- (formal)
the ability to influence what people do 影响力 diplomatic leverage 外交影响力 Retailers can exert leverage over producers by threatening to take their business elsewhere. 零售商可以用另谋厂家来威胁生产商,向他们施加压力。
Extra ExamplesTopics Businessc2They are determined to gain more political leverage. 他们决心在政治上发挥更大影响。 They suddenly had more leverage in negotiations. 突然之间,他们在谈判中有了更大的影响力。 Their actions were seen as an attempt to use economic leverage to force political change. 他们的行动被视为试图利用经济杠杆来迫使政治变革。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- economic
- financial
- political
- …
- have
- gain
- give somebody
- …
- point
- leverage in
- use something as leverage
- (specialist)
the act of using a lever to open or lift something; the force used to do this 杠杆作用;杠杆效力 A longer piece of wood would give you greater leverage. 一块更长的木头会给你更大的杠杆作用。 Position the piece of wood so that maximum leverage can be applied. 把这块木头放在最容易使上劲儿的地方。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- enough
- sufficient
- good
- …
- have
- gain
- get
- …
- (British English also gearing)(
finance )金融 the relationship between the amount of money that a company owes and the value of its shares Topics Moneyc2, Businessc2杠杆比率;资本与负债比率