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单词 start-off
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start off

phrasal verb
start off
  1. to begin to move开始活动;动身
    • The horse started off at a steady trot.马稳步小跑起来。
  2. to begin happening; to begin doing something进行(或开展)起来
    • The discussion started off mildly enough.讨论颇为温和地开展起来。
  3. to begin by doing or being something首先进行;一开始是
    • Let's start off with some gentle exercises.我们先来做点强度低的运动。
    • We started off by introducing ourselves.我们一开始先自我介绍。
    • We'll start off by doing some warm-up exercises.我们从热身练习开始。
    • + adj. The leaves start off green but turn red later.树叶起先是绿色,到后来会变红。
    • start off doing something I started off working quite hard, but it didn't last.我一开始非常勤奋,但没有坚持下去。
start something off
  1. to begin doing something; to make something begin发起;创办;开办
    • Let's start off the discussion by defining what we mean by ‘software architecture’.我们从讨论“软件体系结构”的定义开始吧。
    • How are we going to start everything off?我们要如何开始一切呢?
start somebody off (on something)
  1. [no passive] to make somebody begin doing something使开始(做某事)
    • What started her off on that crazy idea?她怎么会有那样古怪的念头呢?
    • Don't say anything to her—you'll start her off again (= make her get angry).什么也别跟她说,不然你又要惹她生气了。
    • start somebody off doing something Kevin started us all off laughing.凯文把我们大家都逗笑了。
  2. to help somebody begin doing something帮助某人开始(做某事)
    • My mother started me off on the piano when I was three.三岁时我母亲就让我开始练钢琴了。
    • start somebody off doing something His father started him off farming.他父亲指点他做农活儿。
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