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starts

美 [stɑːrts]英 [stɑːts]
  • v.开始,着手,动手(做或使用);启动;(使)发生,开始进行;发动;开动
  • n.开始(start 的复数);开创
  • start的第三人称单数
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  • 1
    VERB 开始(做某事)
    If you start to do something, you do something that you were not doing before and you continue doing it.

    John then unlocked the front door and I started to follow him up the stairs...

    约翰接着打开前门,我开始跟他上楼。

  • 2
    V-ERG (使)开始;(使)发生
    When something starts, or if someone starts it, it takes place from a particular time.

    The fire is thought to have started in an upstairs room...

    火灾被认为是从楼上的一个房间里开始燃起的。

  • 3
    VERB (从…)开始;(从…)着手
    If you start by doing something, or if you start with something, you do that thing first in a series of actions.

    I started by asking how many day-care centers were located in the United States...

    我一开始先问了问美国有多少所日托中心。

  • 4
    VERB 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.

    Betty started as a shipping clerk at the clothes factory...

    贝蒂的第一份工作是在服装厂里当运务员。

  • 5
    VERB 开办;创办
    When someone starts something such as a new business, they create it or cause it to begin.

    George Granger has started a health centre and I know he's looking for qualified staff...

    乔治·格兰杰开办了一个保健中心,我知道他正在物色合格的职员。

  • 6
    V-ERG 开动,发动(发动机、汽车、机器等)
    If you start an engine, car, or machine, or if it starts, it begins to work.

    He started the car, which hummed smoothly...

    他发动了汽车,车发出平稳的嗡嗡声。

  • 7
    start,begin和 commence 意思相近,但 commence 较正式,通常不会用在对话中,如:The meeting is ready to begin (会议就要开始了),He tore the list up and started a fresh one (他把清单撕碎,开始另列一张),The space probe commenced taking a series of photographs (空间探测器开始拍摄一系列照片)。要注意,begin,start 和 commence 后面都可以跟 -ing 形式或名词,但只有 begin 和 start 后面才能跟带 to 的不定式。
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  • 8
    VERB 惊起;吓一跳;激灵
    If you start, your body suddenly moves slightly as a result of surprise or fear.

    She put the bottle on the table, banging it down hard. He started at the sound...

    她砰的一声把瓶子放到了桌子上,把他吓了一跳。

  • 9
    See also:head start;false start

  • 10
    PHRASE 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.

    You must get her name and address, and that can be a problem for a start...

    你必须先打听到她的姓名和地址,而那可能就是第一个难题。

  • 11
    PHRASE 开局顺利/开局不顺
    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.

    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...

    新首相上任后开了个好头,但他仍得展现出自己的执政风格。

  • 12
    PHRASE (事情、过程等)开始时,一开始
    To start with means at the very first stage of an event or process.

    To start with, the pressure on her was very heavy, but it's eased off a bit now...

    一开始,她的压力很大,但现在已经好些了。

  • 13
    in fits and starts→ see:fit

  1. Can you find out what time the meeting starts ?

    你能查清楚会议什么时候开始吗?

  2. The book starts slowly , but it gradually draws you in .

    这本书开始时情节展开得很慢,但渐渐地就把你给完全吸引住了。

  3. Come on ! It 's time we made a start .

    快点!我们该出发了。

  4. Start a new file and put this letter in it .

    建立一个新档案,把这封信放进去。

  5. I want to make an early start in the morning .

    我想早上早点出发。

  6. Production of the new aircraft will start next year .

    新飞机的生产将于明年开始。

  7. She wasn 't happy with our work and made us start over .

    她对我们干的活儿不满意,要我们返工。

  8. It suits me to start work at a later time .

    对我来说,最好晚一点再开始工作。

  9. She went to Australia to start a new life .

    她去澳大利亚开始新的生活。

  10. It was not a propitious time to start a new business .

    那不是营业开张的吉时佳日。

  11. When do you start your new job ?

    你什么时候开始新工作?

  12. I couldn 't get the car to start this morning .

    我今天早上没法让这汽车发动起来。

  13. We 've had problems from the start .

    我们从开始就遇到了困难。

  14. This could be the start of something big .

    这或许是要有大事的苗头。

  15. She 's planning to return to work once the children start school .

    她正计划孩子一入学就恢复上班。

  16. They worked hard to give their children a good start in life .

    他们力争为孩子们奠定一个良好的基础。

  17. This is the opportunity he needs to make a fresh start .

    这是他所需要的重振旗鼓的机会。

  18. We 'll need to start at 7.00 .

    我们需要在7点钟出发。

  19. Do you start the day with a good breakfast ?

    你早晨起来会先好好吃一顿早饭吗?

  20. You need to get a written quotation before they start work .

    你得在他们开工之前拿到报价单。

  21. She 's moving abroad to make a fresh start .

    她要移居国外,开始新的生活。

  22. 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。

  23. You mean we have to start all over again ?

    你是不是说我们必须从头再来一遍?

  24. All the materials are on site so that work can start immediately .

    所有材料都已运抵工地,可以立即开工。

  25. We don 't need to start yet .

    我们不必马上开始。

  26. Don 't start ! I told you I 'd be late .

    别抱怨啦!我跟你说过我要迟到的。

  27. The students return in October for the start of the new academic year .

    学生于十月返校,开始新学年的学习。

  28. Let 's make an early start tomorrow .

    咱们明天一早就出发吧。

  29. Unless we start making some sales , we 're done for .

    如果我们还卖不出去,那我们就完了。

  30. The car won 't start ─ can you fix it ?

    这辆车发动不起来了——你能修理一下吗?