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start
stɑːʳt stɑrt
Word forms: plural , 3rd person singular present tense starts, present participle starting, past tense , past participle started
1 VERB

開始(做某事) If you start to do something, you do something that you were not doing before and you continue doing it. 開始(做某事) [Also VERB]

  • John then unlocked the front door and I started to follow him up the stairs. [VERB to-infinitive]

    約翰接着打開前門，我開始跟他上樓。

  • It was 1956 when Susanna started the work on the garden. [VERB noun/verb-ing]

    蘇珊娜是從 1956 年開始修建這個花園的。

  • She started cleaning the kitchen. [VERB noun/verb-ing]

    她開始打掃廚房。

SYN set about, begin, proceed, embark upon
Start is also a noun.

  • After several starts, she read the report properly.

    經過幾次斷續後，她開始順利地念報告了。

2 V-ERG

(使)開始;(使)發生 When something starts, or if someone starts it, it takes place from a particular time. (使)開始;(使)發生

  • The fire is thought to have started in an upstairs room. [VERB prep.]

    火災被認爲是從樓上的一個房間裏開始燃起的。

  • The Great War started in August of that year. [VERB prep.]

    第一次世界大戰於那年 8 月爆發。

  • Trains start at 11.00 and an hourly service will operate until 16.00. [VERB prep.]

    火車 11 點開始發出，每小時一班，一直運營到 16 點。

  • All of the passengers started the day with a swim. [VERB noun]

    所有的乘客那天一開始就先遊了個泳。

SYN begin, arise, originate, issue
Start is also a noun.

  • ...1918, four years after the start of the Great War.

    1918 年，第一次世界大戰爆發4年後

  • She demanded to know why she had not been told from the start.

    她想知道爲什麽一開始沒有告訴她。

3 VERB

(從…)開始;(從…)着手 If you start by doing something, or if you start with something, you do that thing first in a series of actions. (從…)開始;(從…)着手

  • I started by asking how many day-care centers were located in the United States. [VERB + by]

    我一開始先問了問美國有多少所日托中心。

  • He started with a good holiday in Key West, Florida. [VERB + with]

    他先去佛羅裏達的基韋斯特島度了個愉快的假期。

4 VERB

第一份工作是… You use start to say what someone's first job was. For example, if their first job was that of a factory worker, you can say that they started as a factory worker. 第一份工作是…

  • Betty started as a shipping clerk at the clothes factory. [VERB + as]

    貝蒂的第一份工作是在服裝廠裏當運務員。

  • Grace Robertson started as a photographer with Picture Post in 1947. [V as n]

    格雷斯·羅伯遜於 1947 年參加工作，做了《圖片郵報》雜志的一名攝影師。

Start off means the same as start .start off 同 start

  • Mr. Dambar had started off as an assistant to Mrs. Spear's husband.

    丹巴爾先生的第一份工作是給斯皮爾夫人的丈夫當助理。

5 VERB

開辦;創辦 When someone starts something such as a new business, they create it or cause it to begin. 開辦;創辦

  • George Granger has started a health centre and I know he's looking for qualified staff. [VERB noun]

    喬治·格蘭傑開辦了一個保健中心，我知道他正在物色合格的職員。

  • Now is probably as good a time as any to start a business. [VERB noun]

    目前可能正是創業的最佳時機。

SYN establish, begin, found, father
Start up means the same as start .start up 同 start

  • The cost of starting up a day care center for children ranges from $150,000 to $300,000.

    開辦一個兒童日托中心的費用在 15 萬到 30 萬美元之間。

  • He said what a good idea it would be to start a community magazine up.

    他說辦一份社區雜志會是個好主意。

6See also:

start-up 
7 V-ERG

開動，發動(發動機、汽車、機器等) If you start an engine, car, or machine, or if it starts, it begins to work. 開動，發動(發動機、汽車、機器等)

  • He started the car, which hummed smoothly. [VERB noun]

    他發動了汽車，車發出平穩的嗡嗡聲。

  • We were just passing one of the parking bays when a car's engine started. [VERB]

    我們從一個停車區經過時，一輛車發動了引擎。

SYN start up, activate, get something going, fire up
Start up means the same as start .start up 同 start

  • He waited until they went inside the building before starting up the car and driving off.

