| 单词 | head start |
| 释义 | head startor headstartSEE SYNONYMS FOR head start ON THESAURUS.COM nounan advantage given or acquired in any competition, endeavor, etc., as allowing one or more competitors in a race to start before the others. Origin of head startFirst recorded in 1885–90 Words nearby head startheadspace, headspring, headsquare, headstall, headstand, head start, head station, headstay, headstock, headstone, headstream Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for head start
British Dictionary definitions for head starthead start nounan initial advantage in a competitive situation Word Origin for head startoriginally referring to a horse's having its head in front of others at the start of a race Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Idioms and Phrases with head starthead start An early start that confers an advantage, as in This year we'll get a head start on the competition by running more ads. The expression comes from racing, where it was used for a horse being given an advantage of several lengths over the others. Its extension to other areas dates from the early 1900s. The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. |
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