flying start

短语

n. 快速起跑; 快速起动; 迅速起步; 迅速发展

发音

AU

词形变化

flying starts 复数 flying starts

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    An especially good start.

    习语

    The new restaurant got off to a flying start, packing out every night.

  2. 2.

    The start of a sports event in which the competitors are moving when they pass the starting line or initial jump point.

词汇关系

名词

同义词 1

上位词 1

词源

From sailboat races, where the ships should be 'flying' under full sail as they cross the starting line.

来源:wiktionary