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
  1. the project took a long time to get off the ground
  Synonym:take off

双语例句

• If the court rules against German participation, panic will almost surely sweep through the markets as the core of the rescue operation fizzles before it is even able to get off the ground.
  如果法院判定违宪，等于是救助行动还未实施，核心部分就已夭折，届时几乎肯定会出现恐慌情绪席卷各个市场的情况。
• We help small companies to get off the ground.
  我们帮助一些小公司顺利起步。
• If it's raining or wet, avoid burrowing in a hole and get off the ground.
  如果碰上雨天或潮湿，就不要挖洞或者开始建容身之处。
• You have great plans and ideas, but somehow they never get off the ground.
  你有很棒的想法和计划，可惜却从来没有付诸实践。
• A bubble that bursts, big losses in the stock market, and a long economic recovery that never seems to quite get off the ground.
  我们以前也经历过和眼下十分类似的时期，那时泡沫刚刚破碎，股市损失惨重，经济恢复旷日持久，似乎经济永远没有再度起飞的一天。
• Like any business, you shouldn't expect to be profitable right when you open your doors, so make sure you have enough money to live off of while you get off the ground.
  如同任何业务，你不应该期望能够有利可图权当你打开你的门，所以一定要确保你有足够的资金。
• If his remarks help this proposal get off the ground, it will be no small contribution to eurozone financial stability.
  如果他的意见能够帮助实现这一建议，对欧元区的金融稳定将是不小的贡献。
• The negotiation would never get off the ground.
  谈判就永远开始不了。
• 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。
• 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。