Leverage



GRE

解释

GRE 红宝书

• n. 杠杆作用; 力量, 影响
• ［英］ n. 杠杆作用; 力量, 影响 ( influence over someone else)
• ［记］ lever（杠杆）＋age

Webster Collegiate

I. noun

• Date: 1830
• 1. the action of a lever or the mechanical advantage gained by it
• 2. power, effectiveness <trying to gain more political leverage>
• 3. the use of credit to enhance one's speculative capacity

II. transitive verb (-aged; -aging)

• Date: 1957
• 1. to provide (as a corporation) or supplement (as money) with leverage; also to enhance as if by supplying with financial leverage
• 2. to use for gain ; exploit <shamelessly leverage the system to their advantage — Alexander Wolff>

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