elbow room

英 [ˈelbəʊ ruːm]

美 [ˈelboʊ ruːm]

n.  足够的活动空间; 足以走进的地方

牛津词典

noun

• 足够的活动空间；足以走进的地方
  enough space to move or walk in

柯林斯词典

• N-UNCOUNT 行动自由；活动空间
  Elbow roomis the freedom to do what you want to do or need to do in a particular situation.
  1. His speech was designed to give himself more political elbow room.
     他的演讲旨在给自己更多的政治空间。
• N-UNCOUNT 宽裕的空间;充足的活动空间
  If there is enoughelbow roomin a place or vehicle, it is not too small or too crowded.
  1. There was not much elbow room in the cockpit of a Snipe.
     “沙锥鸟”战斗机的驾驶舱空间不太宽敞。

英英释义

noun

• space for movement
  1. room to pass
  2. make way for
  3. hardly enough elbow room to turn around
  Synonym:roomway

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