The firm is anxious to gain a toehold in Europe.
这家公司急于在欧洲找个立脚点。
1.立足点,基础;实力
1.a small or unimportant position in a place, organization, or activity that you hope will help you to get a better one
2.a small hole in a rock where you can put your foot to help you to climb up
1.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。
2.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。
3.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。
4.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。
5.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。
6.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。
7.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。
8.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。
9.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。
10.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。