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start

verb
 
🔊/stɑːt/
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Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they start
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he / she / it starts
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past simple started
🔊/ˈstɑːtɪd/
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past participle started
🔊/ˈstɑːtɪd/
🔊/ˈstɑːrtɪd/
-ing form starting
🔊/ˈstɑːtɪŋ/
🔊/ˈstɑːrtɪŋ/
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    doing something做事

  1.  
     [transitive, intransitive] to begin doing or using something开始，着手，动手（做或使用）
    • start (something) I start work at nine.我每天九点开始工作。🔊🔊
    • He's just started a new job.他刚刚着手一项新工作。🔊🔊
    • The kids start school next week.孩子们下星期开学。🔊🔊
    • I only started (= began to read) this book yesterday.我昨天才开始看这本书。🔊🔊
    • We need to start (= begin using) a new jar of coffee.我们得新开一罐咖啡了。🔊🔊
    • It's a long story. Where shall I start?说来话长。我该从哪儿说起呢？🔊🔊
    • Can you start (= a new job) on Monday?你可以星期一就来上班吗？🔊🔊
    • start to do something It started to rain.下起雨来了。🔊🔊
    • I was starting to feel tired.我开始感到疲倦。
    • Mistakes were starting to creep in.不知不觉间，开始出错了。🔊🔊
    • start doing something She started laughing.她笑了起来。🔊🔊
    • Suddenly things started happening.突然，事情开始发生。
    • start on something It's time you started on your homework.你该做功课了。🔊🔊
    • start by doing something Let's start by reviewing what we did last week.我们开始先来复习一下上星期学的内容。🔊🔊
    • If you want to find out more, this website is a good place to start.如果您想了解更多信息，此网站是一个不错的起点。
    Express Yourself Conversation openersConversation openers打开话题What can you say when you have to speak to someone for the first time or when you have to open a meeting? Here are some possible ways of starting a conversation or getting the audience's attention before a talk or speech:与人初次交谈时打开话题，会议开始要讲话，或者演讲之前引起听众注意，可用以下方式：
      • Do you mind if I sit here? 我坐在这儿可以吗？
      • Hello, is this seat taken?你好，这个座位有人吗？
      • May I join you? Can I get you a coffee?可以和你一起吗？我给你拿杯咖啡好吗？
      • Lovely weather we’re having!/Can you believe this rain/​wind/​cold/​sunshine?多好的天气呀！／真想不到会下这么大雨／刮这么大风／这么冷／阳光这么灿烂！
      • Excuse me, could I ask you a question?打扰一下，可以问您一个问题吗？
      • Shall we make a start? I think it's almost three o'clock.我们马上开始好吗？我看都快三点了。
      (British English)
      • Shall we get started? I'd like to introduce our speaker.我们开始吧？我来介绍一下演讲人。
      (especially North American English)
      • I think everyone's here, so I'd like to welcome you to this conference.我想大家都到齐了，在此我对出席本次会议的各位表示欢迎。
    Which Word? begin / startbegin / start
    • There is not much difference in meaning between begin and start, though start is more common in spoken English:begin 和 start 的含义差别不大，不过 start 较常用于口语：
      • What time does the concert start/​begin?音乐会什么时候开场？
      • She started/​began working here three months ago.她三个月前开始在这儿工作。
      Begin is often used when you are describing a series of events:begin 常用以指一系列事情的开始：
      • The story begins on the island of Corfu.故事从科孚岛开始。
