| 释义 |
start verb—开 v (often used) 起 v 启动 v 启 v Examples: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—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—lit. dragon's head, snake's tail (idiom); fig. a strong start but weak finish—cecum (start of the colon, linking it small intestine)—start sth new or original (idiom); to break a new path—lit. the end comes back the start (idiom); the wheel comes full circle—Joseph Joffre (1852-1931), leading French general at the start of World War One—repent and start afresh (idiom); to turn over a new leaf—a single spark can start a huge blaze (idiom); an insignificant cause can have a massive effect—start explaining and it's a long story (idiom); complicated and not easy express succinctly—lit. win a victory on raising the flag (idiom); fig. to start on sth and have immediate success—if two tigers fight, one must get injured (idiom); if you start a war, someone is bound get hurt—lit. on the beat, together now (idiom); Start dancing!—age when girls start develop feelings for the opposite sex—start practicing at the first crow of the cock [idiom.]— |