    他一直等到他們走進大樓後才發動汽車開車離去。

  • Put the key in the ignition and turn it to start the car up.

    將鑰匙插進點火裝置，然後轉動鑰匙發動汽車。

  • The engine of the seaplane started up.

    水上飛機的發動機啓動了。

Usage Note :

  • Start, begin, and commence all have a similar meaning, although commence is more formal and is not normally used in conversation. The meeting is ready to begin... He tore the list up and started a fresh one... The space probe commenced taking a series of photographs. Note that begin, start, and commence can all be followed by an -ing form or a noun, but only begin and start can be followed by a 'to' infinitive.

    start，begin和 commence 意思相近，但 commence 較正式，通常不會用在對話中，如：The meeting is ready to begin (會議就要開始了)，He tore the list up and started a fresh one (他把清單撕碎，開始另列一張)，The space probe commenced taking a series of photographs (空間探測器開始拍攝一系列照片)。要注意，begin，start 和 commence 後面都可以跟 -ing 形式或名詞，但只有 begin 和 start 後面才能跟帶 to 的不定式。

8 VERB

驚起;嚇一跳;激靈 If you start, your body suddenly moves slightly as a result of surprise or fear. 驚起;嚇一跳;激靈

  • She put the bottle on the table, banging it down hard. He started at the sound. [VERB]

    她砰的一聲把瓶子放到了桌子上，把他嚇了一跳。

  • Rachel started forward on the sofa. — 'You mean you've arrested Pete?' [VERB adv.]

    雷切爾從沙發上猛地往前一欠身子。—“你的意思是你已經抓到了皮特?”

Start is also a noun.

  • Sylvia woke with a start.

    西爾維亞猛然驚醒。

  • He gave a start of surprise and astonishment.

    他被驚得渾身一激靈。

9 See also:

head start  false start 
10 PHRASE

首先;第一 You use for a start or to start with to introduce the first of a number of things or reasons that you want to mention or could mention. 首先;第一

  • You must get her name and address, and that can be a problem for a start.

    你必須先打聽到她的姓名和地址，而那可能就是第一個難題。

  • It comes as a surprise to be reminded that he is 70. For a start, he doesn't look it.

    有人提醒我他 70 歲了，這很令人驚訝。首先，他看上去不像。

  • To start with, where and when did it happen?

    首先，這事發生在何時何地？

11 PHRASE

開局順利/開局不順 If you get off to a good start, you are successful in the early stages of doing something. If you get off to a bad start, you are not successful in the early stages of doing something. 開局順利/開局不順

  • The new Prime Minister has got off to a good start, but he still has to demonstrate what manner of leader he is going to be.

    新首相上任後開了個好頭，但他仍得展現出自己的執政風格。

  • England got off to a bad start in the Five Nations' Championship, losing 35-10 to France.

    英格蘭隊在五國錦標賽中開局不利，以 10 比 35 輸給了法國隊。

12 PHRASE

(事情、過程等)開始時，一開始 To start with means at the very first stage of an event or process. (事情、過程等)開始時，一開始

  • To start with, the pressure on her was very heavy, but it's eased off a bit now.

    一開始，她的壓力很大，但現在已經好些了。

  • Success was assured and, at least to start with, the system operated smoothly.

    成功有保證了，至少該系統一開始運行得挺順利。

13 in fits and starts→see: fit  to get off to a flying start→see: flying 
Phrasal verbs:

start off start on start out start over start up
Thesaurus
Thesaurusstart Also look up:
VERB.

begin, commence, originate 1 2

establish, found, launch 5

N.

beginning, onset 1 2

jump, scare, shock 8

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