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have leverage over sb/sth
表示‘对……有影响力或优势’。
The smaller country had leverage over its larger neighbor through trade agreements.
这个小国通过贸易协定对其较大的邻国具有影响力。
杠杆作用
leverages — plural of leverage
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杠杆作用
the mechanical advantage gained by being in a position to use a lever
The smaller country had leverage over its larger neighbor through trade agreements.
这个小国通过贸易协定对其较大的邻国具有影响力。
To move the heavy rock, we used a long pole for leverage.
为了移动那块沉重的岩石，我们用了一根长杆来提供杠杆作用。
The company's strong brand gives it significant leverage in negotiations.
该公司强大的品牌在谈判中给了它显著的优势。
Buying on leverage can increase profits but also risks greater losses.
杠杆买入可以增加利润，但也伴随着更大的亏损风险。
表示‘对……有影响力或优势’。
The smaller country had leverage over its larger neighbor through trade agreements.
这个小国通过贸易协定对其较大的邻国具有影响力。
指利用某种优势或手段达到目的。
They used their financial leverage to negotiate a better contract.
他们利用财务杠杆来谈判更好的合同。
意为‘获得杠杆作用或优势’。
The company gained leverage by acquiring a key supplier.
该公司通过收购一家关键供应商获得了优势。
Not this
He used many leverages to win.
Use this
He used a lot of leverage to win.
Leverage 作为名词时是不可数名词，不能加复数或与many连用，应使用 much 或 a lot of。
Not this
She has leverage to her boss.
Use this
She has leverage over her boss.
表示对某人有影响力或优势时，leverage 后接介词 over，而不是 to。
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金融杠杆
The company used financial leverage to amplify its returns.
该公司利用金融杠杆来放大其回报。
政治筹码
The small party used its votes as political leverage in the negotiations.
小党在谈判中将其选票作为政治筹码。
杠杆点
Identifying the right leverage point can make a big difference in solving the problem.
找到正确的杠杆点对解决问题有很大影响。
竞争优势
Their advanced technology gave them competitive leverage over rivals.
他们先进的技术使其在竞争对手面前拥有竞争优势。
获得优势
She tried to gain leverage in the debate by presenting new evidence.
她试图通过提出新证据在辩论中获得优势。
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通常用作不可数名词，表示杠杆作用或优势。
Only 'beverage' rhymes with 'leverage' (same stressed vowel /e/ and ending /rɪdʒ/). Other listed words share the spelling ending -age but have different stressed vowels, so they do not rhyme.
Collins 词频等级为 2，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT.