head start
head start on sb
head start over sb
起步前的優勢
Being able to speak French gave her a head start over the other candidates.
會說法語使她比其他候選人占優勢。
a match for sb
sb's match
敵手;旗鼓相當的人
I was no match for him at tennis.
打網球我根本不是他的對手。
I was his match at tennis.
打網球我跟他難分伯仲。
tension between A and B
緊張局勢(或關系、狀況)
There is mounting tension along the border.
邊境局勢日趨緊張。
international/racial/political tensions
國際緊張局勢;種族間的緊張關系;政治上的緊張狀況