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

• 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。
• The US company has long dominated the market for processors in desktop and notebook computers, but has yet to make headway supplying chips for smartphones and tablets, which are now having an impact on demand for traditional PCs.
  长期以来，英特尔一直在台式电脑和笔记本电脑处理器市场上占据着主导地位，但在已经对传统个人电脑需求构成冲击的智能手机和平板电脑芯片市场上，英特尔尚无建树。
• Eight years ago, the sport seemed to make headway in matching that growing interest with strong play on the field.
  亚洲球队八年前的赛场表现非常精彩，越来越大的财务投入似乎是取得了一定的实效。
• In order to make headway, it is essential to sum up the relationship between the project and the industrial structure adjustment and promulgate the follow-up policy.
  退耕还林工程的实施与农村产业结构调整关系密切，为保证工程取得成效，有必要总结工程实施对产业结构调整的影响，并制定完善的工程后续政策。
• This could explain why Britain, a nation passionate about tea-drinking but where almost everybody adds milk to their cup, fails to make headway against cardiovascular disease.
  这就是英国这个热爱饮茶，却几乎人人都往茶中加牛奶的国度在对抗心血管疾病方面并无进展的原因。
• The project of the Three Gorges attracts worldwide attention, but the key to make headway and to success in this project lies just in the migration work.
  移民工作是三峡工程进展和成功的关键，目前已经进入二期移民。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。