| 释义 |
Examples:the Grand Canal, 1800 km from Beijing Hangzhou, built starting from 486 BC—the Grand canal, 1800 km from Beijing Hangzhou, built starting from 486 BC—where there's a start, there's a finish (idiom); finish once one starts sth—start on sth new and different (idiom); to display originality—Hanukkah (Chanukah), 8 day Jewish holiday starting on the 25th day of Kislev (can occur from late Nov up late Dec on Gregorian calendar)—start but not finish (idiom); to fail to carry things through—Pericles (c. 495-429 BC), Athenian strategist and politician before and at the start of the Peloponnesian war—start talking to end an awkward silence or embarrassing situation—almost everything has a start, but not many things have an end (idiom); don't start sth you can't handle—one thing starts where the other leaves off—lit. dragon's head, snake's tail (idiom); fig. a strong start but weak finish—gong strokes announcing start of opera performance—cecum (start of the colon, linking it small intestine)—start sth new or original (idiom); to break a new path—place in Hubei, the starting point for a major rebellion at the end of Western Han—lit. the end comes back the start (idiom); the wheel comes full circle—(horizontal-starting right angle character stroke)—lit. tiger's head, snake's tail (idiom); fig. a strong start but weak finish—starts well but ends in separation (of marital relations)—a Chinese syllable having no initial consonant (starting directly with the medial vowel)—repent and start afresh (idiom); to turn over a new leaf—misfortune turns blessing (idiom); to turn an inauspicious start to good account—formal ceremonial music of each succeeding Chinese dynasty starting with the Zhou—rules that must be known before starting sth—lit. win a victory on raising the flag (idiom); fig. to start on sth and have immediate success—starting point or ending point (in stories etc)—Chien-Ming Wang (1980-), Taiwanese starting pitcher for the Washington Nationals in Major League Baseball—lit. on the beat, together now (idiom); Start dancing!—age when girls start develop feelings for the opposite sex—refers one week national holiday in PRC starting 1st May and 1st Oct—reform and start afresh (idiom); to turn over a new leaf—do sth by fits and starts—(downwards-starting right angle character stroke)—start practicing at the first crow of the cock [idiom.]— |