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

• 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。
• Even a few minutes will give your day a head start. Be an early bird.
  即使是很少的几分钟都会给你的一天开个好头，做一只早起鸟。
• We have a head start.
  我们起步较早。
• They have a head start in that item.
  他们在那个项目上有优势。
• He's got a two-minute head start.
  他两分钟之前就离开了。
• It proved a brilliant initiative that gave Michelin a head start in the guidebook and road map publishing business.
  这被证明是一项明智的举措，它让米其林在旅行指南和行车路线图出版领域占据了领先位置。
• And they've got a head start on you.
  他们已经比你们抢先了一步。
• I'm getting a head start on next semester.
  我在要开始先学下个学期的课。
• 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。
• Creating the right environment for sleep in your bedroom can also give you a head start.
  在卧室营造一个良好的睡眠环境也可能有助于睡眠。