start
[stɑ:t]
v.开始, 出发, 震惊
n.开始, 震动, 领先优势, 起推动作用的外力
例句与用法:
She started at the sound of my voice.
她听到了我的声音,蓦地一惊。
The society was started in 1980.
该协会是1980年创建的。
What a start you gave me!
你吓了我一大跳!
We are just about to start.
我们正要出发。
We must make a new start.
我们必须重新开始。
词形变化:
动词过去式: started | 动词过去分词: started | 动词现在分词: starting | 动词第三人称单数: starts |
vi.
1. 出发, 起程
We'll start at six on Friday morning.
我们星期五早上六点出发。
2. 开始, 着手
Summer vacation normally starts in early July.
暑假一般在七月初开始。
3. 发生; 启动
4. 突然跳起; 吃惊
She started at the sound of a gun.
她听到枪声, 吓了一跳。
5. 突然出现; 冒出, 涌出
Perspiration started out on her brow.
她额上沁出了汗珠。
6. 凸出, 鼓起
The girl's eyes started in fear.
那女孩吓得瞪大双眼。
7. 松动, 脱开
8. 起始(于)[(+at/with)]
9. 参赛, 出场
vt.
1. 使开始, 开始[O][O4][+to-v][+v-ing]
When did you start to learn English?
你何时开始学英语的?
2. 引起; 发起; 创办
He is thinking of starting a newspaper.
他打算创办一份报纸。
3. 使开始运转, 启动
Do you know how to start the motor?
你会启动马达吗?
4. 使流出, 倒出
5. 使惊跳, 惊起
He started a bird as he walked in the wood.
他在林子里走时, 惊动了一只鸟。
6. 使松动, 使脱开
7. 使参赛, 使出场
8. 开始雇用
The bank started her as a teller.
银行起用她当出纳员。
n.[C]
1. 出发; 出发点; 出发时间
We'll make an early start for the beach.
我们一早出发去海滩。
2. 起始, 最初; 开端
He opposed the scheme from the start.
他一开始就反对这个计划。
3. 开动, 启动
4. 惊跳, 惊吓[S1]
She woke up with a start.
她惊醒过来。
5. 【口】令人吃惊之事
6. 参赛, 上场
7. 起跑; 起跑线(或信号等)
8. (竞赛中给予的)先起跑, 有利条件[S]
9. 松动(或脱开)部分
短语词组:
at the (very) start
1. 一开始
She was lonely at the very start.
她开始时感到孤独。
for a start
1. 首先
For a start, he is too young.
首先, 他还太年轻。
from start to finish
1. 自始至终
They told me the whole story from start to finish.
他们把这件事从头至尾全对我说了。
get off to a good start
1. 一开始很好
The new scheme got off to a good start.
新计划一开始进展顺利。
start in
1. 开始
Let's start in and clean up the kitchen.
咱们开始打扫厨房吧。
start off
1. 出发; 开始
When shall we start off?
我们什么时候动身?
start on
1. 开始进行
We haven't started on the job yet.
我们还没有开始做这件工作。
start out
1. 出发
They started out this morning.
他们今天上午出发了。
2. 着手进行
He started out to write a novel.
他着手写一部长篇小说。
start up
1. 突然出现
A new idea started up in his mind.
他忽然有了一个新主意。
start with
1. 以……开始
Her illness started with a high fever.
