leverage

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。
- 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。
Topics Businessc2
Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- economic
- financial
- political
- …
verb + leverage
- have
- gain
- give somebody
- …
leverage + noun
- point
preposition
- leverage in
phrases
- use something as 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.一块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。
Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- enough
- sufficient
- good
- …
verb + leverage
- have
- gain
- get
- …
(British English also gearing)
(finance金融) 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Topics Moneyc2, Businessc2

leverage

verb

/ˈliːvərɪdʒ/

/ˈlevərɪdʒ/

(business商业)

动词形式

present simple I / you / we / they leverage	/ˈliːvərɪdʒ/ /ˈlevərɪdʒ/
he / she / it leverages	/ˈliːvərɪdʒɪz/ /ˈlevərɪdʒɪz/
past simple leveraged	/ˈliːvərɪdʒd/ /ˈlevərɪdʒd/
past participle leveraged	/ˈliːvərɪdʒd/ /ˈlevərɪdʒd/
-ing form leveraging	/ˈliːvərɪdʒɪŋ/ /ˈlevərɪdʒɪŋ/

leverage something to get as much advantage or profit as possible from something that you have充分利用
- The company needs to leverage its resources.该公司需要充分利用其资源。
- This system will help you to leverage your time so that you get more done.这个系统将帮助你利用你的时间，让你完成更多的工作。