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  • [ˈliːvərɪʤ][ˈlevrɪʤ]
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Collins English-Chinese Dictionary

leverage ['liːvərɪʤ]
  1. 1. noun [u] (using bar,lever) 杠杆作用
  2. 2. noun [fig] (influence) 影响

Comprehensive English-Chinese Dictionary

leverage [ˈliːvərɪʤ] [ˈlevrɪʤ]
  1. 1. n.[u] 杠杆作用
  2. 2. n.[u] 手段力量影响力
    Relatively small groups can sometimes exert immense political leverage.
    规模相对不大团体有时发挥巨大的政治影响力
  3. 3. noun [Economics] 举债经营
  4. 4. vt. [American English] 举债经营利用贷款进行投机
  5. 5. vt. [American English] 使……举债经营
    We need to leverage this company.
    我们需要利用这家公司

Collins English-English Dictionary

leverage ['liːvərɪʤ]
  1. 1. n the action of a lever
  2. 2. n the mechanical advantage gained by employing a lever
  3. 3. n power to accomplish something; strategic advantage
  4. 4. n the enhanced power available to a large company
    the supermarket chains have greater leverage than single-outlet enterprises
  5. 5. n US word for gearing
  6. 6. n the use made by a company of its limited assets to guarantee the substantial loans required to finance its business

Examples

Leverage can be applied into many aspects, including physically and socially.
杠杆原理适用于社会学和物理学在内的诸多方面。
Our leverage lies in our good reputation.
良好的声誉是我们的优势。
We need to leverage this company.
我们需要利用这家公司。
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