英语词汇“head start”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

A head start is a preferred position or an advantage, sometimes obtained by starting to do something before anyone else does. A runner with a head start may win a race even if she's not the fastest.

You'll get a head start on the 50-yard dash if you begin to run before your opponents do. You'll get a head start in life if your parents have the money and experience to send you to great schools and buy you lots of books. This second, figurative use of head start inspired the US preschool program called Head Start, which is intended to help poor kids get ahead early in their lives.

WORD FAMILY

head start: head starts

USAGE EXAMPLES

Ivanka compares herself to a runner positioned on the outside track, whose head start at the beginning is just an illusion.

The New Yorker(Nov 29, 2016)

“It helps to give the kids a head start and shows them that life is cyclical, in more ways than one,” Gonzalez said.

Washington Times(Nov 28, 2016)

But Virginia supporters worry that the bluegrass state is getting a head start.

Washington Post(Nov 26, 2016)

n the advantage gained by beginning early (as in a race)

Syn|Hyper

start

advantage, vantage

the quality of having a superior or more favorable position

单词	head start
释义	head start (once / 11680 pages) n A head start is a preferred position or an advantage, sometimes obtained by starting to do something before anyone else does. A runner with a head start may win a race even if she's not the fastest. You'll get a head start on the 50-yard dash if you begin to run before your opponents do. You'll get a head start in life if your parents have the money and experience to send you to great schools and buy you lots of books. This second, figurative use of head start inspired the US preschool program called Head Start, which is intended to help poor kids get ahead early in their lives. WORD FAMILY head start: head starts USAGE EXAMPLES Ivanka compares herself to a runner positioned on the outside track, whose head start at the beginning is just an illusion. The New Yorker(Nov 29, 2016) “It helps to give the kids a head start and shows them that life is cyclical, in more ways than one,” Gonzalez said. Washington Times(Nov 28, 2016) But Virginia supporters worry that the bluegrass state is getting a head start. Washington Post(Nov 26, 2016) n the advantage gained by beginning early (as in a race) Syn\|Hyper start advantage, vantage the quality of having a superior or more favorable position
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