traction

/ˈtɹæk.ʃən/· n.

职场/科研B2

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Chinese meaning

进展;认可度

牵qiān引yǐn力lì;抓zhuā地dì力lì

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求qiú职zhí时shí逐zhú步bù获huò得dé关guān注zhù和hé进jìn展zhǎn

Example

A postdoc researcher trying to move into an industry role wants help gaining traction and making it past the first interview stage.

一位想转行进入产业界的博士后研究员,希望获得帮助来赢得关注,并顺利通过第一轮面试。

Source: Nature

Background ✎

Nature职zhí场chǎng专zhuān栏lán解jiě答dá:一yī名míng博bó士shì后hòu想xiǎng转zhuǎn入rù产chǎn业yè界jiè求qiú职zhí,却què屡lǚ屡lǚ在zài第dì一yī轮lún面miàn试shì后hòu就jiù被bèi拒jù,寻xún求qiú提tí升shēng吸xī引yǐn力lì的de建jiàn议yì。

Roots · etymology

源自拉丁 trahere(拉)+ -io(名词后缀)

  • tract(拉,词根来自拉丁 trahere)+ -ion(名词后缀)

Collocations

  • gain traction/lose traction/gain traction with

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