1.开始(做某事)
If youstart to do something, you do something that you were not doing before and you continue doing it.
e.g. John then unlocked the front door and I started to follow him up the stairs...
约翰接着打开前门,我开始跟他上楼。
e.g. It was 1956 when Susanna started the work on the garden...
苏珊娜是从 1956 年开始修建这个花园的。
2.(使)开始;(使)发生
When somethingstarts, or if someonestarts it, it takes place from a particular time.
e.g. The fire is thought to have started in an upstairs room...
火灾被认为是从楼上的一个房间里开始燃起的。
e.g. The Great War started in August of that year...
第一次世界大战于那年 8 月爆发。
3.(从…)开始;(从…)着手
If youstart by doing something, or if youstart with something, you do that thing first in a series of actions.
e.g. I started by asking how many day-care centers were located in the United States...
我一开始先问了问美国有多少所日托中心。
e.g. He started with a good holiday in Key West, Florida.
他先去佛罗里达的基韦斯特岛度了个愉快的假期。
4.第一份工作是…
You usestart to say what someone's first job was. For example, if their first job was that of a factory worker, you can say that theystarted as a factory worker.
e.g. Betty started as a shipping clerk at the clothes factory...
贝蒂的第一份工作是在服装厂里当运务员。
e.g. Grace Robertson started as a photographer with Picture Post in 1947.
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。
5.开办;创办
When someonestarts something such as a new business, they create it or cause it to begin.
e.g. George Granger has started a health centre and I know he's looking for qualified staff...
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。
e.g. Now is probably as good a time as any tostart a business.
目前可能正是创业的最佳时机。
6.开动,发动(发动机、汽车、机器等)
If youstart an engine, car, or machine, or if itstarts, it begins to work.
e.g. He started the car, which hummed smoothly...
他发动了汽车,车发出平稳的嗡嗡声。
e.g. We were just passing one of the parking bays when a car's engine started.
我们从一个停车区经过时,一辆车发动了引擎。
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。
7.惊起;吓一跳;激灵
If youstart, your body suddenly moves slightly as a result of surprise or fear.
start是什么意思
e.g. She put the bottle on the table, banging it down hard. He started at the sound...
她砰的一声把瓶子放到了桌子上,把他吓了一跳。
e.g. Rachelstarted forward on the sofa. — 'You mean you've arrested Pete?'
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?”
8. see also: head start;false start
9.首先;第一
You usefor a start orto start with to introduce the first of a number of things or reasons that you want to mention or could mention.
start
e.g. You must get her name and address, and that can be a problem for astart...
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。
e.g. It comes as a surprise to be reminded that he is 70. For astart, 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。
10.开局顺利/开局不顺
If youget off to a good start, you are successful in the early stages of doing something. If youget off to a bad start, you are not successful in the early stages of doing something.
e.g. The new Prime Minister has got off to a goodstart, 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。
e.g. England got off to a badstart 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。
11.(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.
e.g. Tostart 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。
e.g. Success was assured and, at least tostart 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。
12. in fits and starts -> see fit
to get off to a flyingstart -> see flying
相关词组:start offstart onstart outstart overstart up