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

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

    约翰接着打开前门，我开始跟他上楼。

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

    苏珊娜是从 1956 年开始修建这个花园的。

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

    她开始打扫厨房。

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

  • After several starts, she read the report properly.

    经过几次断续后，她开始顺利地念报告了。

2 V-ERG (使)开始;(使)发生 When something starts, or if someone starts it, it takes place from a particular time. (使)开始;(使)发生

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

    火灾被认为是从楼上的一个房间里开始燃起的。

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

    第一次世界大战于那年 8 月爆发。

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

    火车 11 点开始发出，每小时一班，一直运营到 16 点。

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

    所有的乘客那天一开始就先游了个泳。

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

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

    1918 年，第一次世界大战爆发4年后

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

    她想知道为什么一开始没有告诉她。

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

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

    我一开始先问了问美国有多少所日托中心。

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

    他先去佛罗里达的基韦斯特岛度了个愉快的假期。

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]

    贝蒂的第一份工作是在服装厂里当运务员。

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

    格雷斯·罗伯逊于 1947 年参加工作，做了《图片邮报》杂志的一名摄影师。

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

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

    丹巴尔先生的第一份工作是给斯皮尔夫人的丈夫当助理。

5 VERB 开办;创办 When someone starts something such as a new business, they create it or cause it to begin. 开办;创办

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

    乔治·格兰杰开办了一个保健中心，我知道他正在物色合格的职员。

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

    目前可能正是创业的最佳时机。

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.

    开办一个儿童日托中心的费用在 15 万到 30 万美元之间。

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

    他说办一份社区杂志会是个好主意。

6See also:start-up 
7 V-ERG 开动，发动(发动机、汽车、机器等) If you start an engine, car, or machine, or if it starts, it begins to work. 开动，发动(发动机、汽车、机器等)

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

    他发动了汽车，车发出平稳的嗡嗡声。

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

    我们从一个停车区经过时，一辆车发动了引擎。

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.

    他一直等到他们走进大楼后才发动汽车开车离去。

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

    将钥匙插进点火装置，然后转动钥匙发动汽车。

  • The engine of the seaplane started up.

    水上飞机的发动机启动了。

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 较正式，通常不会用在对话中，如：The meeting is ready to begin (会议就要开始了)，He tore the list up and started a fresh one (他把清单撕碎，开始另列一张)，The space probe commenced taking a series of photographs (空间探测器开始拍摄一系列照片)。要注意，begin，start 和 commence 后面都可以跟 -ing 形式或名词，但只有 begin 和 start 后面才能跟带 to 的不定式。

8 VERB 惊起;吓一跳;激灵 If you start, your body suddenly moves slightly as a result of surprise or fear. 惊起;吓一跳;激灵

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

    她砰的一声把瓶子放到了桌子上，把他吓了一跳。

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

    雷切尔从沙发上猛地往前一欠身子。—“你的意思是你已经抓到了皮特?”

Start is also a noun.

  • Sylvia woke with a start.

    西尔维亚猛然惊醒。

  • He gave a start of surprise and astonishment.

    他被惊得浑身一激灵。

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.

    你必须先打听到她的姓名和地址，而那可能就是第一个难题。

  • 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 岁了，这很令人惊讶。首先，他看上去不像。

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

    首先，这事发生在何时何地？

11 PHRASE 开局顺利/开局不顺 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. 开局顺利/开局不顺

  • 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.

    新首相上任后开了个好头，但他仍得展现出自己的执政风格。

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

    英格兰队在五国锦标赛中开局不利，以 10 比 35 输给了法国队。

12 PHRASE (事情、过程等)开始时，一开始 To start with means at the very first stage of an event or process. (事情、过程等)开始时，一开始

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

    一开始，她的压力很大，但现在已经好些了。

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

    成功有保证了，至少该系统一开始运行得挺顺利。

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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