      Start, but not begin, can also mean ‘to start a journey’, ‘to start something happening’ or ‘to start a machine working’:start 亦含出发、使发生、使（机器）运转之义，begin 不含此义：
      • We’ll need to start at 7.00.我们需要在 7 点钟出发。
      • Who do you think started the fire?你看是谁点的火？
      • The car won’t start.汽车发动不起来。
    • You can use either an infinitive or a form with -ing after begin and start, with no difference in meaning:begin 和 start 之后接动词不定式或 -ing 形式均可，在意义上无差别：
      • I didn’t start worrying/​to worry until she was 2 hours late.她晚了两小时还没到，我才开始担忧起来。
    • After the forms beginning and starting, the -ing form of the verb is not normally used:beginning 和 starting 之后一般不用动词的 -ing 形式：
      • It’s starting/​beginning to rain.开始下雨了。
      • It’s starting/​beginning raining.
    Extra Examples
    • By early evening he was ready to start work.到傍晚时，他准备开始工作了。
    • She started work in the mill when she was just 14 years old.她14岁那年开始在工厂工作。
    • When we started this project, we didn't know what to expect.当我们开始这个项目时，我们不知道会发生什么。
    • At that point I just started to hate the man.从那一刻起我开始恨那个男人。
    • The garden is starting to look very bare.花园开始显得光秃秃的。
    • I'm starting to think I should move somewhere else.我开始认为我应该搬到其他地方。
    • She started to wonder whether she was imagining it all.她开始怀疑她是否正在想象这一切。
    • Her heart suddenly started to race.她的心突然开始狂跳起来。
    • He started to get angry.他开始生气。
    • He started getting angry.他开始生气。
    • The girl next to me started to talk to me.我旁边的女孩开始跟我说话。
    • The girl next to me started talking to me.我旁边的女孩开始跟我说话。
    • People have started saying that they don't want to use social media any more.人们开始说他们不想再使用社交媒体了。
    • Things were very different when I started working here 17 years ago.当我17年前在这里工作时，情况大不相同。
    • I need to start getting ready.我需要开始准备。
    • It's time to start thinking about next year.该开始考虑明年的事情了。
    • Maybe you should start looking for a new job.也许您应该开始寻找新工作。
    • When did you start playing the piano?你什么时候开始弹钢琴的？
    • You'd better start packing if you're to leave early tomorrow morning.你要是明天一早走的话，最好现在就开始收拾行李。
    • We'll just have to start all over again.我们只好整个从头再来。
    • I've finished decorating the bathroom, so now I can start on the bedroom.卫生间我已经装修完毕，现在可以开始卧室的装修了。
    • He finished all his own food and started on mine.他吃完自己所有的食物，开始了我的生活。
    • He has just started at school.他刚开始上学。
    • I don't know where to start with all this work.我不知道从哪里开始所有这些工作。
    • Start from the beginning and tell me exactly what happened.从开头讲起，告诉我到底发生了什么事。
    • I'll have to start again from scratch.我又得从头再来。
    • We start by examining the evidence.我们首先检查证据。
    • Start by preparing the planting area.首先准备种植面积。
    • If you want to learn about frogs, this book is an excellent place to start.你如果想了解青蛙，最好先读读这本书。
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb
    • suddenly
    • immediately
    • just
    • …
    verb + start
    • decide to
    • expect to
    • hope to
    • …
    preposition
    • as
    • by
    • from
    • …
    phrases
    • get (somebody/​something) started
    • a good, great, etc. place to start
    • let’s start
    • …
    See full entry
    2.

