head start

英 [ˌhed ˈstɑːt]

美 [ˌhed ˈstɑːrt]

n.  起步前的优势

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牛津词典

noun

• 起步前的优势
  an advantage that sb already has before they start doing sth
  1. Being able to speak French gave her a head start over the other candidates.
     会说法语使她比其他候选人占优势。

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT 领先;占先
  If you have ahead start onother people, you have an advantage over them in something such as a competition or race.
  1. Hungarian businessmen have had a head start over most of their Eastern European neighbors...
     匈牙利商人已经领先于东欧邻国的大多数同行了。
  2. A good education gives your child a head start in life.
     良好的教育会让你的孩子在人生的起跑线上比别人领先一步。

英英释义

noun

• the advantage gained by beginning early (as in a race)
  1. with an hour's start he will be hard to catch
  Synonym:start

双语例句

• The other racers knew they could not catch Michael if he got too big a head start.
  其他参赛者知道，如果一开始让迈克尔依靠太多的话，他们就追不上了。
• Or are they getting a head start in a ruthlessly competitive world?
  还是说他们在这个竞争残酷的世界里有了领先的优势？
• Just trying to give my man a head start, that's all.
  我只是想给我的朋友一个机会，就这么回事。
• I'm getting a head start on next semester.
  我在要开始先学下个学期的课。
• As he self-studied College English in high school, he has had a head start over his peers.
  他在中学就自学了大学英语，所以比其他同学领先了一步。
• I had started college courses during high school, giving me a head start.
  在中学阶段我就修了一些大学课程，这让我能有一个良好的开始。
• Templates give you a big head start when you create a new database.
  在创建新数据库时，模板可为您提供一个良好的开端。
• Even when he is sick, he works; even with his head start she caught up with him.
  即使在生病的时候，他还是坚持工作；尽管他领先过，她还是赶上他了。
• And they've got a head start on you.
  他们已经比你们抢先了一步。
• They have a head start in this because they know what ACE inhibitors look like.
  研究人员在这一点上占有先机，因为他们已经了解ACE抑制剂的情况。