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springboard

🇬🇧 UK/'spriŋbɒ:d/🇺🇸 US
TOEFLC2

Definitions

n.

A flexible board used for diving or gymnastics; something that provides a starting point for further action

跳板;出发点,起跳台

v.

To launch or propel oneself as if from a springboard

以…为跳板,借助跳板腾跃

🧩 Root Breakdown

Native English
springleap, jump, rise suddenly; season after winter
+
boardplank, table, to provide meals
=springboard

Common Collocations

  • 1.springboard for success成功的跳板
  • 2.use as a springboard以……为跳板
  • 3.springboard to fame通往名声的跳板
  • 4.diving springboard跳水板

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    The internship served as a springboard for her career in finance.

  • 2.

    He used the diving springboard to launch himself high into the air.

  • 3.

    The small startup became a springboard for innovation in the tech industry.

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