take point

动词 v.

中文释义

英文释义

动词 v.

To assume the first and most exposed position in a formation in combat; to serve as the lead soldier or unit advancing through hostile or unsecured territory.
To assume a key role in an operation. broadly

— But unlike the intervention in Libya, where France and Britain took point and America “led from behind”, an intervention in Syria would have to be a mostly American affair, and as such it would be done with massive force from the outset.

takes point present,singular,third-person taking point participle,present took point past taken point participle,past

衍生词

point man