她的病开始时是发高烧。
start
过去式:started
过去分词:started
现在进行时:starting
名词复数:starts
词形变化:
动词过去式: started | 动词过去分词: started | 动词现在分词: starting | 动词第三人称单数: starts |
同义词:
commence | jump | beginning | found | create | begin | set out | birth | lead | advantage | twitch | shock | fright | recoil | shrink | initiate | jerk | originate | rise | introduce | open | inaugurate | launch | invent | spring | sprout | outset | establish | seed | conceive | trigger | out | onset | actuate | aggress | conception | opening | occasion | origin | initiative | set | embark | make | kindle | dawn | contract | stem | move | suddenly | start up | commencement | start out | startle | depart | go | starting line | set off | pop out | kickoff | set forth | take off | starting | embark on | get-go | take up | scratch | get going | showtime | get | bug out | offset | first | starting signal | part | scratch line | get down | set about | head start | come out | bulge | protrude | lead off | starting time | pop | leave | quit |
反义词:
stop | finish | goal | reach | end |
词义辨析:
同义:
vt.开始; 出现; 冒出; 跳起
begin
open
rise
spring
originate
introduce
invent
create
launch
establish
sprout
found
commence
inaugurate
initiate
vt.vi.开始
begin
commence
set out
vt.vi.(使)惊跳
jerk
jump
move suddenly
同义参见:
seed
contract2
stem1
opening
trigger
found2
actuate
beginning
conception
conceive
dawn
initiative
make
aggress
outset
origin
embark
initiate1
onset
kindle
occasion
launch1
反义:
vi.vt.n.出发; (使)开始
end
reach
goal
close
complete
conclude
finish
stop
反义参见:
arrive
close1
abide
conclusion
start[stɑ:t]vi.1.■出发,动身,起程:The bus will start at 7:30 tomorrow morning.汽车将于明晨7时30分准时开出。In order to get out of the peak-hour traffic, we must start early.我们得早点儿动身以避开交通高峰期。2.■开始,动手;发生:When will the film start on TV?电视上什么时候上演这部影片?How can I start in such confusion?情况这么混乱,让我怎么动手呀?3.■突然出现,呈现;突然活动(或升起、跳跃等):She saw a fish start from the water.她看到一条鱼跃出了水面。4.■突然跳起,蹦起:The rabbit started from the bush.野兔从灌木丛中突然窜了出来。I never thought such an old woman could start out of the sofa.我怎么也不敢相信,这么老的老太太能从沙发上一蹦而起。5.■吃惊,吓了一跳:You caused us to start.你吓了我们大家一跳。6.■突然涌出,冒出:The spring starts.泉水冒出来了。Blood started from the bandage.血从绷带上又渗了出来。7.■开始立业,开始从事工作:He started as a lawyer before he went in for politics.他从政前做律师工作。He started his first clinic when he was 20 .他20岁时,开了他立业的第一个诊所。8.■鼓出,突出:His eyes started out of his head in surprise when he saw she was still in the bed.当他看到她依然睡在床上时,他惊愕得瞪大了眼睛。9.■起始,起头(常与at, with连用):Now count the numerals, and start at 1, please.数数吧,从1数起。OK,let me start with the particles.好吧,就让我从小品词开始讲起吧。10.■(机器零件等)松动;脱落:It doesn't matter; only a nut started.没什么大毛病,就是有个螺母松动了。11.■变歪,变翘曲:The beam has started.横梁已经翘曲了。12.■参加比赛,上场:I want to know if he could start in today's match.我想知道今天的比赛他是不是能上场。vt.1.■起动,开动,发动:to start an automobile启动汽车to start a fight挑起一场打斗2.■使开始,开始做(某事):to start a book开始读(或写)一本书to start at the bottom of the ladder[口语]始于卑微3.■开创,创办:to start a new business创办一项新事业Rock-'n'-roll was started in the 1950s.摇滚乐发源于20世纪50年代。4.■使产生;帮助…的发展(或生长):to start a plan for the city construction制定城市建设的规划The film in which she starred started her on the way to stardom.她所主演的那部影片使她跻身于明星之列。5.■使动身,使出发,使启程:He started his troops to Italy over the Alps.他下令让他的部队出发,翻过阿尔卑斯山脉去意大利。6.■提出(问题),提议:He started another matter to enrage me, but I didn't care.他又提出另一问题,想以此激怒我,可我并没在意。7.■使参赛,使上场:He started his ace left halfback on the second half.在下半场,他派了出色的左中卫上场。8.■为…开发令枪(或起跑信号)9.