| 单词 | running start |
| 释义 | running startSEE SYNONYMS FOR running start ON THESAURUS.COM nounSports. a start, as in the hop, step, and jump or the running broad jump, in which a contestant begins moving before reaching the starting or take-off point. an initial advantage in undertaking something; a head start: His background gave him a running start in business. Origin of running startFirst recorded in 1925–30 Words nearby running startrunning pine, running repairs, running rhythm, running rigging, running room, running start, running stitch, running story, running text, running time, running title Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Idioms and Phrases with running startrunning start An initial advantage, as in His background in biochemistry gave him a running start in the field of genetics. This expression alludes to track events such as the running broad jump, in which one begins moving before reaching the actual take-off point. [1920s] Also see under get off the ground. 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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