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

• 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。
• 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。
• Equities will find it hard to make headway in 2009 and there will not be a strong recovery until credit market conditions show real signs of improvement and forced selling abates.
  股市会发现，在2009年很难取得进展。而且，在信贷市场显示出真正好转的迹象以及被迫抛售的情况减轻之前，不会出现强劲的反弹。
• To make headway this time around, Tibetan and Chinese negotiators must work amid the charged political environment.
  要在这一次取得进展，双方谈判代表必须在紧张的政治氛围中行事。
• 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。
• You can make headway if you share your intentions with someone you care about.
  如果你和你关心的人分享你的打算，你会得到进展。
• 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 US company has long dominated the market for processors in desktop and notebook computers, but has yet to make headway supplying chips for smartphones and tablets, which are now having an impact on demand for traditional PCs.
  长期以来，英特尔一直在台式电脑和笔记本电脑处理器市场上占据着主导地位，但在已经对传统个人电脑需求构成冲击的智能手机和平板电脑芯片市场上，英特尔尚无建树。
• Eg. we cannot make headway in the countryside unless we perform this task.
  这个任务如果不解决，我们在农村中就不能前进。
• On Tuesday, the foreign ministers of the two nations met at the United Nations but failed to make headway in talks.
  周二，中国外交部长和日本外务大臣在联合国举行会面，但会谈没有取得进展。