    happening发生

  2.  
     [intransitive, transitive] to begin happening; to make something begin happening（使）发生，开始进行
    • Work is due to start this weekend.工作预定从本周末开始。
    • What time does the show start?展会什么时候开始？
    • Have you any idea where the rumour started?你知不知道谣言是从哪儿传出来的？🔊🔊
    • start something Who started the fire?谁放的火？🔊🔊
    • I'm ready to start the process of writing.我准备开始写作过程。
    • Do you start the day with a good breakfast?你早晨起来会先好好吃一顿早饭吗？🔊🔊
    • You're always trying to start an argument.你总是想挑起争论。🔊🔊
    • start somebody/something doing something The news started me thinking.那条消息让我思考起来。🔊🔊
    Synonyms startstart
    • begin
    • start off
    • kick off
    • commence
    • open
    These words are all used to talk about things happening from the beginning, or people doing the first part of something.
    • start to begin to happen or exist; to begin in a particular way or from a particular point:
      • When does the class start?什么时候上课？🔊🔊
    • begin to start to happen or exist; to start in a particular way or from a particular point; to start speaking:
      • When does the concert begin?音乐会什么时候开始？
    start or begin?用 start 还是 begin？There is not much difference in meaning between these words. Start is more frequent in spoken English and in business contexts; begin is more frequent in written English and is often used when you are describing a series of events: The story begins on the island of Corfu. Start is not used to mean ‘begin speaking’: ‘Ladies and gentlemen,’ he started.
    • start off (rather informal) to start happening or doing something; to start by doing or being something:指进行或开展起来、首先进行、一开始是：
      • The discussion started off mildly enough.讨论颇为温和地开展起来。
    • kick off (informal) to start an event or activity, especially in a particular way; (of an event, activity, etc.) to start, especially in a particular way:尤指以…开始（活动）、（活动）以…开始：
      • Tom will kick off with a few comments.汤姆讲话时要先发表几点意见。
      • The festival kicks off on Monday, September 13.节期从 9 月 13 日星期一开始。
    • commence (formal) to start happening:指开始发生：
      • The meeting is scheduled to commence at noon.会议定于午间召开。
    • open to start an event or activity in a particular way; (of an event, a film or a book) to start, especially in a particular way:
      • The story opens with a murder.故事以一宗谋杀案作序幕。
    Patterns
    • to start/​begin/​start off/​kick off/​commence/​open with something
    • to start/​begin/​start off/​kick off/​commence/​open by doing something
    • to start/​begin/​start off/​commence as something
    • a campaign/​season/​meeting starts/​begins/​starts off/​kicks off/​commences/​opens
    • a film/​book starts/​begins/​starts off/​opens
    Extra Examples
    • A new term was about to start.新学期就要开始了。
    • When does the class start?什么时候上课？🔊🔊
    • The new season starts on Monday.新季节从星期一开始。
    • Her career in the civil service started in 1998.她的职业生涯始于1998年。
    • The fire is thought to have started in the kitchen.据认为，厨房起火了。
    • After the war started, many people tried to leave.战争爆发后，许多人试图离开。
    • It's a great opportunity to start a new career.这是一个开始新职业的绝好机会。
    • These producers start their planting season a week or two earlier than normal.这些生产者比正常季节早一两个星期开始播种季节。
    • They started a war that wasn't justified.他们发动了一场没有道理的战争。
    • Before you start the game, you choose a character to play as.在开始游戏之前，请选择一个要扮演的角色。
    • Who started the fight?谁打架了？
    • It's his fault. He started it.这是他的错。他开始了。
    • A campaign was started for his release.为释放他而展开了一场运动。
    • Our goal is to start a conversation with our customers.我们的目标是与我们的客户开始对话。
    • Birmingham Royal Ballet start the new season with an intriguing triple bill next week.伯明翰皇家芭蕾舞团在下周以令人着迷的三重法案开始了新赛季。
    • We want to start people talking about issues that matter to them in their community.我们想让人们开始谈论与他们社区有关的问题。
    • It was Liz that started me listening to classical music.是利兹让我开始听古典音乐。
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb
    • suddenly
    • immediately
    • just
    • …
    verb + start
    • decide to
    • expect to
    • hope to
    • …
    preposition
    • as
    • by
    • from
    • …
    phrases
    • get (somebody/​something) started
    • a good, great, etc. place to start
    • let’s start
    • …
    See full entry
    3.

    machine/vehicle机器；车辆

  3.  
     [transitive, intransitive] start (something) when you start a machine or a vehicle or it starts, it begins to operate开动；发动；启动
    • Start the engines!发动引擎！🔊🔊
    • He started the recording.他开始录音。
    • I can't get the car started.这辆车我发动不起来。🔊🔊
    • The car won't start.这辆车发动不起来。🔊🔊
    see also jump-start, kick-start, push-start
    Extra Examples
    • He walked over to his truck, got in and started the engine.他走到卡车上，上车并启动了发动机。
    • Pushing the ignition button starts the engine.按下点火按钮启动发动机。
    • Dan started the lawn mower again.丹再次启动割草机。
    • Start the tape.启动磁带。
    • I couldn't get the car to start.我无法开车。
    • Her voice was drowned out when the car started.汽车开动时她的声音被淹没了。
    • There was a delay because the motor wouldn't start.有一个延迟，因为电动机无法启动。
    • The blender won't start unless the lid is closed properly.除非正确关闭盖子，否则搅拌器将无法启动。
    4.