■使松动,使脱落;使翘曲:The floor of the house has been started.那所房间里的地板都已翘曲了。10.■把(液体)倒出,使流出;把…倒空:She started some whiskey into my coffee cup.她往我的咖啡杯里倒了些威士忌。11.■起用;开始雇用:He was started again.他又获得了重新起用。I have been started in his firm for ten years.我受雇在他的公司工作,已经有十年了。12.■【狩猎】惊出,吓出(猎物)13.■[古语]使大吃一惊,使吓了一跳14.■[俚语]怀上(小孩),使受孕n.1.■出发,动身,启程2.■出发信号;起跑信号3.■出发点;出发时间4.■开始,开端5.■开始阶段;开始时间6.■开始地点7.■跳起;惊跳8.■开动,发动,启动9.■起跑;起跑线10.■先跑权;先跑时间(或距离)11.■先起跑的优势,优先地位,有利条件12.■机会;帮助,鼓励13.■参赛,上场14.■松动;翘曲;脱开15.■松动(或脱开)部分;翘曲部分;裂口16.■[口语](思想感情等的)迸发近义词begina start in life开始谋生,事业的开始at the (very) start一开始,起初awake with a start突然惊醒by fits and starts见 fit²for a start首先,第一点一开始from start to finish自始至终;彻头彻尾从起点到终点get off to a bad start困难地开始,开头不顺利get (或have) the start of比…占先,比…先行一步,比…占优势give someone a start让某人占优吓某人一跳give someone a start in life帮助某人开始谋生(或自立)make a start(on)着手做,开始做start a family生育第一个孩子start after someone追赶某人start school见 school¹start something见somethingto start with= for a start
startstart[stɑ:t]vt.1.■惊动, 使惊起2.■开动; 使起动, 发动3.■引起; (使)开始; (使)从事4.■提出(题目)供考虑[讨论]5.■创办, 开设6.■使松劲, 使脱落, 使翘曲7.■开始雇用(某人)8.■给起跑信号9.■使参加比赛10.■【航海】把(酒)从桶里倒出, 开(桶)取酒11.■生(火)start a car发动汽车start a baby已怀孕start sb. in business帮助某人开始经商start a fire点火We started two birds as we walked in the wood.我们在树林里散步时惊起了两只鸟。Smoke started him coughing.烟呛得他咳嗽。It started raining [to rain].开始下雨了。
词性变化start[stɑ:t]vi.1.■跳起, 惊起, 吃惊2.■涌出, 突然出现3.■突起, 鼓出4.■出发, 动身, 起程5.■开动, 开始, 着手, 发生6.■松劲, 脱落, 翘曲7.■参加比赛start to one's feet蓦地站起start at the mere rustle of leaves in the wind一有风吹草动就胆战心惊start for home动身回家start on a journey起程旅行start on a task着手工作Someone spoke to me suddenly and I started.有个人突然跟我说话, 我吃了一惊。The engine won't start.引擎发动不起来。He was so excited that tears started to his eyes.他激动得热泪盈眶。Knowledge starts with practice.认识从实践开始。start[stɑ:t]n.1.■惊跳, 惊起, 吃惊, [口]惊人的事2.■出发, 动身, 起动, 起飞, 出发3.■着手, 开始4.■起跑点, 先跑权, 优先地位, 有利条件, 开始事业的机会5.■[pl. ]发作, 冲动, 努力6.■松动, 脱节, 弯曲make an early start早点动身get a good start in life得到一个好机会而开始自己的事业He gave a start when I tapped him on the shoulder.我拍了拍他的肩膀, 他吓了一跳。He gave me a start of ten yards.他让我先跑十码。
继承用法start-stopadj.1.■启闭的, 起停[止]的, 间歇的, 断续的start-upn.1.■起动; 开办; 出发, 发射, 起飞
参考词汇见begin;
verb
- [no obj.]come into being; begin or be reckoned from a particular point in time or space
发生;开始
the season starts in September.
该季节始于九月。
we ate before the film started.
我们在电影开始前吃的饭。
below Roaring Springs the real desert starts.
在罗灵斯普林斯以南才是真正沙漠的开始。
■[with infinitive or present participle]embark on a continuing action or a new venture
着手,从事,开始做(已进行的动作或新事业)
I started to chat to him.
我开始与他聊天。
we plan to start building in the autumn.
我们计划在秋季动工。
■use a particular point, action, or circumstance as an opening for a course of action
出发点,起首,开端
the teacher can start by capitalizing on children's curiosity.
老师可以利用孩子们的好奇心作为出发点。
I shall start with the case you mention first.
我可以从你首先提到的那件事开始。
■[no obj., with adverbial of direction]begin to move or travel
开始走;启程,动身,出发
we started out into the snow.
我们冒着雪出发了。
he started for the door.
他向门边走去。
■[with obj.]begin to attend (an educational establishment) or engage in (an occupation, especially a profession)
开始(上学);从事(某项职业)
she will start school today.
她今天要开始上学。
he started work at a travel agent.
他开始在一家旅行社工作。
■begin one's working life
开始从事工作
he started as a mess orderly.
他刚工作时是当炊事兵。
he started off as doctor in the house.
他刚开始是做住院医生。
■[with obj.]begin to live through (a period distinguished by a specified characteristic)
开始度过,开始生活
they started their married life.
