| 词汇 | start |
| 释义 | start | BrE stɑːt, AmE stɑrt | A. intransitive verb ① (begin to happen) 开始 ▸ when does the class start? 什么时候上课？ ▸ have you any idea where the rumour started? 你知不知道谣言是从哪儿传出来的？ ▸ the custom started in the Middle Ages 这一习俗始于中世纪 ② (begin doing sth) 开始做 ; (begin saying sth) 开始说 ▸ can you start on Monday? 你能星期一开始上班吗？ ▸ it’s a long story; where shall I start? 说来话长，我该从哪儿说起呢？ ▸ the best professional musicians start young 顶尖的音乐家都从小就接触音乐 ▸ we'll start at the top of page 20 我们从第20页的上端开始读 ▸ to start on one's journey 起程 ▸ as soon as they'd finished the first bottle, they started on the next 他们刚喝完第一瓶就打开了第二瓶 ▸ it's time we got started 我们该动手了 ▸ I must get started on my revision in good time 我必须及早开始复习 ③ (do as a first stage) 首先做 ▸ let’s start by reviewing what we did last week 我们先来复习一下上周学的内容 ▸ let's start with the case you mentioned 我们先来说说你提到的情况 ▸ she started as a secretary but ended up running the department 她起初是一位秘书，但最后掌管了整个部门 ▸ I started in marketing 我是从销售干起的 ▸ to start as one means to go on 始终如一 ④ (have as a first stage) 开头是 ; (have as a starting point) 起始 ▸ the day started badly: I overslept! 那天一开始就不顺利，我睡过了头！ ▸ her name starts with (an) M 她名字的首字母是M ▸ this is where the desert starts 沙漠从这里延伸开去 ▸ prices start at 50 dollars 价格从50美元起 ⑤ (leave) 出发 ; (begin to move) 开始走 ▸ we must start at 6 o'clock 我们必须6点钟动身 ▸ to start for/from sth; 起程去某处/从某处出发 ▸ I started after her to tell her the news 我起身朝她追去，要把消息告诉她 ▸ he started for the door, but I blocked his way 他向门口走去，但我拦住了他 ⑥ (begin to operate) 启动 ▸ the car won't start 这辆车发动不起来 ⑦ (jump) 突然一惊 ▸ the sudden noise made her start 突如其来的声音吓了她一跳 ⑧ informal (begin to complain) 开始抱怨 ▸ don't start! I told you I'd be late 别抱怨啦！我跟你说过我会迟到的 B. transitive verb ① (begin to do) 开始做 ; (begin to engage in) 开始从事 ‹occupation›; (begin to experience) 开始经历 ; (begin to attend) 开始上 ; (begin to use) 开始用 ▸ he's just started a new job 他刚刚开始干上一个新工作 ▸ the ship started its voyage at Auckland 船从奥克兰起航 ▸ I only started this book yesterday 我昨天才开始看这本书 ▸ he started laughing 他大笑起来 ▸ it started to rain 下起雨来了 ▸ he started life as a teacher before turning to journalism 他一开始当过教师，后来改行从事新闻工作 ▸ do you start the day with a good breakfast? 你早晨起来先要好好吃一顿早饭吗？ ▸ she starts school today 她今天开学 ▸ we need to start a new jar of coffee 我们得新开一罐咖啡了 ② (cause to begin activity) 使动手 ▸ to start sb in business 帮助某人创业 ▸ the news started me thinking 那条消息让我思考起来 ▸ I must just get the kids started on their homework 我必须让孩子们动手做作业了 ③ (give signal in race) 给…发起跑信号 ‹runners›④ (cause to begin) 使开始 ; (cause to happen) 使发生 ▸ to start a fire/an argument 生火/挑起争论 ▸ to start a family 开始生儿育女 ▸ to start something informal 惹事 ▸ stop fighting, you two! — he started it! 你们俩不要打了！──是他先动的手！ ⑤ (cause to begin operating) 启动 ▸ I can’t get the car started 这辆车我发动不起来 C. noun ① (beginning) 开端 ▸ tomorrow's the start of a new school year 明天是新学年的第一天 ▸ the start of his speech was rather boring 他演讲的开头部分很乏味 ▸ the start of something big informal 大事的苗头 ▸ that's a good start 那是个不错的开端 ▸ the meeting got off to a good start 会议有了一个良好的开端 ▸ a perfect start to the holidays 假期的完美开端 ▸ at the start, I thought I could trust him 开始时我以为可以信赖他 ▸ at the start of the year 在年初 ▸ (right) from the start (of sth) 从（某事物）一开始 ▸ from start to finish 自始至终 ▸ for a start 首先 ② (act of beginning sth) 开始 ▸ I think you should make a start on your homework now 我想你现在该动手做作业了 ▸ to make an early start (on journey) 早早动身 (on work) 早早开始 ▸ to make a fresh or new start 开始新的生活 ③ (opportunity for beginning sth) 起始优势 ▸ to give one's children a good start in life 为孩子们奠定一个良好的人生基础 ▸ the job gave him his start in journalism 那份工作使他走上了从事新闻业的道路 ④ (useful initial contribution) 良好开端 ▸ I've written one page of my essay; it's not much, but it's a start 我的文章写了一页，虽然不多，却是个良好的开端 ⑤ (beginning of race) 起跑 ▸ the runners lined up at the start 赛跑运动员在起跑线上一字排开 ▸ the pistol went for the start of the 100 metres 百米赛跑起跑的发令枪响了 ⑥ (distance or time advantage) 起跑提前量 ▸ they gave me a 10-metre start in the race 他们在赛跑中让了我10米 ▸ he had an hour's start on me 他比我先出发1小时 ⑦ (race, competition) 参加的比赛 ▸ she has been beaten only once in six starts 她参加了6次比赛，只输了一次 ⑧ (sudden movement) 突然一动 ▸ she woke from the dream with a start 她从梦中惊醒 ▸ you gave me quite a start! 