toehold
英 [ˈtəʊhəʊld] 美 [ˈtoʊhoʊld]

n.

攀登悬崖时的小立足点，排除障碍的方法；

变形

复数：toeholds

英英释义

toehold[ 'təuhəuld ]

• n.
  • a relatively insignificant position from which future progress might be made

    "American diplomacy provided a toehold on which to proceed toward peace talks"; "his father gave him a toehold in the oil business"

  • a small foothold used in climbing
  • a wrestling hold in which the toe is held and the leg is twisted against the joints

双语例句

用作名词(n.)

1. Family connections gave her a toehold in politics.
   家庭关系使她在政治上获得了初步的立脚点
2. The firm is anxious to gain a toehold in the North American market.
   这家公司急于在北美市场找到一个立脚点。

权威例句

Toeholds and Takeovers
Toeholds and Takeovers
Toeholds, Bid Jumps, and Expected Payoffs in Takeovers
Toehold Switches: De-Novo-Designed Regulators of Gene Expression
Takeover Bidding with Toeholds: The Case of the Owner's Curse
Takeover Bidding with Toeholds: The Case of the Owner's Curse
Remote toehold: a mechanism for flexible control of DNA hybridization kinetics.
On the biophysics and kinetics of toehold-mediated DNA strand displacement
Control of DNA strand displacement kinetics using toehold exchange.
A DNA‐Origami Chip Platform for Label‐Free SNP Genotyping Using Toehold‐Mediated Strand Displacement