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jump-start

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
Related topics: Motor vehicles
ˌjump-ˈstart verb [transitive]  1. TTC (also jump American English) to start a car whose battery has lost power by connecting it to the battery of another car 用跨接法发动〔汽车〕2 HELPto help a process or activity to start or become more successful 启动,促进〔过程或活动〕 Congress hopes the tax cut will jump-start the economy. 国会希望减税能够推动经济发展。jump start noun [countable]
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ˌjump-ˈstart verbChineseSyllable
to car start whose a Corpus battery


jump-start
ˌjump-ˈstart verb [transitive]
1. (also jump American English) to start a car whose battery has lost power by connecting it to the battery of another car
2. to help a process or activity to start or become more successful:
    Congress hopes the tax cut will jump-start the economy.
—jump start noun [countable]


jump-startBrE /ˈdʒʌmp stɑːt/ 🔊NAmE /ˈdʒʌmp stɑːrt/ 🔊 (NAmE also jump) verbpresent simple - I / you / we / they jump-start BrE /ˈdʒʌmp stɑːt/ 🔊 NAmE /ˈdʒʌmp stɑːrt/ 🔊present simple - he / she / it jump-starts BrE /ˈdʒʌmp stɑːts/ 🔊 NAmE /ˈdʒʌmp stɑːrts/ 🔊past simple jump-started BrE /ˈdʒʌmp stɑːtɪd/ 🔊 NAmE /ˈdʒʌmp stɑːrtɪd/ 🔊past participle jump-started BrE /ˈdʒʌmp stɑːtɪd/ 🔊 NAmE /ˈdʒʌmp stɑːrtɪd/ 🔊 -ing form jump-starting BrE /ˈdʒʌmp stɑːtɪŋ/ 🔊 NAmE /ˈdʒʌmp stɑːrtɪŋ/ 🔊~ sth to start the engine of a car by connecting the battery to the battery of another car with jump leads 用跨接引线启动(汽车发动机)~ sth to put a lot of energy into starting a process or an activity or into making it start more quickly 全力启动;加快开展