| 单词 | running start |
| 释义 | > as lemmasrunning start running start n. an advantage gained at the beginning of something; a head start; (more generally) a good beginning. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > prosperity > success > mastery or superiority > [noun] > advantage over another > an advantage advantagec1330 betterc1405 fordeal1470 vantage1490 fardredeal1521 forthdeal1542 kinch?1635 running start1842 leg up1930 1842 Daily Atlas (Boston) 26 Dec. ‘I can't dwell.’—(neither could the crowd, for they had nearly all taken a running start of him). 1887 17th Ann. Rep. Michigan State Hort. Soc. 442 The superphosphates were well calculated to give plants a running start in life. 1929 D. Runyon in Cosmopolitan July 125/1 Dave the Dude is more corned than anybody else, because he has two or three days running start on everybody. 1978 N.Y. Mag. 5 June 39/3 His inability to keep down food will get him off to a running start on a new diet. 2007 D. Porter & D. Prince Frommer's Italy 2008 iv. 80 Arrive in Rome as early as you can to get a running start on the attractions. < as lemmas |
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