But now, as then, powerful forces are ideologically opposed to the whole idea of government action on a sufficient scale to jump-start the economy.
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柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典释义
VERB
用跨接引线发动(汽车)
To jump-start a vehicle which has a flat battery means to make the engine start by getting power from the battery of another vehicle, using special cables called jump leads.
To jump-start a system or process that has stopped working or progressing means to do something that will make it start working quickly or effectively.
例句
The EU is trying to jump start the peace process.欧盟正试图推动和平进程。
英英词典释义
Verb
1. start a car engine whose battery by connecting it to another car's battery
2. start or re-start vigorously;
"The Secretary of State intends to jumpstart the Middle East Peace Process"