verb
to get as much advantage or profit as possible from sth that you have 利用…以获得好处；利用…获利 ◆ A consultant can advise you on leveraging the skills of your workforce. 顾问会建议你善用工人技能的优势。
( ) to use borrowed money to buy an investment or to add to the amount invested, in order to try to increase possible profits from the investment 举债经营；杠杆式投机 ◆ a leveraged takeover bid 举债经营式的收购出价
to attract money or other advantages 吸引（资金或其他有利条件） ◆ The design award we won leveraged large loans from several sources. 我们赢得的设计奖项吸引了来自几个方面的巨额贷款。
noun
( ) if a company or an investor leverages up , they borrow more money in order to try to increase profits举债经营；杠杆作用 ◆ For years companies have leveraged up to boost shareholder returns. 多年来许多公司已举债经营来提高股东收益。
to increase or improve sth 提高；改善 ◆ Our software will leverage up your efficiency. 我们的软件将提高你的效率。