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動詞

to jump-start (三人称単数 現在形 jump-starts, 現在分詞 jump-starting, 過去形および過去分詞形 jump-started)

1. (transitive) To start a motor vehicle by passing an electrical current from a charged battery to the discharged battery of the vehicle being started, by means of a booster cable connecting the two batteries.
2. (transitive, figuratively) To reactivate or rejuvenate.

   Giving a really good speech at the convention could jump-start her political career.

同意語

• boost

名詞

jump-start (複数形 jump-starts)

1. The process or result of jump-starting a motor vehicle.

   I left my headlights on all night. Could you give me a jump-start?

関連する語

• jumper cable

動詞

jump-start (三人称単数 現在形 jump-starts, 現在分詞 jump-starting, 過去形および過去分詞形 jump-started)

1. (transitive) To start a motor vehicle by passing an electrical current from a charged battery to the discharged ("dead" または "flat") battery of the vehicle being started, by using booster cables to temporarily connect the two batteries in parallel.

   Synonym: boost

2. (transitive, figurative) To reactivate or rejuvenate.

   Synonyms: boost, reactivate, kick start

   Giving a really good speech at the convention could jump-start her political career.

   • 2022, NoViolet Bulawayo, Glory, Chatto & Windus, page 262:

     ‘That debt means we can’t access credit to jump-start the economy as needed.’

名詞

jump-start (複数形 jump-starts)

1. The process or result of jump-starting a motor vehicle.

   I left my headlights on all night. Could you give me a jump-start?

2. (sports) A false start

   Synonyms: jumped start, jumped-start, false start, flier, flyer

参考

• jumper cable

Further reading

• jump start on Wikipedia.

動詞

to jumpstart (三人称単数 現在形 jumpstarts, 現在分詞 jumpstarting, 過去形および過去分詞形 jumpstarted)

1. Alternative form of jump-start.