他们开始过婚姻生活。
■cost at least a specified amount
起始;起头
fees start at around £300.
费用起码要300英镑左右。 - [with obj.]cause (an event or process) to happen
使开始,使发生
two men started the blaze which caused the explosion.
两人引燃的火苗导致爆炸。
those women started all the trouble.
所有这些麻烦全是由那些女人引起的。
■bring (a project or an institution) into being; cause to take effect or begin to work or operate
开办,创办;使生效;开始工作(或运行)
I'm starting a campaign to get the law changed.
我正在发起一场运动以改变那项法律。
■cause (a machine) to begin to work
开动,发动(机器)
we had trouble starting the car.
我们发动汽车遇到麻烦。
he starts up his van.
他发动了面包车。
■[no obj.](of a machine or device) begin operating or being used
(机器,装置)开始运行;开始启动
the noise of a lorry starting up.
卡车的噪音开始响起来。
there was a moment of silence before the organ started.
在风琴响起来以前有一会儿很安静。
■cause or enable (someone or something) to begin doing or pursuing something
使开始做,使从事
his father started him off in business.
他父亲开始让他做生意。
[with obj. and present participle]what he said started me thinking.
他的话引起了我的思考。
■give a signal to (competitors) to start in a race
向(竞赛者)发起跑信号 - [no obj.]give a small jump or make a sudden jerking movement from surprise or alarm
惊起,惊跳
‘Oh my!’ she said, starting.
她吃惊地说:“哦!我的天。”。
■[no obj., with adverbial of direction](poetic/literary)move or appear suddenly
(诗/文)突然出现;突然移动
she had seen Meg start suddenly from a thicket.
她曾看到梅格从一片灌木丛中突然走了出来。
■(of eyes) bulge so as to appear to burst out of their sockets
(眼睛)突起,鼓出
his eyes started out of his head like a hare's.
他的眼睛像兔眼一样从脸上鼓起。
■be displaced or displace by pressure or shrinkage
(通过压力或收缩)使松动,使脱落;
[noobj.]the mortar in the joints had started.
连接处的泥灰已经脱落了。
■[with obj.]rouse (game) from its lair
使(猎物)离巢,驱赶(猎物)出巢穴
[usu. insing.]
- the point in time or space at which something has its origin; the beginning of something
开始,开端
he takes over as chief executive at the start of next year.
明年年初他接任主管。
the event was a shambles from start to finish.
那件事自始至终一团糟。
his bicycle was found close to the start of a forest trail.
他的自行车是在靠近林中一条小道的起始处被发现的。
■the point or moment at which a race begins
起跑线;起跑时间
make sure you are not over the line at the start.
开始,着手。
■an act of beginning to do or deal with something
开始,着手
I can make a start on cleaning up.
我可以开始打扫卫生。
an early start enabled us to avoid the traffic.
早出发可以使我们避开交通堵塞。
■used to indicate that a useful initial contribution has been made but that more remains to be done
良好开端,好的开始
if he would tell her who had put him up to it, it would be a start.
如果他愿意告诉她是谁怂恿他干那件事的,那么这将是一个好的开端。
■a person's position or circumstances at the beginning of their life, especially a position of advantage
有利形势,有利条件
she's anxious to give her baby the best start in life.
她渴望给她的宝宝一生中最好的开端。
■an advantage consisting in having set out in a race or on journey earlier than one's rivals or opponents
(赛跑或旅行中)先起跑的优势;先出发的优势
he would have a ninety-minute start on them.
他有比他们早出发90分钟的优势。 - a sudden movement of surprise or alarm
惊跳,惊起
she awoke with a start.
她猛然惊醒。
the woman gave a nervous start.
那女人吓得神经兮兮的。
■(dated)a surprising occurrence
(旧)惊人的事
you hear of some rum starts there.
你会听到一些那里的怪人怪事。
don't start (或 don't you start)
- (informal)used to tell someone not to grumble or criticize
(非正式)告诉(某人)不要发牢骚(或指责)
don't start—I do my fair share.
不要发牢骚,我做我应该做的那一份。
- (informal)used to introduce or emphasize the first or most important of a number of considerations
(非正式)首先;一开始
this side are at an advantage—for a start, there are more of them.
这一边处于优势,首先是他们人更多。
- (dated)gain an advantage over
(旧)比…居先,比…占优势
- conceive one's first child
开始怀第一个孩子
- 见 hare
- (informal)cause trouble
(非正式)惹是生非
- at the beginning of a series of events or period of time
开始时,一开始
she wasn't very keen on the idea to start with.
