make headway

英 [meɪk ˈhedweɪ]

美 [meɪk ˈhedweɪ]

前进;取得进展

英英释义

verb

• obtain advantages, such as points, etc.
  1. The home team was gaining ground
  2. After defeating the Knicks, the Blazers pulled ahead of the Lakers in the battle for the number-one playoff berth in the Western Conference
  Synonym:gainadvancewinpull aheadget aheadgain ground

双语例句

• Peter ( now Lord) Mandelson sought to reform the anti-dumping laws while he was trade commissioner, but was unable to make headway.
  曼德尔森勋爵（lordmandelson）在担任欧盟贸易专员期间，曾寻求改革反倾销法律，但未能取得进展。
• In other words, unless his ideas are adopted, the worker-peasant alliance has no hope of success, national construction cannot make headway, and there will be no hope for socialism!
  就是说，如果不采纳梁漱溟的意见，就没有希望搞好工农联盟，就办不好国家建设，社会主义也就没有希望了！
• The ships have to make headway against the heavy seas. The stormy waves pounded against the rocks.
  这些船将必须与浪涛汹涌的大海搏击。汹涌澎湃的波浪猛烈地冲击着岩石。
• Western-based exchanges have also regularly failed to make headway developing derivatives contracts for Middle East crude in the last 20 years.
  西方交易所在过去20年内也无法成功制定针对中东原油的衍生品合约。
• Eight years ago, the sport seemed to make headway in matching that growing interest with strong play on the field.
  亚洲球队八年前的赛场表现非常精彩，越来越大的财务投入似乎是取得了一定的实效。
• The trips can also give students a chance to make headway in China for their day jobs.
  这些交流访问也让学员们有机会在中国取得日常工作方面的进展。
• You are starting to make headway with your French!
  你的法语开始有进步了！
• This could explain why Britain, a nation passionate about tea-drinking but where almost everybody adds milk to their cup, fails to make headway against cardiovascular disease.
  这就是英国这个热爱饮茶，却几乎人人都往茶中加牛奶的国度在对抗心血管疾病方面并无进展的原因。
• In some ways, the auto industry's love of minicars here is reminiscent of Japanese smartphone makers, which geared features heavily toward Japanese consumers and struggled to make headway overseas.
  在某种程度上，日本汽车业对微型车的青睐令人联想起日本智能手机制造商的境况，后者开发了非常迎合日本消费者的功能，而难以在海外市场取得进展。
• Analysts say it has been able to make headway because of management determination to understand overseas markets, overcome cultural issues and transform Lenovo into a global enterprise.
  分析师们表示，联想已能在这方面取得进展，因为管理层决心去了解海外市场、克服文化问题并将联想打造为一家国际企业。