你吓了我一大跳！ D. to start with adverb phrase ① (firstly) 首先 ▸ to start with, we haven't enough money 首先我们的钱不够 ② (at first) 起初 ▸ she wasn't very keen on the idea to start with 她一开始并不太喜欢这个主意 ③ (at all) 丝毫 ▸ I should never have told her to start with 我根本就不该告诉她 PHRASAL VERBS start back intransitive verb ① (begin to return) 动身返回 ▸ isn't it time we started back? 我们是不是该回去了？ ② (step back) 突然后退 start in on transitive verb [start in on sb] informal (criticize) 开始批评 ; (scold) 开始斥责 ; (shout at) 开始冲…叫嚷 ▸ she started in on me for being late 她因为我迟到了而数落我 start off A. intransitive verb ① (set off) 出发 ▸ the horse started off at a steady trot 这匹马稳步小跑起来 ▸ he started off down the path to the village 他沿着小路向村庄走去 ▸ to start off on one's journey 踏上旅途 ② (do as a first stage) 首先做 ▸ let’s start off with some gentle exercises/by introducing ourselves 我们先来做点强度小的运动/进行自我介绍 ▸ I started off working quite hard, but it didn’t last 我一开始干得很卖力，但没有坚持多久 ▸ she started off as a secretary and ended up a director 她起初是一名秘书，但最后成了主管 ③ (have as a first stage) 一开始是 ▸ the leaves start off green but turn red later 树叶一开始是绿色，但后来会变红 B. [start sb off] transitive verb ① (cause to begin) 使开始做 ▸ the company started him off as a shipping clerk 公司一开始让他做的是运务员 ▸ don't start her off crying 别把她惹哭了 ▸ my mother started me off on the piano when I was three 我三岁时母亲就开始让我学钢琴了 ▸ what started her off on that crazy idea? 她怎么会有那么古怪的念头呢？ ② informal (make angry) 使生气 ; (cause to laugh) 使发笑 ; (cause to cry) 弄哭 ③ (in race) 给…发起跑信号 ‹runners›C. [start sth off, start off sth] transitive verb (do first stage of) 首先进行 ▸ we started off our tour with a visit to the palace 游览一开始，我们就先去参观了宫殿 ▸ they started off the season by losing their first four matches 赛季刚开始，他们就输了前4场比赛 start on transitive verb [start on sb] informal (criticize) 批评 ; (complain about) 抱怨 ▸ don't start on me 别数落我 start on about transitive verb [start on about sb/sth] informal 开始抱怨 ▸ don't start on about him not having a job 不要埋怨他没有工作 start on at: transitive verb [start on at sb] informal 开始责备 ▸ she started on at me again about getting some new clothes 她因为我买了几件新衣服又开始数落我了 start out intransitive verb ① (begin to do sth) 开始起步 ▸ he was just starting out in life when the accident happened 他的人生才开始，就出了那起事故 ▸ she started out on her legal career in 1997 她在1997年开始从事司法工作 ② (do sth initially) 最初做 ▸ he started out as a salesman 他一开始做的是推销员 ▸ he started out in TV, but always hoped to move into films 他起初做电视业，但一直希望进入电影业发展 ③ (be initially) 一开始是 ▸ the morning started out so beautifully 早晨刚开始的时候天气很好 ▸ what started out as a sideline soon became a major earner for the company 最初的副业很快成了公司利润的主要来源 ④ (intend initially) 起先打算 ▸ I started out to write a short story, but it soon developed into a novel 我本来打算写一部短篇小说，但很快就写成了一部长篇小说 ⑤ (set off) 出发 ▸ they started out on their 20-mile hike 他们开始了20英里的远足 ▸ to start out for the airport 动身去机场 start over intransitive verb 重新开始 ▸ she wasn’t happy with our work and made us start over 她对我们干的活儿不满意，让我们返工 start up A. intransitive verb ① (be set up) «business, organization» 成立 ② (set up business) 创业 ▸ to start up in business 开始经商 ▸ he's started up as a consultant 他开始是做顾问 ③ (begin working) 启动 ▸ I heard his car start up 我听见他的车发动了 ④ (begin to be heard) «noise, music» 响起 B. transitive verb [start sth up, start up sth] ① (found) 创办 ‹business, organization›② (cause to begin working) 启动 ▸ can you start the car up please? 请你把车发动起来好吗？ |
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