a strong, flexible board from which someone may jump in order to gain added impetus when performing a dive or a gymnastic movement (跳水或体操运动的)跳板 ■(figurative)a thing that lends impetus or assistance to a particular action, enterprise, or development (喻)(为行动、事业或发展提供动力的)跳板 an economic plan that may be the springboard for recovery. 一项有可能成为复苏跳板的经济计划。
(Canadian & Austral.)a platform fixed to the side of a tree and used by a lumberjack when working at some height from the ground (加,澳)伐木脚手架