high-hanging fruit

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释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    Fruit that, because of its height from the ground, is more difficult to harvest.

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  2. 2.

    Anything that is difficult to achieve, and which is postponed while simpler alternatives are still available.

    比喻 不可数

    The smaller research-based centers will tackle the much more difficult to express, high-hanging fruit, in particular, represented by membrane and posttransationally modified proteins.