start/stɑːt/

vi

1. 开始；动手；启动

• It has started to rain. 下起雨来了。

• I don't know where to start. 我不知道从何下手。

• The bus won't start. 汽车发动不起来。

2. 动身，出发

• We started early in the morning. 我们早上很早出发了。

• They started out from home at seven. 他们7点从家里动身。

3. (范围等)起始于

• Prices of bed and breakfast start at $10 a night. 住宿和早餐费起码要一夜10美元起。

4. 惊起；吃惊

• She started from the bed at a loud knock. 听到一阵大声的敲门声她从床上跳了起来。

• He started to his feet on seeing me. 他看见我便猛然站起来。

5. 突然出现，冒出

• Tears started from her eyes. 她的眼泪夺眶而出。

vt

1. 使开始；开始做

• He's just started learning German. 他刚开始学习德语。

• Their conversation had started him thinking. 他们的谈话使他开始思考。

• I haven't started this book. 我还没开始看这本书。

2. 发起；创办；引起

• start a rumour 造谣

• start a newspaper 创办一份报纸

• start a fire 生火

3. 发动；动身

• He couldn't get his car started. 他的车发动不起来了。

词组start in

1. 开始

• The family started in eating dinner. 全家人开始吃晚饭。

2. 开始从事工作；起用

• The boss started him in as manager. 老板一开始就任命他为经理。

start off

1. 出发，启程

• We started off on our journey early next morning. 我们第二天一清早就踏上了旅途。

2. 开始；开始从事

• He started his speech off by telling us about his experience in China. 演说开始他先给我们讲述了他在中国的一段经历。

• start off at one's work 开始某人的工作

start on

1. 找岔

• Don't start on him. 别跟他找岔。

2. 开始进行；着手做

• They haven't started on the job yet. 他们还没有开始这项工作。

start out

1. 出发，动身

• Bob started out for school on his bicycle. 鲍勃动身骑车去上学。

2. 开始时打算

• He started out to come, but eventually just stayed in his hometown. 她开始打算来，但是结果却留在了老家。

3. 开始从事；起用

• She started out as a teacher. 她开始时当老师。

• The company started him out as a salesman. 公司一开始派他当推销员。

start over 重新开始

• I'm starting over, trying to forget the past. 我正设法忘记过去，一切重新开始。

start up

1. 惊起

• My steps started the birds up. 我的脚步声使鸟儿惊飞。

2. 突然出现

• His words started up in my mind. 我突然想起了他的话。

3. 创办；开始从事

• She wanted to start up a school. 她想开办一家学校。

• They were thinking of starting up in education. 他们在考虑从事教育事业。

4. 发动

• The driver was starting up the car. 司机正在发动汽车。

5. 开始演奏

• The band started up a waltz. 乐队开始演奏圆舞曲。

start with 从…开始

• My illness started with a slight fever. 我的病是从轻微发烧开始的。

to start with

1. 首先

• You have no right to say anything on our business, to start with. 首先，你无权对我们的事发表任何评论。

2. 一开始

• She was a teacher to start with, then an editor. 她一开始当老师，后来当编辑。