1.the place where a trip begins
2.the first step in a project or activity
1.Good testing is a combination of following a script and using it as a jumping-off point for an exploration of the product.
好的测试是既遵循脚本，又能将它作为探索产品的出发点。
2.they reached the jumping-off point by the tender age of 16 or 18 or 20 and had to make their move ready or not.
他们16岁18岁或者20岁就到了必须闯荡的年纪，无论自己是否已经准备好了。
3.In short: it would be unwise to rely on Wikipedia as the final word, but it can be an excellent jumping off point.
简而言之：依赖维基作为结论是不明知的，但是可以作为极好的起点。
4.Although written agendas are frequently provided, they may not be followed. They serve as a jumping off point for further discussions.
尽管书面的会议日程经常会有提供，不过这个可能不会得到完全遵循。他们会跳过话题进入下一步议题。
5.Optimists may believe that its story will encourage other Chinese companies to use Aim as a jumping-off point to bigger things.
乐观派可能认为，中国西部水泥的故事将鼓励其它中国企业把AIM作为进一步做大的跳板。
6.The patterns I've shown in this article provide a good jumping-off point for using Ajax in your Web application.
本文中演示的模式为在Web应用程序中使用Ajax提供了一个不错的起点。
7.This serves as a jumping-off point for a discussion of work-life balance, a very relevant topic in our increasingly hectic world.
这就成为了工作和生活平衡讨论的一个起始点，在我们日益狂热的世界中，是一个非常相关的主题。
8.Knowing the physical attributes of underground space is the jumping-off point of research on underground space exploitation legal system.
认识地下空间的物理属性，是研究地下空间开利用法律制度的起点。
9.Use this article as a jumping-off point, rather than a definitive approach, to learning the technologies.
以本文作为起点而不是权威性的指南来学习这一技术。
10.Dallas, located in northeastern Texas, is a good jumping-off point since many areas of interest lie south of here.
德州东北部的达拉斯是绝佳的旅游起点，因为许多观光景点都位于达拉斯以南。