| 单词 | start¹ |
| 释义 | start¹ /stɑrt; stɑːt/v 1. [i,t] to begin doing something 开始［做某事］:◇start doing sth have you started making dinner? 你开始做晚饭了吗？◇start to do sth it's starting to rain. 开始下雨了。◇start sth when does she start college? 她什么时候开始上大学？ 2. [i] to begin happening 开始发生:◇the race starts in ten minutes. 比赛十分钟后开始。◇+ from starting from tomorrow, we all have to be at work by 8.30. 从明天起，我们都得 8:30 之前上班。 3. [t] to make something begin happening 使发生，引起:◇the fire was started by a loose wire. 这次火灾是由一根电线松落引起的。 4. [t] also 又作 start up to make a company, organization etc begin to exist 创立，创办，建立:◇in 1996 the band started their own record company. 1996 年，该乐队成立了自己的唱片公司。 5. [i,t] also 又作 start up if you start a car or engine, or if it starts, it begins to work （使）发动，（使）开始运作:◇it's often difficult to start the car when it's wet. 汽车湿了往往就很难发动。 6. [i] if prices start at or from a particular amount, that is the lowest amount that you can pay to buy something ［价格］从…起 7. [i] if a road, river etc starts somewhere, it begins in that place ［道路、河流等］起始，源于:◇the red river starts in new mexico. 红河起源于新墨西哥州。 8. [i] to move suddenly because you are surprised or afraid ［因吃惊或害怕而］突然移动; 惊起，惊跳 9. to start with spoken 【口】 a) used to emphasize the first of a list of things you want to mention 首先［用于强调］:◇"why aren't you happy in your job?" "well, to start with, i don't get enough money." “你为什么工作得不开心呢？”“嗯，首先，赚的钱不够。” b) used to talk about the beginning of a situation, which later changes 起初，开始时［表示情况后来发生变化］:◇i was nervous to start with, but later on i was fine. 一开始我很紧张，但后来就好了。start off1 [i] to begin an activity by doing something ［做某事来］开始［某活动］:◇let's start off by reviewing what we did last week. 我们开始吧，先来回顾一下上星期的工作。2 [t start sb/sth ↔ off] to make someone start doing something, or make something start happening 使［某人］开始; 引发:◇what first started off your interest in the theatre? 最早是什么引发了你对戏剧的兴趣？start on sthto begin doing something 着手做，开始做:◇i'd better start on the housework. 我最好开始做家务了。start outto begin your career or your life in a particular way ［以特定的方式］开始事业，开始生活:◇she started out as a nightclub singer. 她最早是夜总会的歌手。start overame to start doing something again from the beginning 【美】 从头开始，重新开始:◇coming back home was like a chance to start over. 回家就像是一次重新开始的机会。usage note 用法说明: start and 和 beginusually, these words mean the same thing. however start has some special meanings for which begin cannot be used. use start to talk about making a machine work. 一般说来 start 和 begin 意思相同，不过 start 有些特殊的意思是不能用 begin 的。发动机器要用 start:◇bob couldn't start the car. 鲍勃发动不了汽车。you should also use start to talk about making something begin to exist. 表示“成立，创办”的意思时也应该用start:◇starting a new business is hard work. 创业不是容易的事。 |
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