But now, as then, powerful forces are ideologically opposed to the whole idea of government action on a sufficient scale to jump-start the economy.
2016年6月六級真題（第三套）閱讀 Section C
柯林斯高階英漢雙解學習詞典釋義
VERB
用跨接引線發(fā)動（汽車）
To jump-start a vehicle which has a flat battery means to make the engine start by getting power from the battery of another vehicle, using special cables called jump leads.
To jump-start a system or process that has stopped working or progressing means to do something that will make it start working quickly or effectively.
例句
The EU is trying to jump start the peace process.歐盟正試圖推動和平進程。
英英詞典釋義
Verb
1. start a car engine whose battery by connecting it to another car's battery
2. start or re-start vigorously;
"The Secretary of State intends to jumpstart the Middle East Peace Process"