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小词详解 | leverage
leverage 英 [ˈliːvərɪdʒ] 美 [ˈlevərɪdʒ]
Canada and Mexico look set to be temporarily excluded—but only because Mr Trump wants leverage in his renegotiation of the North American Free-Trade Agreement, which has nothing to do with national security.
加拿大和墨西哥看起来暂时会得到豁免,但这只是因为特朗普希望在重新谈判《北美自由贸易协定》时有筹码在手,与国家安全毫无关联。
——《经济学人》How much leverage do the United States and its allies have over the Taliban?
美国及其盟友对塔利班有多大影响力?
——《纽约时报》
[名词] 通过杠杆或以杠杆方式使用的物体施加力
她的市长身份使她有能力通过出席委员会会议来达成一些事情。但同时,她很难兼顾政治上的抱负和孩子们的需要。
Her function as a Mayor affords her the leverage to get things done through attending committee meetings. But at the same time, it is hard to reconcile her political ambitions with the needs of her children.
你可以借助这场战争的惨败来取代你软弱的上司担任总统。
You can supersede your feeble boss as president by leveraging the debacle of the war.
You should have called me when you had some actual leverage.
你真有筹码的时候该打给我的。
clout: influence or power, especially in politics or business authority: the power to influence others, especially because of one's commanding manner or one's recognized knowledge about something weight: the ability of someone or something to influence decisions or actions