    existing存在

  4.  
     [intransitive, transitive] to begin to exist; to make something begin to exist（使）出现；发起；创办；开办
    • The company started in 1894 in Pennsylvania.该公司于1894年在宾夕法尼亚州成立。
    • start up There are a lot of small businesses starting up in that area.小型企业在那一地区大量涌现。🔊🔊
    • start something She started a business while she was still at school.她还在上学的时候就开始做生意。
    • I decided to start a fashion blog.我决定开一个时尚博客。
    • They want to start a family (= to have children).他们想建立一个家庭（有孩子）。
    • start something up He decided to start up his own film festival.他决定开始自己的电影节。
    Extra Examples
    • They decided to start a catering business.他们决定开办一家酒席承办公司。🔊🔊
    • She started the company in the 1990s.她于1990年代创立了公司。
    • She started a yoga class at work.她开始上班瑜伽课。
    • Maria started a Spanish conversation class in the village hall.玛丽亚（Maria）在乡村礼堂开始了西班牙语对话课。
    • I made several attempts to start my own clothing company.我做了几次尝试来创办自己的服装公司。
    • If you're passionate about a hobby, why not start your own blog?如果您对一种爱好充满热情，为什么不创建自己的博客？
    • When we started the band we never expected this.当我们开始乐队时，我们从未想到过这一点。
    • This was a club started by music fans, for music fans.这是一个由音乐迷创办的俱乐部，面向音乐迷。
    • They are offering incentives for new businesses to start up in the area.他们为新企业在该地区创业提供激励。
    • There are a lot of costs when you're just starting up.刚开始时会有很多费用。
    • Some people have great ideas but start up without having a clear idea of how viable their businesses are. 有些人有很好的主意，但在开始时却不清楚自己的业务是否可行。
    • He started up his own chain of hotels.他建立了自己的连锁酒店。
    • We started up this website as a way for people to make contact with fellow enthusiasts.我们启动该网站是为了使人们与发烧友保持联系。
    • What made you decide to start the business up?是什么让您决定创业呢？
    5.

