start

英 [stɑ:t]

美 [stɑ:rt]

基本含義：

v.開始；出發(fā)；震驚

n.開始；震動(dòng)；領(lǐng)先優(yōu)勢(shì)；起推動(dòng)作用的外力

詳情解釋：

v.(動(dòng)詞)

• 開始，著手；使開始
• 開動(dòng)
• 下手
• 動(dòng)身，出發(fā)，起程
• 吃驚，驚起 ，使驚跳
• 突然出現(xiàn)，突然跳起
• 發(fā)起，發(fā)動(dòng)，引起
• 開始雇用
• 發(fā)生
• 創(chuàng)辦，開辦
• 使出發(fā)， 使動(dòng)身
• 對(duì)（比賽者）發(fā)出起跑等信號(hào)
• 使參加比賽
• 使從事
• 起始（于）
• 冒出，涌出
• 使流出，倒出
• 凸出，鼓起
• 松動(dòng)，脫開
• 使開始運(yùn)轉(zhuǎn)，啟動(dòng)
• 使松動(dòng)，使脫開

n.(名詞)

• 有利條件
• 開端，開始
• 出發(fā)，動(dòng)身，起程
• 出發(fā)點(diǎn)
• 驚跳，吃驚，驚起
• 令人吃驚之事
• 起跑，起飛，起動(dòng)
• 起跑線
• 松動(dòng)部分
• 起跑信號(hào)
• 著手
• 驚人的事

abbr.(縮略詞)

• =Strategic Arms Reduction Talks 削減戰(zhàn)略武器會(huì)談

v.(動(dòng)詞)

• vt. & vi. 開始 begin
• vt. & vi. 出發(fā); 啟程 begin a journey
• vt. 開辦,創(chuàng)辦 bring into existence; enable to begin

n.(名詞)

• [C] 開始,開端; 出發(fā) a beginning of activity or development
• [C] 起點(diǎn),出發(fā)點(diǎn) a place of starting
• [C] 搶先之量; 先走〔跑〕之時(shí)〔距離〕 the amount by which one person is ahead of another
• [C] 吃驚,驚起 a sudden uncontrolled movement, especially of surprise

noun

1. the act of starting something

e.g. he was responsible for the beginning of negotiations

Synonym: beginningcommencement

2. a turn to be a starter (in a game at the beginning)

e.g. he got his start because one of the regular pitchers was in the hospital
his starting meant that the coach thought he was one of their best linemen

Synonym: starting

3. a sudden involuntary movement

e.g. he awoke with a start

Synonym: startlejump

4. the advantage gained by beginning early (as in a race)

e.g. with an hour's start he will be hard to catch

Synonym: head start

5. a signal to begin (as in a race)

e.g. the starting signal was a green light
the runners awaited the start

Synonym: starting signal

6. the beginning of anything

e.g. it was off to a good start

7. a line indicating the location of the start of a race or a game

Synonym: starting linescratchscratch line

8. the time at which something is supposed to begin

e.g. they got an early start
she knew from the get-go that he was the man for her

Synonym: beginningcommencementfirstoutsetget-gokickoffstarting timeshowtimeoffset

verb

1. take the first step or steps in carrying out an action

e.g. We began working at dawn
Who will start?
Get working as soon as the sun rises!
The first tourists began to arrive in Cambodia
He began early in the day
Let's get down to work now

Synonym: get downbegingetstart outset aboutset outcommence

2. set in motion, cause to start

e.g. The U.S. started a war in the Middle East
The Iraqis began hostilities
begin a new chapter in your life

Synonym: beginlead offcommence

3. play in the starting lineup

4. bring into being

e.g. He initiated a new program
Start a foundation

Synonym: originateinitiate

5. get off the ground

e.g. Who started this company?
We embarked on an exciting enterprise
I start my day with a good breakfast
We began the new semester
The afternoon session begins at 4 PM
The blood shed started when the partisans launched a surprise attack

Synonym: start upembark oncommence

6. get going or set in motion

e.g. We simply could not start the engine
start up the computer

Synonym: start up

7. begin or set in motion

e.g. I start at eight in the morning
Ready, set, go!

