leg-up

基本解释

This leg-up has been crucial. The firm says it is now the world’s biggest manufacturer of solar heaters.
这种帮助是至关重要的，皇明公司表示它现在是世界最大的太阳能热水器制造商。
Understanding the basics of how a microprocessor works gives you a leg-up on grokking the more advanced features of today’s Mega-microprocessors.
知道微处理器如何运用可以帮助你理解今天微处理器有多么先进。
Similarly, when I speak, my introduction highlights my academic credentials and expertise, which gives me a leg-up in being able to persuade the audience to take a specific course of action.
简单，我一开口，那一番介绍就强调了我的学位和资历，自然多赋予我一层保障，好让我解决听筒那边的人，按我说的去做。

told a story of an incident that happened shortly after he lost his leg to cancer at age 12, when his father helped him up an icy, snow-covered hill,telling him "There is nothing that you cannot do."

It also offered a leg-up for the rural masses to climb the social ladder.
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Apple has a clear leg-up in profits because it covers hardware, software, and in many cases, retail.
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The elite few who can access it get a valuable leg-up in the job market, without the burden of student debt.
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