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
As far as possible, the teacher should expose the student to real life situations.
教师应该尽可能使学生接触现实生活的情景。
When I saw Mr. Jones,he was talking with John Smith.
当我看见琼斯先生时,他与约翰·史密斯正在谈话。
I asked a passenger if this was the Westhaven Express, but he had not even heard of it.