toehold

A few of these spores found a toehold on the dark, forbidding rocks and grew and began to work their transformation upon the land.

这些孢子中的一个部分在黑暗中找到了一个立足点，可以防止石头滚过，它们生长然后开始在这片土地上面生长更替。

Having thus established his toehold in the realm of presumption, Mr. Lazar now goes on to funnel thoughts into the mind of his own father.

在以上作为假设的立足点后，Lazar先生现在则要进入到他父亲的思维通道中去了。

It has even found a toehold in the frigid polar regions and in toxic dumps.

在刺骨的两极地带和有毒废物中，生命也找到了立足之境。

But India hasbeen slow in trying to gain a toehold, while Americaand the European Union have recently extended sanctions on Myanmar.

但是印度在设法获得立脚点方面动作迟缓，而美国和欧盟却在近来延长了对缅甸的制裁期限。

I found it impossible to gain a toehold in academia: no one wanted my specialism and my first degree was in a different subject.

我发现要在学术界立足几乎不可能：没有人认同我的专长，因为我的第一学位是另一个科目。

Netizens allege that some guests do not enter the show to date, but merely to get a toehold in the world of show business.

也有网友指出嘉宾里有一些并不是为了来找另一半的，只是为了更顺利地进入演艺界。

A few call centres have already got a toehold in the market and expect to expand fast when the cables arrive.

一些呼叫中心已经占据了市场，并有望在光缆建成之时得到迅速的发展。

In Packard's prairie the toehold of fire enables the existence of wildflowers which enable the existence of butterflies.

在帕克德的北美大草原，以火来清除障碍使野花得以生存，从而使蝴蝶得以生存。

Family connections gave her a toehold in politics.

家庭关系使她在政治上获得了初步的立脚点。

Yes, Google would love to get a toehold in the netbook and smart-phone markets, especially at Microsoft's expense.

的确，谷歌想在笔记本和智能手机市场有所涉足，特别是以牺牲微软为代价。

Pioneering plants get a toehold above the tide line on Australia's Fraser Island.

澳大利亚的弗雷泽岛上，开拓性的植物在海岸沙丘的潮水界线以外生根立足。

Yet it is probably worthwhile to get a toehold in a congested market.

不过能在争夺如此激烈的市场上取得立足之地也许是值得了。

As domestic retailers flourish, foreign ones are keen to get a toehold.

由于印度国内零售业的兴旺，外国投资者也希望能分到一杯羹。

Such is our slippery toehold here on Earth, and so it has always been.

这就是我们站在地球上不稳定的脚跟，古往今来都是如此。

Of the different charging technologies, there isn't one that has gained a toehold.

在目前各种不同的充电技术中，没有一种能解决这些问题。

They cannot allow these guys to have a real toehold in that area.

巴基斯坦人不能允许激进分子在那里有一个真正的立足之地。

Smaller numbers of Bulgarians, Romanians, Moldovans, Ukrainians, Georgians and Russians also have a toehold in Greece.

少量的巴尔干人，罗马尼亚人，摩尔多瓦人，乌克兰人，格鲁吉亚人还有俄罗斯人也在希腊有立足之地。

The decision preserves the search giant's toehold in the country with the most Internet users.

这一决定使搜索巨头在拥有最多互联网用户的国家有了立足之地。

The market is crowded, and many non-Apple entrants have struggled to gain a toehold.

这个市场已经人满为患，苹果之外的许多新进者都在艰难地争取立足之地。

For these Western institutions, the prize is a toehold in the world's biggest education market.

对于这些西方院校来说，能获得的是在世界最大教育市场的一个小小立足点。