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“留余地”比喻不把话说死或不把事办绝,留下进退回旋的地步(leave some leeway,allow for some unforeseen circumstances)。常见用法为“留有足够余地(leave adequate leeway)”。
例句:
说话、办事时一定要给自己留余地。
We must leave some leeway when we talk about or do something.
制订预算时要留余地。
Leave some leeway when preparing the budget.
There is little leeway if anything goes wrong.
要是出了事,回旋余地可是很小。