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
Yes, I took part in.
有,我参加了。
Which movie would you rather see?
你想看哪一部电影?
Men, particularly, spend hours of their leisure time installing their own fireplaces, laying out their own gardens; building garages and making furniture.