jump-start
verb🔊/ˈdʒʌmp stɑːt/
🔊/ˈdʒʌmp stɑːrt/
(North American English also jump)
Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they jump-start | 🔊/ˈdʒʌmp stɑːt/ 🔊/ˈdʒʌmp stɑːrt/ |
| he / she / it jump-starts | 🔊/ˈdʒʌmp stɑːts/ 🔊/ˈdʒʌmp stɑːrts/ |
| past simple jump-started | 🔊/ˈdʒʌmp stɑːtɪd/ 🔊/ˈdʒʌmp stɑːrtɪd/ |
| past participle jump-started | 🔊/ˈdʒʌmp stɑːtɪd/ 🔊/ˈdʒʌmp stɑːrtɪd/ |
| -ing form jump-starting | 🔊/ˈdʒʌmp stɑːtɪŋ/ 🔊/ˈdʒʌmp stɑːrtɪŋ/ |
- jump-start something
to start the engine of a car by connecting the battery to the battery of another car with jump leads 用跨接引线启动（汽车发动机） - jump-start something
to put a lot of energy into starting a process or an activity or into making it start more quickly 全力启动；加快开展