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start/stɑ:t/ v. & n.●v. 1 tr. & intr. begin; commence 开始 started work 开始工作； started crying 开始哭； started to shout 开始大喊； the play starts at eight 戏 8 点开演 2 tr. set (proceedings, an event, etc.) in motion 使(进程、事件等)发生(或发动、启动) start the meeting 开会； started a fire 生起了火 3 intr. (often foll. by 常后跟 on) make a beginning 开始做，着手 started on a new project 开始一个新项目 4 intr. (often foll. by 常后跟 after, for) set oneself in motion or action 行动 ‘wait!’ he shouted, and started after her “等一下！”他喊道，接着随她而去 5 intr. set out; begin a journey etc. 出发，动身 we start at 6 a.m. 我们早晨 6 点动身 6 (often foll. by 常后跟 up)a intr. (of a machine) begin operating (机器)发动，启动 the car wouldn't start 汽车发动不起来 b tr. cause (a machine etc.) to begin operating 使(机器等)发动(或启动) tried to start the engine 试着发动引擎 7 tr.a cause or enable (a person) to make a beginning (with something) 使(人)开始做(某事) started me in business with ￡ 10,000 用 1 万英镑开始了我的生意 b (foll. by pres. part. 后跟现在分词) cause (a person) to begin (doing something) 使(人)开始(做某事) the smoke started me coughing 烟使我开始咳嗽起来 c colloq. complain or be critical [口]抱怨；批评 don't you start 你别抱怨了 8 tr. (often foll. by 常后跟 up) found or establish; originate 建立，创办；发起 9 intr. (foll. by 后跟 at, with) have as the first of a series of items, e.g. in a meal 开始用(或吃、喝等) we started with soup 我们先喝汤 10 tr. give a signal to (competitors) to start in a race 为(赛跑者)发起跑信号 11 intr. (often foll. by 常后跟 up, from, etc.) make a sudden movement from surprise, pain, etc. (由于惊讶、疼痛等)惊起，惊动 started at the sound of my voice 听到我的声音突然惊跳起来 12 intr. (foll. by 后跟 out, up, from, etc.) spring out, up, etc. 跃起，跳起 started up from the chair 从椅子上跳起来 13 tr. conceive (a baby) 怀(孩子) 14 tr. rouse (game etc.) from its lair (从洞中)惊起，吓出(猎物等) 15a intr. be displaced by pressure or shrinkage; come loose 松动，脱开 b tr. cause to do this 使松动，使脱开 16 intr. (foll. by 后跟 out, to, etc.) (of a thing) move or appear suddenly (事物)涌出，冒出 tears started to his eyes 他的眼睛里涌出泪水 17 intr. (foll. by 后跟 from) (of eyes, usu. with exaggeration) burst forward (from their sockets etc.) (通常夸张地指眼睛从眼窝等处)突出 18 tr. pour out (liquor) from a cask 把(液体)从桶中倒出 ●n. 1 a beginning of an event, action, journey, etc. (事件、行动、旅程等的)开始，开端 missed the start 错过了开头； an early start tomorrow 明天一大早； made a fresh start 重新开始 2 the place from which a race etc. begins 起跑线，起跑点 3 an advantage given at the beginning of a race etc. (比赛等中让与的)先起跑的优势 a 15-second start 先起跑 15 秒 4 an advantageous initial position in life, business, etc. (在生活、事业等上的)始发优势，好开端 a good start in life 生活中的一个良好开端 5 a sudden movement of surprise, pain, etc. 惊跳，惊动 you gave me a start 你吓了我一跳 6 an intermittent or spasmodic effort or movement (esp. 尤用于 in or by fits and starts) (力量或活动)突发的一阵 7 colloq. a surprising occurrence [口]令人吃惊的事 a queer start 古怪的事； a rum start 惊人的事 □ for a start colloq. as a beginning; in the first place [口]作为开始；首先 □ get the start of gain an advantage over 比…占优势 □ start a hare see 见 HARE □ start in colloq. [口] 1 begin 开始 2 (foll. by 后跟 on) US make a beginning on [美]开始做 □ start off 1 begin; commence 开始 started off on a lengthy monologue 开始一段长长的独白 2 begin to move 动身，启程 it's time we started off 我们该启程了 □ start on colloq. attack; nag; bully [口] (用话)攻击；唠叨；威吓 □ start out 1 begin a journey 出发，动身 2 (foll. by 后跟带 to + infin.) colloq. proceed as intending (to do something) [口]开始打算(做某事) □ start over N. Amer. begin again [北美]重新开始，从头再来 □ start something colloq. cause trouble [口]惹麻烦 □ start up arise; occur 出现；发生 □ to start with 1 in the first place; before anything else is considered 首先 should never have been there to start with 首先根本不应该去那儿 2 at the beginning 开始时，一开始 had six members to start with 开始时有 6 名成员[Old English (originally in sense 11), from Germanic] |