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

• This will give you a head start and then some.
  这会给你一个头开始，然后一些。
• 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。
• And they've got a head start on you.
  他们已经比你们抢先了一步。
• 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。
• I'm getting a head start on next semester.
  我在要开始先学下个学期的课。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• And I said: I benefited so much from the war on poverty. I was in Head Start.
  于是，我说：我以前就是从贫困战中获益的人。