get off the ground
英 [ɡet ɒf ðə ɡraʊnd]
美 [ɡet ɔːf ðə ɡraʊnd]
起飞; 顺利开始
英英释义
verb
- get started or set in motion, used figuratively
- the project took a long time to get off the ground
双语例句
- As the deadline arrived, it was with real pride that we could present our work, confident that we had not just achieved what we set out to but had also gone substantially beyond our brief to help the company get off the ground.
随着最终期限的到来，我们非常自豪自己能够向大家介绍自己的工作成果，我们自信地认为，自己不仅达到了我们的初始目标，而且比项目要求更好地帮助了该公司起步。 - Well, so far, none of his plans have managed to get off the ground.
咳，到目前为止，他的计划还没有一项取得进展。 - However, it is unlikely to get off the ground in the near future.
然而，它不大可能在不久的将来就启动。 - In 12 months, the accelerator helped 70 companies get off the ground, and 16 startups have been acquired since 2009 by such giants as Google, Dropbox, and Yahoo.
在12个月里，该创业加速器已经帮助70家公司顺利起航，自2009年以来，已经有16家初创公司被谷歌（Google）、Dropbox和雅虎（Yahoo）等巨头收购。 - Virgin has been slow to get off the ground: it has 3m credit card and saving customers but has delayed launching a full suite of products.
维珍金融一直发展缓慢：它拥有300万张信用卡和储蓄客户，但迟迟没有推出全套的产品。 - When does your magazine get off the ground?
你们的杂志什么时候发行？ - You spend years trying to get them off the ground.
你花了很多时间，试图让他们起飞。 - The bird fluttered its wings wildly but it could not get off the ground.
鸟儿拼命扑打着翅膀，但仍不能飞离地面。 - The negotiation would never get off the ground.
谈判就永远开始不了。 - Nor can moral reasoning get off the ground without an empathetic understanding of the welfare of others.
不设身处地地理解他人的福祉，道德说理也无从开展。