    from place/level/in particular way

  5.  
     [intransitive] to begin from a particular place, amount or situation; to begin in a particular way（从…）开始；（由…）起
    • + adv./prep. The trail starts just outside the town.小径从刚出城的地方开始。🔊🔊
    • Hotel prices start at €80 for a double room.双人间的酒店价格为80欧元起。
    • A sentence always starts with a capital letter.句子始终以大写字母开头。
    • The evening started badly when the speaker failed to turn up.那天晚上的活动一开始挺糟糕，因为演讲者没有来。🔊🔊
    • + adj. The best professional musicians start young.卓有成就的音乐家很早就接触音乐。🔊🔊
    Extra Examples
    • The 109-mile bike race starts and finishes at the end of Market Street. 109英里的自行车比赛在市场街尽头开始并结束。
    • The river starts in northwest Arkansas.这条河始于阿肯色州西北部。
    • Let's start with this first piece of music.咱们从这第一首曲子开始吧。
    • The walk starts from the carpark on Nimmings Lane.步行从尼姆明斯巷的停车场开始。
    • He could not remember exactly where the taxi ride started.他不记得出租车从哪里开始。
    • Your tour starts at the Cathedral.您的游览将从大教堂开始。
    • Players start in the centre of the board and move outwards.玩家从棋盘中心开始，然后向外移动。
    • The prints are not expensive, starting at $35.这些照片并不昂贵，起价为35美元。
    • We start from the premise that every child matters.我们从每个孩子都重要的前提开始。
    • We are starting from a difficult position because we have very little information.我们从一个困难的位置开始，因为我们掌握的信息很少。
    • I started with the idea that I wanted to write about family.我从想写关于家庭的想法开始。
    • It often helps to start with a simple question.从一个简单的问题开始通常会有所帮助。
    • The story starts in the mid 1960s in a small English town.故事始于1960年代中期的一个英国小镇。
    • The show starts with a bang and maintains the excitement throughout.演出从一声巨响开始，并始终保持着兴奋。
    • The film starts well, but halfway through the story starts to drag.电影开局不错，但故事的一半开始拖延。
    • The team started strongly but faded in the second half.球队起步强劲，但在下半场便退色了。
    • It's better to start slowly and learn as you go.最好慢慢地开始学习并随身携带。
    • She started relatively late as an artist.她起步较晚，是一名艺术家。
    • James started small with $5,000 in contracts.詹姆斯一开始的合同只有5,000美元。
    • I start simple, with just a geometric shape.我从简单开始，只是一个几何形状。
    • He started full of confidence, but something went wrong.他开始充满信心，但出了点问题。
  6.  
     [intransitive, transitive] to begin, or to begin something such as a career, in a particular way that changed later以…起步（或起家）；起初是
    • start as something She started as a secretary but ended up running the department.她起初只是一个秘书，但最后掌管起了整个部门。🔊🔊
    • It started as a hobby and grew from there.开始时只是出于兴趣，后来便一发而不可收。
    • start out/off The company started out with 30 employees.公司创立之初只有 30 名员工。🔊🔊
    • start out/off as something I started off as a dishwasher making 25 cents an hour.我刚开始是洗碗工，时薪25美分。
    • start something (as something) He started life as a teacher before turning to journalism.他开始当过教师，后来改行搞起了新闻。🔊🔊
    • start something doing something She started her career working for the BBC. 她的职业生涯开始于BBC。
    Extra Examples
    • I started as a trainee and ended up a supervisor.我以受训生开始，后来成为主管。
    • It started as a joke, but we soon realized people were taking it seriously.它开始只是个玩笑，但我们很快意识到人们正在认真对待它。
    • The World Wide Web started as a way for scientists and academics to share information.万维网的开始是科学家和学者共享信息的一种方式。
    • The film started as an experiment to see if I could do something new.这部电影是作为实验来看看我是否可以做点新的。
    • I started out washing cars at the golf club.我开始在高尔夫俱乐部洗车。
    • It's probably best to start out renting equipment.最好是开始租用设备。
    • We started off with just a few product lines.我们刚开始只有几条产品线。
    • He started work as a butcher's boy and now has his own shop.他从一个屠夫的男孩开始工作，现在拥有自己的商店。
    • I started my working life as a studio photographer.我从工作室摄影师开始工作。
    • The magazine started life as a comic book in 1952.该杂志于1952年作为漫画开始了生活。
    • The building started life as a prison but was converted to a luxury hotel.该建筑物起初是一所监狱，但后来改建为豪华酒店。
    7.

    journey旅行

  7. [intransitive] start (out) to begin a journey; to leave出发；动身；起程 synonym set off, set out
    • What time are we starting tomorrow?我们明天什么时候出发？🔊🔊
    Extra Examples
    • She had started out late for the meeting.她参加会议迟到了。
    • They had started out from Saigon the previous day.他们前一天就已经从西贡出发了。
    • I should get there by the afternoon if I start early.如果我早点开始，我应该在下午到那里。
    • Make sure you've got everything before we start.开始之前，请确保您已具备一切。
    • They started out at five o'clock in the morning.他们从早上五点开始。
    • What time do we start?我们什么时候出发？
    8.

    going/walking走

  8. [intransitive] + adv./prep. to begin to move in a particular direction起身走向；向…而去
    • I started after her (= began to follow her) to tell her the news.我起身朝她追去，好把消息告诉她。🔊🔊
    • He started for the door, but I blocked his way.他向门口走去，但我挡住了他的去路。🔊🔊
    9.