Synonym: goget going

8. move or jump suddenly, as if in surprise or alarm

e.g. She startled when I walked into the room

Synonym: startlejump

9. leave

e.g. The family took off for Florida

Synonym: departpartstart outset forthset offset outtake off

10. bulge outward

e.g. His eyes popped

Synonym: protrudepoppop outbulgebulge outbug outcome out

11. begin work or acting in a certain capacity, office or job

e.g. Take up a position
start a new job

Synonym: take up

12. begin an event that is implied and limited by the nature or inherent function of the direct object

e.g. begin a cigar
She started the soup while it was still hot
We started physics in 10th grade

Synonym: begin

13. have a beginning, in a temporal, spatial, or evaluative sense

e.g. The DMZ begins right over the hill
The second movement begins after the Allegro
Prices for these homes start at $250,000

Synonym: begin

14. have a beginning characterized in some specified way

e.g. The novel begins with a murder
My property begins with the three maple trees
Her day begins with a workout
The semester begins with a convocation ceremony

Synonym: begin

1. 開始(做某事)
If you start 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...
約翰接著打開前門，我開始跟他上樓。
e.g. It was 1956 when Susanna started the work on the garden...
蘇珊娜是從 1956 年開始修建這個(gè)花園的。

2. (使)開始;(使)發(fā)生
When something starts, or if someone starts it, it takes place from a particular time.

e.g. The fire is thought to have started in an upstairs room...
火災(zāi)被認(rèn)為是從樓上的一個(gè)房間里開始燃起的。
e.g. The Great War started in August of that year...
第一次世界大戰(zhàn)于那年 8 月爆發(fā)。

3. (從…)開始;(從…)著手
If you start by doing something, or if you start 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...
我一開始先問了問美國有多少所日托中心。
e.g. He started with a good holiday in Key West, Florida.
他先去佛羅里達(dá)的基韋斯特島度了個(gè)愉快的假期。

4. 第一份工作是…
You use start to say what someone's first job was. For example, if their first job was that of a factory worker, you can say that they started as a factory worker.

e.g. Betty started as a shipping clerk at the clothes factory...
貝蒂的第一份工作是在服裝廠里當(dāng)運(yùn)務(wù)員。
e.g. Grace Robertson started as a photographer with Picture Post in 1947.
格雷斯·羅伯遜于 1947 年參加工作，做了《圖片郵報(bào)》雜志的一名攝影師。

5. 開辦;創(chuàng)辦
When someone starts 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...
喬治·格蘭杰開辦了一個(gè)保健中心，我知道他正在物色合格的職員。
e.g. Now is probably as good a time as any to start a business.
目前可能正是創(chuàng)業(yè)的最佳時(shí)機(jī)。

6. 開動(dòng)，發(fā)動(dòng)(發(fā)動(dòng)機(jī)、汽車、機(jī)器等)
If you start an engine, car, or machine, or if it starts, it begins to work.

e.g. He started the car, which hummed smoothly...
他發(fā)動(dòng)了汽車，車發(fā)出平穩(wěn)的嗡嗡聲。
e.g. We were just passing one of the parking bays when a car's engine started.
我們從一個(gè)停車區(qū)經(jīng)過時(shí)，一輛車發(fā)動(dòng)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 較正式，通常不會(huì)用在對(duì)話中，如：The meeting is ready to begin (會(huì)議就要開始了)，He tore the list up and started a fresh one (他把清單撕碎，開始另列一張)，The space probe commenced taking a series of photographs (空間探測器開始拍攝一系列照片)。要注意，begin，start 和 commence 后面都可以跟 -ing 形式或名詞，但只有 begin 和 start 后面才能跟帶 to 的不定式。

7. 驚起;嚇一跳;激靈
If you start, 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...
她砰的一聲把瓶子放到了桌子上，把他嚇了一跳。
e.g. Rachel started forward on the sofa. — 'You mean you've arrested Pete?'
雷切爾從沙發(fā)上猛地往前一欠身子。——“你的意思是你已經(jīng)抓到了皮特?”

