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Contemporary Standard Chinese Dictionary
- 余地
[yúdì]
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1.
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空余的地方
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屋子太小,没有活动的余地。
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2.
名
说话、行动、做事、订计划等留下的可回旋的地方
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还有商量的余地。
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Examples
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缓冲的余地
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leeway; room for manoeuvre
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留点儿回旋余地,别把话说死了。
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Don't make it so definite—allow a little latitude.
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活动余地
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room for manoeuvre
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咱们订计划时要留有余地。
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When drawing up a plan, we should allow for unforeseen circumstances.
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没有伸缩余地
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leave one no latitude
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两国的边界争端看来没有调和的余地。
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There seems to be no room for compromise in the border dispute between the two countries.
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没有选择的余地
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have no choice at all
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给他们一个转弯的余地
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give them some leeway
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又不是原则上的事,别把话说得太决绝了,要留有余地。
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As it doesn't concern principles, you should leave some leeway and shouldn't have said those determined words.
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Collocations
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不留余地
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without any room for change
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回旋余地
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room for change
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选择余地
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to have room to choose
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余地更大
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to have more room
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