start off
- 使开始;从…开始;使（某人）开始（做某事）;从…着手;第一份工作是…
start offThese words are all used to talk about things happening from the beginning, or people doing the first part of sth.以上各词均用以指事情开始发生或开始做某事。
to begin to happen or exist; to begin in a particular way or from a particular point 指开始发生或存在、以…开始、以…为起点：
When does the class start?
什么时候上课？
to start to happen or exist; to start in a particular way or from a particular point; to start speaking 指开始发生或存在、以…开始、以…为起点、开始讲话：
When does the concert begin?
音乐会什么时候开始？
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. |
Start is not used to mean ‘begin speaking’. |
( rather informal ) to start happening or doing sth; to start by doing or being sth 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。
( 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。
( 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。
to start an event or activity in a particular way; (of an event, film/movie or book) to start, especially in a particular way 指以…开始（活动）、（活动、电影或书）以…开头／开篇：
The story opens with a murder.
故事以一宗谋杀案作序幕。
to start 指开始：
Preparations have got under way for a week of special events in May.
五月份特别活动周的准备工作已经开始。
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PHRASAL VERB 从…开始;从…着手
If you start off by doing something, you do it as the first part of an activity.She started off by accusing him of blackmail but he more or less ignored her...
她先是指控他勒索，但他几乎不理睬她。
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PHRASAL VERB 使(某人)开始(做某事)
To start someone off means to cause them to begin doing something.Her mother started her off acting in children's theatre.
她母亲先是让她在儿童剧院里演出。
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To start something off means to cause it to begin.He became more aware of the things that started that tension off...
他越来越清楚地认识到引起紧张局势的原因。
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Please start off first , I will follow right away .
您先行一步，我随后就到。
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I 'm not certain when we start off .
我拿不准我们何时动身。
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Whether or not we can start off tomorrow will depend on the weather .
明日能否出发，须视天气而定。
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We would start off with sentences , then paragraphs , and then stories ．
我们先从句子开始,然后是段落,然后是故事。
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What I 'd like to start off with is an observation , which is that if I 've learned anything over the last year , it 's that the supreme1 irony2 of publishing a book about slowness is that you have to go around promoting it really fast .
在演讲开始，我愿意先讲一个事情，如果说去年有什么让我印象深刻，就是极具讽刺意味的出版一本号召讲将速度慢下来的书你却不得不超快速的四处推销它。
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Well , first off , it didn 't start off that way .
嗯，首先，并不是这样开始的。
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Where did you start off : where did you go first ?
你首先去往哪里？
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We can make it if we start off now .
现在我们出发还赶得上。
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In practice , they often start off different .
而实际上它们却不同。
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Would you like to start off with some red wine ?
你要先饮些红酒吗？
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Get your things together . We 'll start off .
快收拾好东西，我们就要出发了。
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We hope ( that ) you will start off early .
我们希望你早点动身。
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I think we 'd better start off as friends .
我学得还是先做普通朋友比较适合。
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Let 's start off the new year with a bang !
咱们以吹号欢声迎新年。
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Start off a little small talk , why don 't you ?
为什么你不开个简单的小话题？
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They must put on fat before they start off .
它们一定要在旅程开始之前。
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We will start off at first light .
我们天一亮就出发。
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I 'll start off by using this piece of wood .
我们该从哪儿开始谈这件事？我用这块木料开始干。
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Let 's start off with a basic question .
我们用基本的问题开始。
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So , the oral stage is when you start off .
第一阶段是口腔期。
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Why do not we start off with a little wine ?
我们干嘛不先喝点葡萄酒呢？
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Let me start off by stating that each environment is different .
我首先要指出，每个环境各不相同。
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I am not sure about when to start off .
我不清楚什么时候动身。
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We 'll start off with something simple , then we 'll do something different .
我们将要以一些简单的事开始，之后去做一些不同的事。
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Let 's start off now if ( we are ) ready .
如果准备好的话，咱们现在就动身吧。
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sometimes they might start off female and turn male ;
也有些生而为雌，却可在后天转为雄性。
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I 'll start off by filling you in on the background of this research .
首先我要提供各位这个研究的背景。
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Let 's start off with a few questions from the audience .
让我们从观众的几个问题开始吧。
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We usually start off with the more affordable methods .
我们通常在刚开始时都会使用一些承受得起的方法。
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This project start off the practical need , put forward a kind of small distributed control system .
本项目是从工业实际需要出发而设计的一种小型集散控制系统。