Leverage is the ability to influence situations or people so that you can control what happens.
His position as mayor gives him leverage to get things done.
他的市长职位使其有影响力来办事。
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To leverage a company or investment means to use borrowed money in order to buy it or pay for it.
He might feel that leveraging the company at a time when he sees tremendous growth opportunities would be a mistake.
他可能感觉到在看到巨大的发展机会时举债经营公司是一个错误。