springboard
n
1 strong flexible board from which a person can jump high before diving or performing a gymnastic feat (跳水运动的)跳板; (体操运动的)踏跳板.
2 ~ (to/for sth) (fig 比喻) starting point that gives impetus to a future activity 发展事业的起点
The college debating society was a natural springboard for her career in politics. 大学里的辩论社自然成了她从政的垫脚石.
🗣️ 情景例句
and you won't get so many colds anymore.
你就不会老患感冒了。
A test pilot needs plenty of nerve.
飞行试飞员需要极大的勇气。
Armed with the new machine, a search party went into the cave hoping to find buried treasure.