8. see also: head start;false start

9. 首先;第一
You use for a start or to 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 a start...
你必須先打聽到她的姓名和地址，而那可能就是第一個(gè)難題。
e.g. It comes as a surprise to be reminded that he is 70. For a start, he doesn't look it...
有人提醒我他 70 歲了，這很令人驚訝。首先，他看上去不像。

10. 開局順利/開局不順
If you get off to a good start, you are successful in the early stages of doing something. If you get 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 good start, but he still has to demonstrate what manner of leader he is going to be...
新首相上任后開了個(gè)好頭，但他仍得展現(xiàn)出自己的執(zhí)政風(fēng)格。
e.g. England got off to a bad start in the Five Nations' Championship, losing 35-10 to France.
英格蘭隊(duì)在五國錦標(biāo)賽中開局不利，以 10 比 35 輸給了法國隊(duì)。

11. (事情、過程等)開始時(shí)，一開始
To start with means at the very first stage of an event or process.

e.g. To start with, the pressure on her was very heavy, but it's eased off a bit now...
一開始，她的壓力很大，但現(xiàn)在已經(jīng)好些了。
e.g. Success was assured and, at least to start with, the system operated smoothly.
成功有保證了，至少該系統(tǒng)一開始運(yùn)行得挺順利。

12. in fits and starts -> see fit
to get off to a flying start -> see flying

相關(guān)詞組：start offstart onstart outstart overstart up

1. 起點(diǎn)：snowmydog 用了原來的游戲模式: 玩家要把水管從 起點(diǎn) (Start) 連接到 終點(diǎn) (Finish), 連接時(shí) 水會(huì)慢慢從起點(diǎn)流出. 如果水在途中流出來, 未能到終點(diǎn), 玩家就會(huì)輸 (Game Over).

2.

2. start：strategic arms reduction treaty; 削減戰(zhàn)略武器條約

3. start：strategic arms reduction talks; 削減戰(zhàn)略核武器會(huì)談

4. start：st.; 出發(fā)

詞語用法：

v.(動(dòng)詞)

• start的基本意思是“從靜止?fàn)顟B(tài)轉(zhuǎn)移到運(yùn)動(dòng)狀態(tài)”,可指工作、活動(dòng)等的開始; 戰(zhàn)爭、火災(zāi)等的發(fā)生; 也可指人開始工作,著手某項(xiàng)活動(dòng)等; 還可指人、事物使某事情發(fā)生或引起某事情。
• start可用作不及物動(dòng)詞,也可用作及物動(dòng)詞。用作及物動(dòng)詞時(shí),可接名詞、代詞、動(dòng)名詞、動(dòng)詞不定式作賓語,也可接以現(xiàn)在分詞充當(dāng)補(bǔ)足語的復(fù)合賓語。start偶爾還可用作系動(dòng)詞,接形容詞作表語。
• start可用一般現(xiàn)在時(shí)或現(xiàn)在進(jìn)行時(shí)來表示將來。
• start后可接動(dòng)名詞或動(dòng)詞不定式。接動(dòng)名詞時(shí)常表示動(dòng)作將持續(xù)下去,接動(dòng)詞不定式時(shí)常表示動(dòng)作的開始。

n.(名詞)

• start用作可數(shù)名詞的基本意思是“開始,出發(fā),起點(diǎn)”,可指做某件事情的開始,也可指某件事情的開始地點(diǎn),是可數(shù)名詞。
• start也可用于表示某件事開始時(shí)就有“領(lǐng)先地位,有利條件”,通常用作不可數(shù)名詞,但可用不定冠詞a修飾。
• start還可作“驚動(dòng),驚起”解,一般為可數(shù)名詞,經(jīng)常用單數(shù)形式,與不定冠詞a連用。

相關(guān)例句：

It was a chance to start afresh.(這是個(gè)重新開始的機(jī)會(huì)。)

She's ready to start anew.(她準(zhǔn)備好重新來過。)

The kids start school next week.(孩子們下星期開學(xué)。)

We've had problems (right) from the start.(我們從（一）開始就遇到了困難。)

I start work at nine.(我每天九點(diǎn)開始工作。)

Talks are likely to start next Tuesday.(會(huì)談可能在下星期二開始。)

The marriage was doomed from the start.(這樁婚姻從一開始就注定要破裂。)

They were in at the start.(開始時(shí)他們?cè)趫觥?

When do they start paying full fare?(他們什么時(shí)候開始買全票？)

They determined to start early.(他們決定早點(diǎn)出發(fā)。)