    move suddenly突然一动

  9. [intransitive] to move suddenly and quickly because you are surprised or afraid突然一惊 synonym jump
    • The sudden noise made her start.突如其来的声音吓了她一跳。🔊🔊
    Topics Feelingsc2
    10. Word OriginOld 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.’.
Idioms
don’t start | don't you start
  1. (informal) used to tell somebody not to complain or be critical（制止某人抱怨或挑剔）别抱怨，别挑剔
    • Don't start! I told you I'd be late.别抱怨啦！我跟你说过我要迟到的。🔊🔊
    • Don't you start! It's hard enough managing the kids, without you complaining too.你不开始！在没有您抱怨的情况下，很难管理孩子们。
get/set/start/keep the ball rolling
  1. to make something start happening; to make sure that something continues to happen开始某事；继续某事
get/start off on the right/wrong foot (with somebody)
  1. (informal) to start a relationship well/badly开始时关系良好／不好
    • I seem to have got off on the wrong foot with the new boss.看来我和新老板的关系一开头就不好。🔊🔊
get started
  1. to begin doing something（使）开始；着手；动手
    • It's nearly ten o'clock. Let's get started.快十点了，咱们开始吧。🔊🔊
    • It's already late, so I think we should get started.已经很晚了，我觉得咱们该开始了。
start/get off on the right/wrong foot (with somebody)
  1. (informal) to start a relationship well/badly开始时关系良好／不好
    • I seem to have started off on the wrong foot with the new boss.我似乎开始与新老板走错了路。
start something
  1. (informal) to cause trouble制造麻烦；惹是生非
to start with
  1. used when you are giving the first and most important reason for something（给出首要理由）首先，第一
    • To start with it’s much too expensive…首先是太贵…
    Topics Opinion and argumentb2
  2. at the beginning起初；开始时
    • The club had only six members to start with.这家俱乐部起初仅有六名会员。🔊🔊
    • I'll have melon to start with.我要先吃甜瓜。🔊🔊
    • She wasn't keen on the idea to start with.她一开始并不喜欢这个主意。🔊🔊
you, he, she, etc. started it
  1. (informal) used to blame somebody for beginning a fight or an argument是你（或他、她等）挑起来的
    • ‘Stop fighting, you two!’ ‘He started it!’“你们俩，别打了！” “是他先动手的！”🔊🔊
    Topics Opinion and argumentc2