开始时她对那想法不感兴趣。
■as the first thing to be taken into account
首先
to start with, I was feeling down.
首先,我感到情绪低落。
- Old English styrtan 'to caper, leap', of Germanic origin; related to Dutch storten 'push' and German stürzen 'fall headlong, fling'. From the sense 'sudden movement' arose the sense 'initiation of movement, setting out on a journey' and hence 'beginning of a process, etc.'
start in
- (informal)begin doing something, especially talking
(非正式)开始做(尤指开始说)
people groan when she starts in about her acting ambitions.
当她开始表达当演员的志向时,人们报以不满的哼哼声。
■(start in on)(N. Amer.)begin to do or deal with
(北美)开始去做
she started in on her face.
她开始化妆。
■(start in on)(N. Amer.)attack verbally; begin to criticize
(北美)用言语攻击;开始批判
- begin (or cause someone or something to begin) working, operating, or dealing with something
(使)开始;(使)从事
treatment should start off with attention to diet.
治疗首先应该从注意饮食开始。
what started you off on this search?.
是什么使你开始这项研究的。
■(start off) begin a meal
开始吃饭
she started off with porridge .
她先喝了些粥。
- begin to work on or deal with
开始进行;着手处理
I'm starting on a new book .
我正开始写一本新书。 - (informal)begin to talk to someone, especially in a critical or hostile way
(非正式)开始吵架;开始用言语抨击
she started on about my not having proper furniture.
她开始指责我没有合适的家具。
- (N. Amer.)make a new beginning
(北美)重新开始
could you face going back to school and starting over?.
你能面对返回学校重新开始读书吗。
- embark on a venture or undertaking, especially a commercial one
着手,开始从事(某事业,尤指商业)
the company will start out with a hundred employees.
这个公司开业时将雇用100名员工。
start
名词 start:
the beginning of anything
the time at which something is supposed to begin
同义词:beginning, commencement, first, outset, get-go, kickoff, starting time, showtime, offset
a turn to be a starter (in a game at the beginning)
同义词:starting
a sudden involuntary movement
the act of starting something
同义词:beginning, commencement
a line indicating the location of the start of a race or a game
同义词:starting line
a signal to begin (as in a race)
同义词:starting signal
advantage gained by an beginning early (as in a race)
同义词:head start
动词 start:
take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
同义词:get down, begin, get, start out, set about, set out, commence
set in motion, cause to start
leave
同义词:depart, part, start out, set forth, set off, set out, take off
have a beginning, in a temporal, spatial, or evaluative sense
同义词:begin
bring into being
get off the ground
同义词:start up, embark on, commence
move or jump suddenly, as if in surprise or alarm
get going or set in motion
同义词:start up
begin or set in motion
begin work or acting in a certain capacity, office or job
同义词:take up
play in the starting lineup
have a beginning characterized in some specified way
同义词:begin
begin an event that is implied and limited by the nature or inherent function of the direct object
同义词:begin
bulge outward
同义词:protrude, pop, pop out, bulge, bulge out, bug out, come out
start
■A newshound may start out just to get a good story, but it is not impossible, all the same, for him to end as a man.
一个新闻记者在动身的时候也许只是为了要得到一条好新闻,但同时,他也并非没有可能以一个普通人的身份完成他的使命。
■A drunk tried to start and argument with Mark, but a few well chosen words soon took the fight out of him.
一个醉汉试图同马克展开辨论,但马克几句措词恰当的话就很快把他说服了。
■A one-party state can be the start of the slippery slope towards fascism.
一党专政有可能是滑向法西斯主义的起点。
■Everything has been squared away; we may start now.
一切都己准备就绪,我们现在就开始吧。
■To start with we haven't enough money, and secondly we're too busy.
一来我们的钱不够,二来我们没时间。
■I will not want to borrow money from my in-laws. They may start meddle in my affairs.
不想向太太家里借钱。因为他们可能干预我的事。
■Don't give away to the public when we will start.
不要向公众泄露我们出发的日期。
■Daniel and Mara are quarrelling again; it looks as if their marriage is off to a bad start.
丹尼尔和玛拉又吵起来了,他们的婚姻似乎一开始就不妙。
■Jack made a jack-rabbit start when the traffic light turned green.
交通灯一变成绿色,杰克就马上开动车子。
■He will start for London this afternoon.
