headway

• n. 前進；進步；航行速度；間隔時間

head,頭，way,路。比喻用法。

headway (n.)

c. 1300, "main road, highway," from Old English heafodweg; see head (adj.) + way (n.). Sense of "motion forward" first attested 1748, short for ahead-way; ultimately nautical (compare leeway).

1. She has made remarkable headway in her writing skills.

她在寫作技巧方麵有了長足進步.

來自《簡明英漢詞典》

2. The ship made little headway in the storm.

航船在暴風驟雨中幾乎無法前進.

來自《簡明英漢詞典》

3. Little headway has been made in educational reform.

教育改革沒有進展.

來自《現代英漢綜合大詞典》

4. He is not disappointed at the failure to make headway towards resolving their differences.

他們之間的分歧依然未能解決，他對此並不感到沮喪。

來自柯林斯例句

5. There was concern in the city that police were making little headway in the investigation.

警方在調查中未能取得什麽進展，對此市民有些擔心。

來自辭典例句