kick-start

 Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++

Related topics: Motor vehicles

ˈkick-start1 verb [transitive]  1  START DOING somethingto do something to help a process or activity start or develop more quickly 启动；促进 He urged further interest rate cuts in a bid to kick-start the economy. 他极力主张进一步降低利率以推动经济。2. TTCto start a motorcycle using your foot 用脚发动〔摩托车〕→ See Verb table

Examples from the Corpus

kick-start• Interest rates were lowered to kick-start the economy.

Related topics: Motor vehicles

kick-start2 noun  1. TTC[countable] (also kick-starter) the part of a motorcycle that you press with your foot to start it 〔摩托车的〕脚踏启动器2  [singular] action taken to make a plan, project etc start or develop more quickly 启动；促进 Motivation is the kick-start you need to succeed at work. 积极主动是在工作中成功的捷径。

Examples from the Corpus

kick-start• Councillors have backed a three-year development package which will give the museum a £50,000 kick-start.• Quality service: The quality of service at Darlington town hall has been given a kick-start.From Longman Business Dictionarykick-startˈkick-start verb [transitive] to do something to make a process or activity develop more quicklyAugust’s cut in interest rates helped kick-start the housing market. —kick-start noun [singular]a new initiative which will provide a kick-start for the manufacturing sectorSouth Korea and Taiwan both got a kick-start to economic growth from their access to the US market.→ See Verb table

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ˈkick-start¹ verb [transitive]
1. to do something to help a process or activity start or develop more quickly:
    He urged further interest rate cuts in a bid to kick-start the economy.
2. to start a motorcycle using your foot

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kick-start² noun
1. [countable] (also ˈkick-starter) the part of a motorcycle that you press with your foot to start it
2. [singular] action taken to make a plan, project etc start or develop more quickly:
    Motivation is the kick-start you need to succeed at work.