名詞 leeway:

1. (of a ship or plane) sideways drift
2. a permissible difference; allowing some freedom to move within limits
   同義詞：allowance, margin, tolerance

1. Ten days should be a big enough leeway to allow for delays.
   把耽擱考慮在內(nèi)，增加十天時(shí)間是綽綽有余的了。
2. For several years more foreign cars have been sold in Britain than British ones; the government is now being asked to limit the sales of foreign cars to give British companies a chance to make up leeway.
   幾年來，外國轎車在英國的銷量一直比英國的大; 英國公司正在要求其政府對(duì)外國(進(jìn)口)轎車的銷售加以限制，以便給它們一個(gè)迎頭趕上的機(jī)會(huì)。

lee.way

n.（名詞）
Nautical The drift of a ship or an aircraft to leeward of the course being steered.
【航海】 偏航，漂移：船只或航空器航行過程中向背風(fēng)面而作的漂移
A margin of freedom or variation, as of activity, time, or expenditure; latitude.See Synonyms at room
余地，余裕：自由或變化的余地，比如行動(dòng)、時(shí)間或花費(fèi)等；回旋余地參見 room