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

• 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。
• Alcatel is also relatively strong in North America, a region where Nokia has only begun to make headway after recent deals with Sprint.
  此外，相对来说阿尔卡特在北美的实力也很强，而诺基亚在该地区才刚刚通过近期与Sprint的交易取得进展。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• The Delegation stated that it had worked in good faith, wanting to make headway and had shown as much flexibility as it could.
  代表团指出，它为了取得一些进展一直在真诚地工作，并且也尽其所能地表现出了最大的灵活性。
• 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。
• 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。
• Talks are finally beginning to make headway.
  谈判最终有了进展的迹象。
• You are starting to make headway with your French!
  你的法语开始有进步了！