opening salvo

opening salvo the first in a series of questions, statements etc that you use to try to win an argument〔在争论中提出的〕第一个问题，头一炮:•Congressman Saunders fired the opening salvo during a heated debate on capital punishment.桑德斯议员在有关死刑的激烈讨论中开了头一炮。

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