opening salvo formal SAY/STATEthe first in a series of questions, statements etc that you use to try to win an argument 〔在争论中提出的〕第一个问题,头一炮 Congressman Saunders fired the opening salvo during a heated debate on capital punishment. 桑德斯议员在有关死刑的激烈讨论中开了头一炮。
fired the opening salvo• Clinton fired the opening salvo last month when he included tax cuts in his proposed 1997 budget.
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