| 单词 | start |
| 释义 | startstartsstartedstartingstartstart1 /stɑːt $ stɑːrt/ verb1[intransitive and transitive] to begin doing something: Now you’re here, we can start. 既然你来了﹐我们可以开始了。When does she start college?do她什么时候开始上大学？start doing somethingHe started laughing.startlaugh 他笑了起来。start to do somethingIt’s started to rain.start开始下雨了。start by doing somethingI’ll start by introducing myself.introduce我先自我介绍一下。I did it wrong, so I had to start again.dohave 我做错了﹐因此只好重新开始。It’s late, we should get started.shallstart 时间不早了﹐我们该开始了。start onI’d better start on my homework.well我该开始做家庭作业了。2 (also start off) [intransitive and transitive] to begin happening or existing, or to make something begin happening: The show starts soon.start 演出马上开始。The fire was started by a candle.bestart这场火灾是由一根蜡烛引起的。Starting from tomorrow, this will be your room.start 从明天开始﹐这是你的房间了。start (something) with somethingThe meal started with soup.start 这顿饭从喝汤开始。He always starts off the lesson with a test.start 他上课总是先来个测验。start (off) by doing somethingLet’s start off by saying why we’re here.say 我们开始吧﹐先来说说我们为什么在这里。start asThe website started as a school project.start这个网站是作为一个学校项目开始运作的。3 (also start up) [transitive] to form a new business or organization: We started our own record company.start我们成立了自己的唱片公司。4 (also start up) [intransitive and transitive] if you start an engine or machine, or if it starts, it begins to work: The car wouldn’t start this morning.今天早上车子发动不起来。5start at/from etc something if prices start at or from an amount, that is the lowest amount that you can pay to get something: Tickets start from £12.ticket票价从 12 英镑起。Phrasesto start with spoken1at the beginning of a situation: You’ll need some help to start with.开始时你会需要些帮助。2used to emphasize the first of a list of things you want to mention: I can’t join the police – to start with, I’m too short.我当不了警察—首先﹐我太矮了。Phrasal verbsstart somebody off phrasal verb to make someone begin doing somethingstart somebody off doing somethingThat started me off crying.startcry这一来﹐我就开始哭了。start out phrasal verb to begin life, existence, work etc in a particular way or form: When we started out, my bedroom was our office.startbe 我们刚起步时﹐我的卧室就是我们的办公室。start out asThe book started out as a short article.start这本书最初只是一篇短文。start over phrasal verb American English to start doing something again from the beginningTHESAURUS: startto start doing somethingstart to begin doing something: Start singing whenever you’re ready.singbegin to start doing something. Begin is more formal than start, and is used especially in written English: He picked up a pen and began to write.pickbegincommence formal to start doing something: He commenced work shortly after the end of the course.commenceget down to something to finally start doing something, especially your work: It’s time you got down to some schoolwork.getset off to start a journey: We set off after breakfast.resume formal to start doing something again after stopping it or being interrupted: We hope that they will resume talks soon.talkto start happeningstart to begin: Has the play started yet?havestartbegin to start. Begin is more formal than start and is used especially in written English: Building work has already begun.buildhavebeginopen to start being shown to the public – used about a play, show, or exhibition: The show opens next week.opencommence formal to start happening: The work is scheduled to commence in April.beschedulebreak out to start happening – used especially about a fire, a fight, war, or a disease: War broke out in September.break |
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