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单词 jump-start
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Definition of jump-start in English:

jump-start

verbˈdʒʌmpstɑːtˈdʒəmpˌstɑrt
[with object]
  • 1Start (a car with a flat battery) with jump leads or by a sudden release of the clutch while the car is being pushed.

    he jump-started his old Chrysler
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Have you ever been able to jump-start a car that seemed to crank OK but wouldn't start on its own?
    • He was actually really nice, the way he offered to try to jump-start the car.
    • A surprising number of optic injuries are caused by bungee cords, sparks from using tools or jump-starting a car, or from flying champagne corks.
    • The omens didn't look good when the intrepid explorers had to jump-start their old bangers to reach the end of the street.
    • The first thing you want to remember when jump-starting a car is that a slight possibility of explosion does exist.
    1. 1.1 Give an added impetus to (something that is proceeding slowly or is at a standstill)
      she suggests ways to jump-start the sluggish educational system
      Example sentencesExamples
      • Respondents report that they jump-start strategic initiatives by funding them above normal spending limits.
      • The chief of the Taiwan-based foundation visited China in October 1998 in an unsuccessful bid to jump-start the stalled dialogue.
      • There's a push on in China to jump-start the semiconductor sector.
      • Gnat came back from her trip supercharged in some odd way - a week with cousins, older cousins, jump-started some portion of her brain.
      • In an effort to jump-start stalled talks, federal mediators have offered binding arbitration to Northwest Airlines and the company's mechanics.
      • By cutting back once a month, perhaps as a way of jump-starting a healthier eating plan, you could rid yourself of a lifetime of excess calories.
      • These writers do not present the only way to jump-start our sluggish sense of wonder.
      • The terrorist attack blew a gaping hole in that landscape, but nothing else fundamental has changed in the city's economy - which suggests that a vigorous rebuilding would jump-start the area all over again.
      • Brazil, Argentina and other countries in the region jump-started their economies with liberal economic policies.
      • Chill cosmetics in the refrigerator to jump-start sluggish, hot skin.
      • I hope these suggestions will serve to jump-start the maintenance transformation process and provide a fundamental strategy for rethinking and reengineering Army maintenance.
      • He said our role is not to jump-start your campaign and all of a sudden make you competitive.
      • Good nutrition during that period really jump-starts the recovery process.
      • We work in a very open environment to promote a free flow of communication, but this meeting really jump-starts it.
      • Taking a skills clinic can jump-start your mountain-biking education by compressing a lot of information into one or a few days.
      • The occasional high-rep set, however, is an excellent tool for jump-starting a stalled routine and turning up the heat on lukewarm muscles.
      • The cut, which would be the Fed's ninth this year in its effort to jump-start a flagging economy, would push short-term rates to their lowest levels in nearly a decade.
      • The board also established new jobs for seasoned construction pros, including someone to jump-start its stalled and troubled school projects.
      • This, of course, served to jump-start the local automobile industry.
      • The removal of regulatory and other structural impediments to private sector investment could also play a big role in jump-starting the foreign investment drive.
nounˈdʒʌmpstɑːtˈdʒəmpˌstɑrt
  • 1An act of jump-starting a car.

    a quick jump-start got the jeep running again
    Example sentencesExamples
    • The male passengers were asked to get out and help push the bus to give it a jump-start.
    • What you need is a jump-start, a spark that will get your motor running and take you from zero to 60 as fast as possible.
    • He asked if the guys could give him a jump-start.
    • A Hounslow man who got into his car to give his relations' car a jump-start, was arrested for drinking and appeared at Feltham court last week.
    • Flat tire assistance, fuel delivery, lockout service and jump-starts are all included, up to $150 per incident.
    • Fuel deliveries and jump-starts also fall into this category.
    • Ian Morgan said he changed his vote after Wilson stopped to give his car a jump-start with only 45 minutes left until the polls closed.
    1. 1.1 An added impetus.
      the stimulus package is intended to give the economy a jump-start
      Example sentencesExamples
      • The timing of this legislation could not have been better for the technology industry - an industry that is in dire need of a jump-start in spending.
      • The oxygen is designed to give skin that's tired and sallow a jump-start.
      • Since I want to be fired up 100% of the time, a new perspective is always a great jump-start for me.
      • A jump-start on a pro career makes sense - assuming there is a pro career, and this is the area where allowing high school players in the draft gets dicey.
      • That means getting a jump-start for next year over the guys who are in it this year.
      • And they all more or less got their jump-start as a result of the Native Federation of Alberta.
      • Proponents of the reform said it was needed to put the postal saving system's massive deposits into the hands of private investors and provide a strong jump-start to the economy.
      • Because the team was so bad, a number of young players got jump-starts on their careers.
      • But she also hopes that the government - which authorized the work - will give them a jump-start financially as well.
      • It relies on a 15-play script to give the game a jump-start, but that didn't happen in the first half.
      • Get a jump-start on your competition with some pre-season cross-training.
      • That will give your preparer a jump-start on filing your return.
      • To give the sweet peas a jump-start on the season, lightly scratch the seed coat with sandpaper and soak the seed in water overnight.
 
