toehold

/toh-hohld/US // ˈtoʊ hoʊld //UK // (ˈtəʊˌhəʊld) //

脚趾头,脚手架,脚趾头的位置,脚踏实地

Definitions

n.名词 noun

1
- : a small ledge or niche just large enough to support the toes, as in climbing.
- : any slight or initial support, influence, advantage, progress, or the like: His knowledge of Latin gave him a toehold for learning French.
- : a batten nailed to a sloping roof as a support for workers.
- : Wrestling. a hold in which an opponent's foot is twisted.

as infoothold

Synonyms

Once the virus gains a toehold, the body unleashes a wave of immune troops to fight it off.
At minimum, scientists believe that under the right conditions similar life forms could find a toehold on outer solar system moons too.
In someone who is vaccinated, mutations that even slightly evade the body’s immune response can get a toehold.
Solar found a practical toehold in early space exploration, and from there the dominoes started to fall.
Titanic moved along, with a stronger toehold on history than ever.
His victory would give the hard right a significant toehold in Richmond.
Find a product that gives it a toehold and build from there.
Lunatic right-wing “birthers” have gotten a toehold on CNN and Fox News, and even the McCain campaign investigated their claims.
I took one look at his smile and understood—Debra had established a toehold in Liberty Square.
Tremont hooked a foot under a toehold to maintain his position facing a mirror.
Hooking into the solid green water of that eddy, Andy found himself a toehold, and presently clambered out.
In China the stock exchanges have a mere toehold on the country; in Japan they have become the spine of national life.
He searched the rear hull, looking for some break in the polished metal that might serve as a toehold.