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

• The negotiation would never get off the ground.
  谈判就永远开始不了。
• Well, so far, none of his plans have managed to get off the ground.
  咳，到目前为止，他的计划还没有一项取得进展。
• The aircraft hadn't enough power to get off the ground.
  那架飞机的动力不够，无法起飞。
• 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。
• You spend years trying to get them off the ground.
  你花了很多时间，试图让他们起飞。
• 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。
• Lack of money meant the plan didn't even get off the ground.
  缺乏资金意味着我们甚至无法开始实施计划。
• 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。
• However, it is unlikely to get off the ground in the near future.
  然而，它不大可能在不久的将来就启动。
• We help small companies to get off the ground.
  我们帮助一些小公司顺利起步。