jump-start
- IPA[ˈjəmpˌstärt]
美式
- start (a car with a dead battery) with jumper cables or by a sudden release of the clutch while it is being pushed；give an added impetus to (something that is proceeding slowly or is at a standstill)
- an act of jump-starting a car；an added impetus
verb: jump-start, 3rd person present: jump-starts, gerund or present participle: jump-starting, past tense: jump-started, past participle: jump-started
noun: jump-start, plural noun: jump-starts
- 釋義
動詞
- 1. start (a car with a dead battery) with jumper cables or by a sudden release of the clutch while it is being pushed he jump-started his old Chrysler
- ▪ 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
名詞
- 1. an act of jump-starting a car a quick jump-start got the jeep running again
- ▪ an added impetus the stimulus package is intended to give the economy a jump-start
