pole position
noun
1- the most favourable position at the start of a motor race（汽车赛起始时的）首发位置, 杆位。
1.1
- figurative a leading or dominant position〈喻〉领导地位, 主导地位：
a company boasting the pole position in the communications business.
一个在通讯产业中占据主导地位的公司。
词源
1950s: from a 19th-cent. use of pole in horse racing, denoting the starting position next to the inside boundary fence.