名詞 leverage:

1. the mechanical advantage gained by being in a position to use a lever
   同義詞：purchase
2. strategic advantage; power to act effectively
3. investing with borrowed money as a way to amplify potential gains (at the risk of greater losses)
   同義詞：leveraging

動(dòng)詞 leverage:

1. supplement with leverage
2. provide with leverage

1. Should the West root unreservedly for Soviet success? Or should Western economic support turn on Soviet political behavior at home and abroad? Western politicians weight the choice, but it's a false choice: the leverage doesn't exist.
   西方應(yīng)該毫無保留地支持蘇聯(lián)使其成功嗎？或者西方的經(jīng)濟(jì)支援是否應(yīng)視蘇聯(lián)在國內(nèi)外政治行為來決定？西方政客們權(quán)衡他們的選擇，可是這項(xiàng)選擇是錯(cuò)誤的。西方對(duì)蘇聯(lián)的制衡并不存在。
2. He has some leverage over the politician.
   他對(duì)這位政界人士有些影響。
3. Something, such as a crowbar, that is used to apply leverage.
   撬杠用于實(shí)施杠桿作用的某物，比如撬杠等
4. Her wealth gives her enormous leverage in social circles.
   她有財(cái)富便於她在社會(huì)各界造成巨大影響。

lev.er.age

n.（名詞）

The action of a lever.
杠桿作用
The mechanical advantage of a lever.
杠桿的機(jī)械效率
Positional advantage; power to act effectively:
優(yōu)勢，力量：位置上的優(yōu)勢；有效的行動(dòng)：
例句：
.started his . . . career with far more social leverage than his father had enjoyed.(Doris Kearns Goodwin)
.他開始了自己的事業(yè)，并享有比他的父輩更多的社會(huì)優(yōu)勢.(多麗絲·克恩斯·古德溫)

The use of credit or borrowed funds to improve one`s speculative capacity and increase the rate of return from an investment, as in buying securities on margin.
舉債經(jīng)營：用信用或貸款增加自己的投機(jī)能力并增加投資收益率，例如利用原價(jià)與買價(jià)之差來購買證券
v.tr.（及物動(dòng)詞）
lev.er.aged,lev.er.ag.ing,lev.er.ag.es
To provide (a company) with leverage.
使（某一公司）舉債經(jīng)營
To supplement (money, for example) with leverage.
補(bǔ)充（如金錢）支持
To affect as if by leverage:
杠桿作用：好象通過杠桿作用進(jìn)行影響：
例句：
a lifestyle that was leveraged by business responsibilities.
被商業(yè)責(zé)任大大影響的生活方式