今天下午他就要动身去伦敦了。
■I couldn't make my car start this morning.
今天早晨我的汽车发动不起来了。
■He sat up/woke up with a start.
他一惊,猛然坐了起来[猛然惊醒过来]。
■His nervousness was obvious right from the start.
他从一开始就显然十分紧张。
■When they start talking about economics, I'm out of my depth.
他们一谈起经济学,我就一窍不通了。
■Did they tell you when to start out?
他们告没告诉你什么时候出发?
■They want to start a family but can't afford it at the moment.
他们想生个孩子,但暂时还养不起。
■Their marriage got off to rather a shaky start.
他们的婚姻一开始就有些不稳固。
■He's got off to a flying start in his new job.
他兴致勃勃地开始他的新工作。
■He resolved on/against (making) an early start.
他决定[反对]尽早出发。
■He decided to go it alone and start his own business.
他决定单干创业。
■He got a good start in business.
他在生意上起步时占了很大的优势。
■He is already start his thesis?
他已开始写毕业论文了吗?
■He felt his stomach start to kick up.
他感到胃里不舒服起来了。
■He lost all his money and had to start again completely from scratch.
他损失了所有的钱,只好再从头做起。
■His father gave him$150 to start off his bank account.
他父亲给他150美元让他在银行开个户头。
■He insisted that we should make a fresh start.
他硬要我们重新开始。
■He's full of sap and ready to start.
他精神抖擞准备出发。
■He was hit by a start bullet by ricochet.
他被一颗流弹弹回所伤。
■He was boasting about how brave he was at the start, but copped out (of it) at the finish.
他起初夸耀自己勇敢,到头来却打了退堂鼓。
■Please God, things will start to improve soon.
但愿事情很快开始好转。
■But as you know to start with we'll have more difficulty with new product.
但是,您知道,刚一开始销售新产品,我们会有更多的困难。
■When you start the engine, be sure the car is in neutral.
你在发动引擎时,一定要让汽车处于空档。
■Before you start ordering oil for the central heating ring around the suppliers to see who will offer you the cheapest price.
你在开始为中心暖气装置订购石油之前,给一些供货商打电话,看谁的要价最低。
■You must start by unlearning all the bad habits your previous piano teacher taught you!
你得先改掉以前钢琴老师教给你的一切坏习惯!
■You must quit smoking. Most important of all, you should start taking exercise.
你必须戒烟,更重要的是,你该开始运动。
■I'm pleased that you've made such an auspicious start to the new term.
你新学期开门红使我很高兴。
■How do you get start in that line of work?
你是怎么开始干那一行的?
■Do you start the day with a yawn instead of a smile?
你每天是不是以一个哈欠开始工作,而不是满面笑容?
■Now you can start to coast down the slope.
你现在可以开始顺坡向下滑行了。
■Your argument was clear to us from the start there's no need to labour the point.
你的论点一开头我们就清楚了--没必要一再重复。
■If you start working in earnest, you might just pass. So now, how about it?
你要是一开始就认真工作,就可能通过了。可事到如今,你咋办呢?
■It's a bit late in the day to say you don't really want to start a family yet-you've been pregnant for six months!
你说你真的不想要个家,这似乎有点太晚了——你已怀孕6个月了!
■Don't forget to warm the car up for a few minutes before you start.
你起动这部汽车之前别忘了要预热几分钟。
■I'll have a tomato juice to start with.
先喝点西红柿汁开胃。
■She woke up with a start when the door slammed.
关门声把她惊醒了。
■The other racers knew they couldn't catch Michael if he got too big a head start.
其他参赛者知道,如果一开始让迈克尔依靠太多的话,他们就追不上了。
■Never expect me to pull up my roots and go to other places, I've lived here too long to make a new start in life.
别想指望我离开家乡,我在这儿住的时间很长了,不想再换一种新的生活。
■Even if the worst comes to the worst, we can always sell up our business here and start again somewhere else.
即使出现最坏的情况,我们也总可以随时在这里变卖商店,然后在其他地方另起炉灶。
■Even when she gives me a twenty-point start, Gill always seems to have the whip hand over me when we play Scrabble.
即使我们玩拼学游戏时,吉尔让我20点的话,她也似乎总是占优势。
■They were due to start demolishing the old theatre today but there's been a last-minute stay of execution.
原定今天把这座旧戏院拆掉,但临时突然决定暂缓进行。
at the (very) start
1. 一开始
She was lonely at the very start.
