| 单词 | toehold |
| 释义 | toeholdWord family adjectivetoednountoecaptoecliptoeholdtoenailtoe Other sports toe·hold /ˈtəʊhəʊld $ ˈtoʊhoʊld/ noun 1 [singular]START DOING something your first involvement in a particular activity, from which you can develop and become stronger 〔事业发展壮大的〕初步的立脚点 toehold in The company has gained a toehold in the competitive computer market. 该公司在竞争激烈的电脑市场初步站稳了脚跟。 2. [countableC]DSO a place on a rock where you can put your foot when you are climbing 〔攀岩时可落脚的〕立足点，踏足点 Examples from the Corpus toehold• It will thus earn a toehold in the moral company of animals; something that Singer could not accept.• And there are also foreign firms, Netto and Aldi, who are trying to get a toehold here.• And of course the fact that luck is always involved somewhere gives the sceptic a toehold too.• Minorities say they've gotten a small toehold in broadcasting. From Longman Business Dictionary toeholdtoe·hold /ˈtəʊhəʊldˈtoʊhoʊld/ noun [singular] someone’s first involvement in a particular business activity from which they can develop and become stronger The company has struggled for a toehold in the fiercely competitive PC market. |
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