start

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    beginning开始

  1.  
     [countable, usually singular] the point at which something begins开头；开端
    • If we don't hurry, we'll miss the start.如果我们不着急，我们会错过开始的机会。
    • They haven't won since the start of the season. 自赛季开始以来他们还没有赢过比赛。
    • at the start (of something) Things didn't look too hopeful at the start of the year.在年初，情况显得并不十分乐观。🔊🔊
    • from the start We've had problems right from the start.我们从（一）开始就遇到了困难。
    • We've had problems from the very start.从一开始我们就遇到了问题。
    • The trip was a disaster from start to finish.那次旅行从头到尾糟糕透顶。🔊🔊
    • a… start to something a perfect start to the day那一天的美好开端
    • After a slow start to his career, things improved.在他的职业生涯起步缓慢之后，情况有所好转。
    • The campaign is off to a promising start.竞选活动开局良好。
    • a shaky/rocky start摇摇欲坠
    • (informal) This could be the start of something big.这或许是要有大事的苗头。🔊🔊
    Extra Examples
    • They lived here before the start of the war.他们在战争开始之前就住在这里。
    • Temperatures were cooler at the start of the week.一周初温度较低。
    • We make an estimate at the start and revise it later.我们从一开始就进行估算，然后再进行修改。
    • How many more weeks until the start of term?到学期开始还有几周？
    • She makes a brief appearance near the start of the film.她在电影开始前短暂露面。
    • Next week sees the start of the trial of four suspects in the bombing.下周开始对爆炸案中的四名嫌疑人进行审判。
    • September marks the start of Berlin's annual art festival.9月标志着柏林年度艺术节的开始。
    • A rooster crows, symbolically signaling the start of the day.一只公鸡乌鸦，象征着一天的开始。
    • These environmental changes could herald the start of a new Ice Age.这些环境变化可能预示着新的冰河时代的开始。
    • The start was delayed by bad weather.恶劣的天气推迟了比赛的开始。
    • After a shaky start, it went on to become a hit show.摇摇欲坠之后，它继续成为热门节目。
    • The plot gets off to a rather slow start.剧情开始很慢。
    • Things got off to a bad start when I forgot to bring the lunch.当我忘了带午餐时，事情起步不好。
    • I forgot his name, which wasn't a good start.我忘记了他的名字，这不是一个好的开始。
    • Despite a bright start, Liverpool lost the match.利物浦队虽然开场先声夺人，但最后还是输了。
    • Despite a promising start, we lost the game.我们虽然开场先声夺人，但最后还是输了。
    • This is a thoroughly good book from start to finish.这本书从头到尾都写得很好。
    • At the very start of the movie we are told that his mother is dead.电影刚开始时，我们被告知他的母亲去世了。
    • From the very start of the campaign he stressed its inclusive nature.从竞选一开始，他就强调了其包容性。
    • Right from the start I knew this was a bad idea.从一开始我就知道这是一个坏主意。
    • She felt at home in her new job right from the start.她一开始干起这份新工作就感到得心应手。
    • Everyone was in a conciliatory mood at the start of the meeting.会议开始时，人人都抱着和解的想法。
    • He joined the team prior to the start of the season.他在本赛季开始之前就加入了这支队伍。
    • The company got off to an impressive start this year.今年该公司有了个很好的开局。
    • Higher sales were predicted after a promising start to the year.在今年前景良好的开端之后，预计会有更高的销售额。
    • An obvious typo on page one makes a bad start to the book.第一页上明显的错别字使这本书起步不好。
    • The team made a great comeback after a disastrous start to the tournament.在一场灾难性的比赛开始后，车队取得了巨大的成功。
    • The fine winter weather heralded a good start to the year.晴朗的冬日天气预示着一年好的开始。
    • The project was doomed from the start.这一项目的结局从一开始就注定了。
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • auspicious
    • bright
    • decent
    • …
    verb + start
    • make
    • get off to
    • herald
    • …
    start + noun
    • date
    • time
    • button
    • …
    preposition
    • at the start (of)
    • from the start
    • prior to the start
    • …
    phrases
    • be doomed from the start
    • from start to finish
    See full entry
  2.  
     [countable, usually singular] the act or process of beginning something开始
    • We need to get an early start in the morning.我们需要早起。
    • start on something I'll paint the ceiling if you make a start on the walls.你要是动手刷墙，我就刷天花板吧。🔊🔊
    • She's moving abroad to make a fresh start (= to begin a new life).她要移居国外，开始新的生活。🔊🔊
    • I think it's time we made a start.我想咱们该开始了。
    • It's not much, but it's a start (= something useful has been done, although there is a lot more still to do).我妹妹心情变好了。
    see also false start, kick-start, push-start, running start
    Extra Examples
    • Unless I make a start, I'll never write this book.除非我有一个开始，否则我永远不会写这本书。
    • Let's make a start.让我们开始吧。
    • Just pick the most urgent task and make a start on it now.只需选择最紧迫的任务并立即开始。
    • There's a long way to go, but he's made a very encouraging start.还有很长的路要走，但是他的开局非常令人鼓舞。
    • This will make a start on paying off the mortgage.这将开始还清抵押贷款。
    • The authorities are making a start in dealing with the scourge of illegal drugs.当局正在开始处理非法毒品的祸害。
    • He wanted to go to England and make a new start for his family.他想去英国，为他的家人重新开始。
    • It's a time for new beginnings, for fresh starts.现在是新起点，新起点的时候。
    • An early start is important if you want to avoid the traffic.如果要避免交通拥挤，尽早开始很重要。
    • I hope we can get a good start to the game and play really well.我希望我们可以为游戏打一个良好的开端，并且玩得非常好。
    • New housing starts (= the number of new housing projects) slowed at the end of the year.年底新房开工放缓。
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • auspicious
    • bright
    • decent
    • …
    verb + start
    • make
    • get off to
    • herald
    • …
    start + noun
    • date
    • time
    • button
    • …
    preposition
    • at the start (of)
    • from the start
    • prior to the start
    • …
    phrases
    • be doomed from the start
    • from start to finish
    See full entry
    3.

