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ˌjump-ˈstart verb [transitiveT] 1. TTC (also jump American EnglishAmE) to start a car whose battery has lost power by connecting it to the battery of another car 用跨接法发动〔汽车〕
2 HELPto help a process or activity to start or become more successful 启动，促进〔过程或活动〕 Congress hopes the tax cut will jump-start the economy. 国会希望减税能够推动经济发展。
—jump start noun [countableC]