1300, "main road, highway," from Old English heafodweg; see head (adj.) + way (n.). Sense of "motion forward" first attested 1748, short for ahead-way; ultimately nautical (compare leeway).

Efforts like painting eyes on cow butts may seem crazy at first, but they could make actual headway in the fight for conservation.

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If humanity has made some headway in realizing that the ultimate value of every institution is its distinctively human effect we may well believe that this lesson has been learned largely through dealings with the young.

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She has made remarkable headway in her writing skills.

她在写作技巧方面有了长足进步.

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The ship made little headway in the storm.

航船在暴风骤雨中几乎无法前进.

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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。

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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。

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The large boat was making quick headway.

后面大船来的飞快.

汉英文学 - 中国现代小说

It is doubtful if dehydrated fruit will make much headway.

脱水水果是否有多大进步尚难予料.

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The headway ran almost out, and he drew up slowly toward the sidewalk.

船几乎停稳了, 然后他又慢慢地向人行道靠过来.

英汉文学 - 汤姆历险

Significant headway has been made in the large - scale development of China's western region.

西部大开发取得重要进展.

汉英非文学 - 十六大报告

Researchers have made headway toward molecule - size transistors and wires.

研究者们已经在研制分子大小的晶体管和线路方面取得了突破.

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Magnesium Die Casting have made significant headway in worldwide.

镁合金压铸在世界范围内已经取得了重大的进展.

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Headway Academy is a foreign company formed in Shanghai.

本公司是一家成立于上海的美资公司.

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The buses on this line are running on a three - minute headway.

这条线路的公共汽车每三分钟开出一辆.

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We could make no headway in the huge crowd.

我们在一大堆人群里寸步难行.

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Against a head wind you made very little headway.

逆风而行,速度不快.

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The collective economy in urban and rural areas made new headway.

城乡集体经济得到新的发展.

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