start on 1. 〈英口〉找机会与…吵架，用话攻击 Don't start on me. 别找我碴儿。 2. 开始进行；着手处置 start on an anti-inflation program 开始实施一项制止通货膨胀的计划 start sb. on a series of drug trials 开始对某人进行一系列的药物试验 The mistake started this nation on its present precarious predicament. 这一错误使该国开始陷入了当前的危难局面。