vi. 1.〔美国〕出发，动身，起程。 2.(机器)开动；开始，着手，下手，发生。 3.突然出现，涌出；鼓出，突出。 4.跳起，惊起，吃惊，吓一跳。 5.(船材、钉等)松动，翘曲，歪，脱落。 6.参加比赛。 vt. 1.使出发，使动身，对(比赛者)发出起跑等信号，使参加比赛。 2.开动(机器等)，开始，创办，开办；着手，下手。 3.引起；使从事。 4.惊动；惊起，吓出(猎物)。 5.突然开始讲；提出(问题等)。 6.使脱节，使松动，弄歪，弄翘曲。 7.说出(痛苦等)。 8.领头(跳舞等)，开始雇用某人。 9.【航海】开桶取酒；把酒从桶里倒出。 10.生(火)。 短语和例子 start from Paris 从巴黎出发。 start for home 动身回家。 start on a journey 起程旅行。 start on a task 着手工作。 start work(ing)＝〔口语〕 start to work 开始工作。 Knowledge starts with practice. 知识从实践开始。 A screw has started. Tighten it. 一个螺丝松了，把它拧紧。 start a newspaper 创办报纸。 Your advice started me thinking seriously. 你的意见引起了我的认真考虑。 Mary has started a baby. 〔口语〕玛丽已经怀孕。 get the engine to start 开动机器。 start after 尾追，追逐，追赶。 start another hare 赶出另外一只野兔；〔比喻〕提出意料不到的事情。 start something 制造麻烦(骚乱)。 start against 起来和…竞选，和…对抗。 start aside 跳往一旁，跳开。 start back 惊退，畏缩。 start for 往…出发，起程，动身 (I'm going to start for Shanghai. 我即将动身去上海)。 start from scratch 〔美国〕赤手空拳地开始。 start from taw 〔美国〕白手起家。 start in 〔口语〕开始，动手 (It started in to rain. 开始下雨了。 He started in on the cake. 他吃起蛋糕来了)。 start in life 开始到社会上做事[谋生]。 start off 出发，动身 (When shall we start off 我们什么时候出发?)。 start off with 从…开始，用…开始 (What shall we start off with 我们从什么谈起?)。 start out 跳出；开始，着手；〔俚语〕企图，计划 (to do) (I'll start out to write my paper tomorrow. 我计划明天写读书报告)。 start up 1. 惊跳起来 (Suddenly he started up from the chair. 突然间他从椅子上惊跳起来)。 2. 突然出现。 3. 突然发动。 4. 开始工作。 5. 开办，开张。 start with a bang 〔美俚〕一开始就顺利，旗开得胜。 to start with 首先，第一。 n. 1.出发，动身，起程；起飞，起动；出发点。 2.着手，开始。 3.惊跳，惊起；吃惊；〔口语〕惊人的事。 4.(赛跑的)起跑(点)；起跑信号；〔转义〕先跑权，优先地位，有利条件 (opp. handicap)。 5.〔pl.〕发作，冲动；努力。 6.松动，脱节，弯曲。 7.〔古语〕(思想、感情等的)爆发。 短语和例子 It is a difficult work at the start. 那是一件开头困难的工作。 make an early start 早点动身。 What a start you gave me! 你吓了我一跳! He gave me a start of ten yards. 他让我先跑十码。 a rum start 〔口语〕惊人事件。 at the start 开始，当初。 at the very start 一开始。 awake with a start 突然醒来，惊醒。 by fits and starts 一阵一阵地，间歇地。 from start to finish 自始至终，彻头彻尾。 get a start 吃惊，吓一跳。 get [have] the start of 比…占先，比…先走一着，先发制人。 give sb. a start in life 让某人到社会上谋生，给人职业。 give a start of 因…而愣了一下，因…而震颤了一下。 make a start on a job 开始工作。 make good [bad] start 开头儿好[不好]。 take a fresh start 重新开始。 START ＝Strategic Arms Reduction Talks 战略武器削减谈判。
the act of starting something; "he was responsible for the beginning of negotiations" 同义词：beginning, commencement,
a turn to be a starter (in a game at the beginning); "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" 同义词：starting,
a sudden involuntary movement; "he awoke with a start" 同义词：startle, jump,
the advantage gained by beginning early (as in a race); "with an hour''s start he will be hard to catch" 同义词：head start,
a signal to begin (as in a race); "the starting signal was a green light"; "the runners awaited the start" 同义词：starting signal,
the beginning of anything; "it was off to a good start"
a line indicating the location of the start of a race or a game 同义词：starting line, scratch, scratch line,
the time at which something is supposed to begin; "they got an early start"; "she knew from the get-go that he was the man for her" 同义词：beginning, commencement, first, outset, get-go, kickoff, starting time, showtime, offset,
take the first step or steps in carrying out an action; "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" 同义词：get down, begin, get, start out, set about, set out, commence,
set in motion, cause to start; "The U.S. started a war in the Middle East"; "The Iraqis began hostilities"; "begin a new chapter in your life" 同义词：begin, lead off, commence,
play in the starting lineup
bring into being; "He initiated a new program"; "Start a foundation" 同义词：originate, initiate,
get off the ground; "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" 同义词：start up, embark on, commence,
get going or set in motion; "We simply could not start the engine"; "start up the computer" 同义词：start up,
begin or set in motion; "I start at eight in the morning"; "Ready, set, go!" 同义词：go, get going,
move or jump suddenly, as if in surprise or alarm; "She startled when I walked into the room" 同义词：startle, jump,
leave; "The family took off for Florida" 同义词：depart, part, start out, set forth, set off, set out, take off,
bulge outward; "His eyes popped" 同义词：protrude, pop, pop out, bulge, bulge out, bug out, come out,
begin work or acting in a certain capacity, office or job; "Take up a position"; "start a new job" 同义词：take up,
begin an event that is implied and limited by the nature or inherent function of the direct object; "begin a cigar"; "She started the soup while it was still hot"; "We started physics in 10th grade" 同义词：begin,
have a beginning, in a temporal, spatial, or evaluative sense; "The DMZ begins right over the hill"; "The second movement begins after the Allegro"; "Prices for these homes start at $250,000" 同义词：begin,
have a beginning characterized in some specified way; "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" 同义词：begin,
例句与用法
1.
His criticism started me thinking seriously . 他的批评引起我的深思。
2.
He insisted that we should make a fresh start . 他硬要我们重新开始。
3.
He started to choke as he was eating too fast . 他吃得太快，噎住了。
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He sympathized and started to hang up . 他很同情，并且准备挂上电话。
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I figured i was licked before i started . 我想我一开始就让人给吃了。
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The telephone started drilling all of a sudden . 电话突然嗡嗡响起来。
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An airplane started for dalian yesterday . 昨天有一架飞机飞往大连。
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I will start work again tomorrow morning . 我明天早晨重新开始工作。
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She personally started a training school . 她亲自创办了一所培训学校。
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The balloons will start popping any minute now . 气球马上就要爆了。
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