springboard

['spriŋbɔ:d]

n.跳板, 出发点

例句与用法：

She won the women's national springboard championship in1963.

她在1963年全国女子跳板跳水比赛中得了冠军。

Leaping is usually done with a springboard that catapults the performer high into the air.

跳跃运动通常利用能使表演者高高地弹入空中的跳板。

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跳板。

详细释义：

n.

1. 跳板

2. 出发点

3. (议论等的)发端