false start

Word family nounfalsehoodfalsenessfalserfalsiesfalsismfalsityfalse alarmfalse dawnfalse friendfalse startfalse teethfalseworkadverbfalselyadjectivefalsishfalse

ˌfalse ˈstart noun [countableC]

1 START DOING somethingan unsuccessful attempt to begin a process or event 失败的开端

After several false starts, the concert finally began.

音乐会几次耽误以后，终于开始了。

2. START DOING somethinga situation at the beginning of a race when one competitor starts too soon and the race has to start again 〔赛跑开始时的〕抢跑，起跑犯规

Examples from the Corpus

false start• On the first false start, the tape caught round some horses' necks.• It takes some arranging, and at least one false start, to get the conference call together.

单词	false start
释义	false start Word family nounfalsehoodfalsenessfalserfalsiesfalsismfalsityfalse alarmfalse dawnfalse friendfalse startfalse teethfalseworkadverbfalselyadjectivefalsishfalse ˌfalse ˈstart noun [countableC] 1 START DOING somethingan unsuccessful attempt to begin a process or event 失败的开端 After several false starts, the concert finally began. 音乐会几次耽误以后，终于开始了。 2. START DOING somethinga situation at the beginning of a race when one competitor starts too soon and the race has to start again 〔赛跑开始时的〕抢跑，起跑犯规 Examples from the Corpus false start• On the first false start, the tape caught round some horses' necks.• It takes some arranging, and at least one false start, to get the conference call together.
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