starting gate

名词 n.

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A machine used to ensure a fair start in horse or dog racing by opening doors to allow all the racing animals out at the same time.
    — Mobile starting-gates and horse-boxes stand parked along the kerbs, and behind every large house, it seems, is a red brick stableyard, gleaming with fresh black-and-white paint and polished steel.
  2. The beginning. figuratively

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