leg-up

基本解釋

This leg-up has been crucial. The firm says it is now the world’s biggest manufacturer of solar heaters.
這種幫助是至關重要的，皇明公司表示它現(xiàn)在是世界最大的太陽能熱水器制造商。
Understanding the basics of how a microprocessor works gives you a leg-up on grokking the more advanced features of today’s Mega-microprocessors.
知道微處理器如何運用可以幫助你理解今天微處理器有多么先進。
Similarly, when I speak, my introduction highlights my academic credentials and expertise, which gives me a leg-up in being able to persuade the audience to take a specific course of action.
簡單，我一開口，那一番介紹就強調(diào)了我的學位和資歷，自然多賦予我一層保障，好讓我解決聽筒那邊的人，按我說的去做。

told a story of an incident that happened shortly after he lost his leg to cancer at age 12, when his father helped him up an icy, snow-covered hill,telling him "There is nothing that you cannot do."

It also offered a leg-up for the rural masses to climb the social ladder.
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Apple has a clear leg-up in profits because it covers hardware, software, and in many cases, retail.
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The elite few who can access it get a valuable leg-up in the job market, without the burden of student debt.
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