 

Definition of jump-start in US English:

jump-start

verbˈdʒəmpˌstɑrtˈjəmpˌstärt
[with object]
  • 1Start (a car with a dead battery) with jumper cables or by a sudden release of the clutch while it is being pushed.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • The omens didn't look good when the intrepid explorers had to jump-start their old bangers to reach the end of the street.
    • Have you ever been able to jump-start a car that seemed to crank OK but wouldn't start on its own?
    • A surprising number of optic injuries are caused by bungee cords, sparks from using tools or jump-starting a car, or from flying champagne corks.
    • The first thing you want to remember when jump-starting a car is that a slight possibility of explosion does exist.
    • He was actually really nice, the way he offered to try to jump-start the car.
    1. 1.1 Give an added impetus to (something that is proceeding slowly or is at a standstill)
      she suggests ways to jump-start the sluggish educational system
      Example sentencesExamples
      • Gnat came back from her trip supercharged in some odd way - a week with cousins, older cousins, jump-started some portion of her brain.
      • The cut, which would be the Fed's ninth this year in its effort to jump-start a flagging economy, would push short-term rates to their lowest levels in nearly a decade.
      • I hope these suggestions will serve to jump-start the maintenance transformation process and provide a fundamental strategy for rethinking and reengineering Army maintenance.
      • By cutting back once a month, perhaps as a way of jump-starting a healthier eating plan, you could rid yourself of a lifetime of excess calories.
      • We work in a very open environment to promote a free flow of communication, but this meeting really jump-starts it.
      • The occasional high-rep set, however, is an excellent tool for jump-starting a stalled routine and turning up the heat on lukewarm muscles.
      • The removal of regulatory and other structural impediments to private sector investment could also play a big role in jump-starting the foreign investment drive.
      • He said our role is not to jump-start your campaign and all of a sudden make you competitive.
      • The board also established new jobs for seasoned construction pros, including someone to jump-start its stalled and troubled school projects.
      • Respondents report that they jump-start strategic initiatives by funding them above normal spending limits.
      • Brazil, Argentina and other countries in the region jump-started their economies with liberal economic policies.
      • Taking a skills clinic can jump-start your mountain-biking education by compressing a lot of information into one or a few days.
      • There's a push on in China to jump-start the semiconductor sector.
      • The terrorist attack blew a gaping hole in that landscape, but nothing else fundamental has changed in the city's economy - which suggests that a vigorous rebuilding would jump-start the area all over again.
      • In an effort to jump-start stalled talks, federal mediators have offered binding arbitration to Northwest Airlines and the company's mechanics.
      • The chief of the Taiwan-based foundation visited China in October 1998 in an unsuccessful bid to jump-start the stalled dialogue.
      • These writers do not present the only way to jump-start our sluggish sense of wonder.
      • This, of course, served to jump-start the local automobile industry.
      • Good nutrition during that period really jump-starts the recovery process.
      • Chill cosmetics in the refrigerator to jump-start sluggish, hot skin.
nounˈdʒəmpˌstɑrtˈjəmpˌstärt
  • 1An act of jump-starting a car.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Ian Morgan said he changed his vote after Wilson stopped to give his car a jump-start with only 45 minutes left until the polls closed.
    • He asked if the guys could give him a jump-start.
    • What you need is a jump-start, a spark that will get your motor running and take you from zero to 60 as fast as possible.
    • Fuel deliveries and jump-starts also fall into this category.
    • A Hounslow man who got into his car to give his relations' car a jump-start, was arrested for drinking and appeared at Feltham court last week.
    • The male passengers were asked to get out and help push the bus to give it a jump-start.
    • Flat tire assistance, fuel delivery, lockout service and jump-starts are all included, up to $150 per incident.
    1. 1.1 An added impetus.
      Example sentencesExamples
      • And they all more or less got their jump-start as a result of the Native Federation of Alberta.
      • Since I want to be fired up 100% of the time, a new perspective is always a great jump-start for me.
      • That will give your preparer a jump-start on filing your return.
      • The timing of this legislation could not have been better for the technology industry - an industry that is in dire need of a jump-start in spending.
      • Because the team was so bad, a number of young players got jump-starts on their careers.
      • A jump-start on a pro career makes sense - assuming there is a pro career, and this is the area where allowing high school players in the draft gets dicey.
      • To give the sweet peas a jump-start on the season, lightly scratch the seed coat with sandpaper and soak the seed in water overnight.
      • The oxygen is designed to give skin that's tired and sallow a jump-start.
      • It relies on a 15-play script to give the game a jump-start, but that didn't happen in the first half.
      • But she also hopes that the government - which authorized the work - will give them a jump-start financially as well.
      • That means getting a jump-start for next year over the guys who are in it this year.
      • Proponents of the reform said it was needed to put the postal saving system's massive deposits into the hands of private investors and provide a strong jump-start to the economy.
      • Get a jump-start on your competition with some pre-season cross-training.
 
 
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