她开始时感到孤独。
for a start
1. 首先
For a start, he is too young.
首先, 他还太年轻。
from start to finish
1. 自始至终
They told me the whole story from start to finish.
他们把这件事从头至尾全对我说了。
get off to a good start
1. 一开始很好
The new scheme got off to a good start.
新计划一开始进展顺利。
start in
1. 开始
Let's start in and clean up the kitchen.
咱们开始打扫厨房吧。
start off
1. 出发; 开始
When shall we start off?
我们什么时候动身?
start on
1. 开始进行
We haven't started on the job yet.
我们还没有开始做这件工作。
start out
1. 出发
They started out this morning.
他们今天上午出发了。
2. 着手进行
He started out to write a novel.
他着手写一部长篇小说。
start up
1. 突然出现
A new idea started up in his mind.
他忽然有了一个新主意。
start with
1. 以……开始
Her illness started with a high fever.
她的病开始时是发高烧。
习惯用语a fresh start1.■新的起点, 新的开始a rum start1.■[口]惊人事件at the start1.■开始, 起初at the very start1.■一开始, 当初awake with a start1.■突然惊醒by fits and starts1.■一阵一阵地, 间歇地Early start makes easy stages.1.■[谚]早点动身, 一路从容; 早开始是成功的保证。false start1.■毫无结果的尝试2.■起跑犯规, 抢跑flying start1.■(赛车[艇]等)行进出发2.■良好的开端; 成功的开始for a start (=start with)1.■[口]首先, 第一点from start to finish1.■自始自终, 彻头彻尾get a start1.■吃惊, 吓一跳get off to a bad start1.■开头不顺利get off to a flying [good] start1.■成功地开始, 取得良好的开端get [have] the start of sb.1.■比某人...占先, 比...先走一着, 先发制人give a start of1.■因...而愣了一下, 因...震颤了一下give sb. a start1.■吓某人一跳; 让某人先走一步give sb. a start in life1.■让某人到社会上谋生; 提供某人开始自立的机会head start1.■比...先开始; 早出发; 领先; 良好的开端; 顺利的开始make a start on1.■开始从事; 着手做make a good [bad] start1.■开头好[不好]running start1.■良好的开端take a fresh start1.■重新开始to start with1.■开始时, 作为开头; 第一, 首先start after sb.1.■尾追, 追赶start against1.■参加与...竞争start (all) over again1.■[startall over] 再度重新开始start aside1.■跳往一旁, 闪开start back1.■惊退, 畏缩; 返回; 动身返回start by1.■先做某事start for1.■动身往某处start in1.■[口]开始, 动手; (使)开始任职start in life1.■开始到社会上做事[谋生]start off [out]1.■出发, 动身, 开始start off with1.■从...开始, 用...开始start on sth.1.■开始做某事; 从做某事开始start out1.■起程, 出发; 开始, 着手start up1.■惊起; 突然站起; 崛起2.■突然出现[发动]3.■开始工作4.■开办, 开张start with1.■以...开始特殊用法automatic start1.■自动起动blunt start1.■螺钉钝头bunch start1.■短子弹式起跑capacitor start1.■电容(器)起动clean start1.■发射准备完毕crouch start1.■蹲踞式起跑deck start1.■【军】甲板起飞delayed start1.■延迟起动direct start1.■直接启动elongated start1.■拉长[长子弹, 普通]式起跑engine start1.■发动机起动front start1.■向前起跑gradient start1.■梯度起点hard start of oscillation1.■振荡突起hot start1.■热起动keyer start1.■键控起动late start1.■出发过迟line start1.■(电动机)直接[全压]起动line voltage start1.■线[电源]电压起动low-frequency start1.■低频起动mass start1.■集体起跑one push start1.■一次起动part winding start1.■部分绕组起动picture start1.■图象启始programming start1.■程序起动pushbutton start1.■按扭起动remote start1.■遥控起动rocket start1.■急起significance start1.■有效位起始[起动]slow start1.■缓慢起动soft start1.■平稳起动standing start1.■站立式起跑, 立定出发stationary start1.■原地出发step start1.■分级起动sudden start1.■突然起动track start1.■短跑式出发two-wire start1.■双线起动warm start1.■半热态起动start by jerk1.■突然起动start of a run1.■行程起点start of heading1.■报文开始; 标题开始start of message1.■信息开始记号start of text character1.■正文起始符