running start noun
Learner's definition of RUNNING START
[singular] chiefly US
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used to say that a person or animal is running at the start of a race, jump, etc.行进出发；行进间起跑；跑动进行 -
How fast can you cover 100 meters if you have a running start? [=if you are already running when you pass the starting point of that 100 meters?]如果你行进间起跑，多快能跑100米？
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The sprinters were given a running start. [=were allowed to be running at the start of the race]短跑选手们被允许行进间起跑。
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often used figuratively常用作比喻 -
The new mayor is off to a running start. [=flying start] [=the new mayor has been successful very quickly]新市长刚一上任就来了个开门红。
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The company was given a running start [=head start, advantage] by its experience with similar projects in the past.凭借之前有类似项目的经验，这家公司抢得了先机。