1N-COUNT (由于准备不充分而引起的)起步失误,失败的开端 A false start is an attempt to start something, such as a speech, project, or plan, which fails because you were not properly prepared or ready to begin. (由于准备不充分而引起的)起步失误,失败的开端
Any economic reform, he said, faced false starts and mistakes.
他说,任何经济改革一开始都难免会经历失败,难免会出错。
2N-COUNT (赛跑的)抢跑,起跑犯规 If there is a false start at the beginning of a race, one of the competitors moves before the person who starts the race has given the signal. (赛跑的)抢跑,起跑犯规