    opportunity机会

  3.  
     [countable, usually singular] the opportunity that you are given to begin something in a successful way起始优势；良好的基础条件
    • Many critics got their start writing for this magazine.许多评论家开始为这本杂志撰稿。
    • Moving to a different school gave Sally a fresh start.搬到另一所学校给萨莉一个新的开始。
    • start in something They worked hard to give their children a good start in life.他们力争为孩子们的人生奠定一个良好的基础。🔊🔊
    • The job gave him his start in journalism.那份工作是他加入新闻界的开始。🔊🔊
    Extra Examples
    • The Amato Theater is a place where opera performers get their start.阿马托剧院是歌剧表演者开始的地方。
    • The modern fair trade movement got its start in Europe.现代公平贸易运动始于欧洲。
    • The DJ got his start as a teenaged janitor at Capitol Records. DJ从Capitol Records的少年看门人开始。
    • He got his start in the music business in the early 1990s.他于1990年代初期开始从事音乐业务。
    • How did you get your start in politics?您是如何开始政治的？
    • I feel for young people coming out of college and trying to get a start in the world.我感到年轻人从大学毕业并试图在世界上起步。
    • We aim to give every child the best start possible.我们的目标是给每个孩子最好的开始。
    • This was a way for me to give these guys a good start in the business.这是我为这些人提供良好业务开端的一种方式。
    • She gave me my start as a performer.她让我开始了表演。
    • That was my start as a professional athlete.那是我作为职业运动员的开始。
    • The children have overcome their difficult start in life.孩子们克服了生活中的艰难困苦。
    • He didn't have the easiest of starts, but he has done incredibly well.他没有最简单的开始，但是他做得非常出色。
    Topics Successb2

    4. in race比赛

  4. the start
     [singular] the place where a race begins起点
    • The runners lined up at the start.赛跑运动员在起跑线上一字排开。🔊🔊
    • The runners walked up to the start line.参赛选手走向起跑线。
  5. [countable, usually singular] an amount of time or distance that somebody has as an advantage over other people at the beginning of a race起点优势（时间或距离）
    • I gave the younger children a start.我让年幼的孩子提前起跑。🔊🔊
    • start on somebody She went into the second round with a five-minute start on the rest of the cyclists.她进入第二轮，并取得比其他自行车选手提前五分钟出发的优势。🔊🔊
    see also head start
  6. [countable, usually plural] (sport体育) a race or competition that somebody has taken part in（参加的）比赛
    • She has been beaten only once in six starts.她参加了六次比赛，只败过一次。🔊🔊
    7.

    sudden movement突然一动

  7. [countable, usually singular] an act of moving your body quickly and suddenly because you are surprised, afraid, etc.突然一惊
    • You gave me quite a start!你吓了我一大跳！🔊🔊
    • with a start She woke from the dream with a start.她猛地一惊，从梦中醒来。🔊🔊
    8. Word OriginOld 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.’.
Idioms
by/in fits and starts | in stops and starts
  1. frequently starting and stopping again; not continuously间歇地；一阵一阵地
    • Because of other commitments I can only write my book in fits and starts.由于还承担着其他任务，我只能断断续续地写书。🔊🔊
for a start
  1. (informal) used to emphasize the first of a list of reasons, opinions, etc.（强调一系列理由、意见等的第一条）首先
    • I'm not working there—for a start, it's too far to travel.我不去那边干活儿。首先，路太远，去不了。🔊🔊
    Topics Opinion and argumentc2
from a standing start
  1. (used about beginning a project or task) from an initial position in which none of the necessary elements are in place
    • The space project went from a standing start to the moon in ten years.航天工程 10 年前从零起步，10 年后登上了月球。
get off to a flying start | get off to a flyer
  1. to make a very good start; to begin something well有很好的开端；有良好的起步；开门红
    • She’s got off to a flying start in her new career.她在新的职业生涯中获得了飞跃的起点。

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