英语词汇“start”的读音、翻译、释义、用法及例句-出国留学网

/stɑ:t ||; stɑrt/verb

1 [I,T] start (sth/to do sth/doing sth) to begin doing sth 开始（做某事）: Turn over your exam papers and start now. 现在翻开试卷，开始作答。We'll have to start (= leave) early if we want to be in Dover by 10.00 我们要在10时之前到达多佛尔的话，就必须及早动身。Prices start at £5. 售价由5英镑起。After waiting for an hour, the customers started to complain. 等了一个小时后，顾客开始抱怨。She started playing the piano when she was six. 她六岁开始弹钢琴。What time do you have to start work in the morning? 你早上得在什么时候开始工作？

2 [I,T] to begin or to make sth begin to happen （使）开始进行或发生: What time does the concert start? 音乐会什么时候开始？I'd like to start the meeting now. 我想现在就开会。The police think a young woman may have started the fire. 警方认为火灾可能是一个年轻女子引起的。 ☞Look at the note at begin. 参看begin的注释。

3 [I,T] start (sth) (up) (used about a machine, etc) to begin to work; to make an engine, a car, etc begin to work （指机器等）发动，开动: The car won't start. 这汽车发动不起来。We heard an engine starting up in the street. 我们听见街上有发动引擎的声音。He got onto his motor bike, started the engine and rode away. 他骑上摩托车，发动引擎，开车走了。

4 [I,T] start (sth) (up) to create a company, an organization, etc; to begin to exist 创立，成立（公司、组织等） · They've decided to start their own business. 他们决定自己开业做生意。There are a lot of new companies starting up in that area now. 现在那个地区开了许多家新公司。

5 [I] to make a sudden, quick movement because you are surprised or afraid 吓一跳: A loud noise outside made me start. 外面的一声巨响吓了我一跳。

get/start off on the right/wrong foot (with sb)→FOOT¹to start (off) with

1 used for giving your first reason for sth （用于提出第一个理由）首先，第一: ‘Why are you so angry?’ ‘Well, to start off with, you're late, and secondly you've lied to me.’ “你为什么这样生气？”“唉，首先是你迟到了。其次你说谎骗我。”

2 in the beginning; at first 起初；开始时: Everything was fine to start with, but the marriage quickly deteriorated. 起初一切顺利，但这桩婚姻很快恶化。

set/start the ball rolling→BALL

start off to begin in a particular way 以某种方式开始: I'd like to start off by welcoming you all to Leeds. 首先我要欢迎你们到利兹来。 start on sth to begin doing sth that needs to be done 着手做某事 start out to begin your life, career, etc in a particular way that changed later 开始（某种生活、事业等）: She started out as a teacher in Glasgow. 她起初在格拉斯哥当教师。 start over (US 美) to begin again 重新开始

词汇	start
释义	start¹ /stɑ:t \|\|; stɑrt/verb 1 [I,T] start (sth/to do sth/doing sth) to begin doing sth 开始（做某事）: Turn over your exam papers and start now. 现在翻开试卷，开始作答。We'll have to start (= leave) early if we want to be in Dover by 10.00 我们要在10时之前到达多佛尔的话，就必须及早动身。Prices start at £5. 售价由5英镑起。After waiting for an hour, the customers started to complain. 等了一个小时后，顾客开始抱怨。She started playing the piano when she was six. 她六岁开始弹钢琴。What time do you have to start work in the morning? 你早上得在什么时候开始工作？ 2 [I,T] to begin or to make sth begin to happen （使）开始进行或发生: What time does the concert start? 音乐会什么时候开始？I'd like to start the meeting now. 我想现在就开会。The police think a young woman may have started the fire. 警方认为火灾可能是一个年轻女子引起的。 ☞Look at the note at begin. 参看begin的注释。 3 [I,T] start (sth) (up) (used about a machine, etc) to begin to work; to make an engine, a car, etc begin to work （指机器等）发动，开动: The car won't start. 这汽车发动不起来。We heard an engine starting up in the street. 我们听见街上有发动引擎的声音。He got onto his motor bike, started the engine and rode away. 他骑上摩托车，发动引擎，开车走了。 4 [I,T] start (sth) (up) to create a company, an organization, etc; to begin to exist 创立，成立（公司、组织等） · They've decided to start their own business. 他们决定自己开业做生意。There are a lot of new companies starting up in that area now. 现在那个地区开了许多家新公司。 5 [I] to make a sudden, quick movement because you are surprised or afraid 吓一跳: A loud noise outside made me start. 外面的一声巨响吓了我一跳。 get/start off on the right/wrong foot (with sb)→FOOT¹to start (off) with 1 used for giving your first reason for sth （用于提出第一个理由）首先，第一: ‘Why are you so angry?’ ‘Well, to start off with, you're late, and secondly you've lied to me.’ “你为什么这样生气？”“唉，首先是你迟到了。其次你说谎骗我。” 2 in the beginning; at first 起初；开始时: Everything was fine to start with, but the marriage quickly deteriorated. 起初一切顺利，但这桩婚姻很快恶化。 set/start the ball rolling→BALLstart off to begin in a particular way 以某种方式开始: I'd like to start off by welcoming you all to Leeds. 首先我要欢迎你们到利兹来。 start on sth to begin doing sth that needs to be done 着手做某事 start out to begin your life, career, etc in a particular way that changed later 开始（某种生活、事业等）: She started out as a teacher in Glasgow. 她起初在格拉斯哥当教师。 start over (US 美) to begin again 重新开始 start² /stɑ:t \|\|; stɑrt/noun 1 [C] [usu.sing] the point at which sth begins 起点；开头: The chairman made a short speech at the start of the meeting. 主席在会议开始时作了简短发言。I told you it was a bad idea from the start. 我一开始就对你说过这主意不好。 2 [C] [usu.sing] the action or process of starting 开始；开始的过程: to make a fresh start (= do sth again in a different way) 以不同的方式重新开始 3 the start [sing] the place where a race begins 起跑线；起跑地点: The athletes are now lining up at the start. 现在运动员在起跑线排成一行。 4 [C] [usu.sing] an amount of time or distance that you give to a weaker person at the beginning of a race, game, etc （比赛开始时）让予较弱一方的时间或距离 ☞Compare head start. 与head start比较。 5 [C] [usu.sing] a sudden quick movement that your body makes because you are surprised or afraid （因惊奇或恐惧而）吓一跳: She woke up with a start. 她惊醒了。 for a start(spoken 口语) (used to emphasize your first reason for sth) （用于强调第一个理由）首先: ‘Why can't we go on holiday?’ ‘Well, for a start we can't afford it...’ “为什么我们不能去度假？”“唉，首先，我们负担不起…” get off to a good, bad, etc start to start well, badly, etc 有好的╱坏的…开始 get off to a flying start→FLYING
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