新东方-柯林斯雅思备考词典

start

英  [stɑːt]
    

[NOUN, VERB]

    NOUN. 名词
  • starts

    1[C 可数名词] 开始

    A start is when you do something that you were not doing before and you continue doing it.

    双语例句

    例:

    After several starts, she read the report properly.

    经过几次断续后,她开始顺利地念报告了。

    2[SING 单数型名词] 开始

    The start of something is the time it starts.

    近义词

    beginning

    双语例句

    例:

    1918, four years after the start of the Great War.

    1918年,第一次世界大战爆发4年后。

    3[C 可数名词] 惊动

    A start is a sudden slight movement of the body, caused by surprise or fear.

    双语例句

    例:

    Sylvia woke with a start.

    希尔维娅猛然惊醒。

    PHRASAL VERB. 短语动词
  • start off

    1[PHRASAL 短语] 开始(同)start)

    Start off means the same as start.

    双语例句

    例:

    Mr Dambar had started off as an assistant to Mrs Spear's husband.

    丹巴先生以的第一份工作时做斯皮尔夫人的先生的助手。

    2[PHRASAL 短语] 以…开始

    If you start off by doing something, you do it as the first part of an activity.

    双语例句

    例:

    She started off by accusing him of blackmail but he more or less ignored her.

    她先是指控他勒索,但他基本上没理会她。

    3[PHRASAL 短语] 使(某人)开始(做某事)

    To start someone off means to cause them to begin doing something.

    双语例句

    例:

    Her mother started her off acting in children's theatre.

    她母亲先是让她在儿童剧院里演出。

    4[PHRASAL 短语] 使(某事)开始

    To start something off means to cause it to begin.

    双语例句

    例:

    He became more aware of the things that started that tension off.

    他越来越清楚地认识到引起紧张局势的原因。

  • start on

    1[PHRASAL 短语] 开始处理

    If you start on something that needs to be done, you start dealing with it.

    双语例句

    例:

    Before you start on these chapters, clear your head.

    在你开始这些章节之前,先理清思路。

  • start out

    1[PHRASAL 短语] 起初是

    If someone or something starts out as a particular thing, they are that thing at the beginning although they change later.

    双语例句

    例:

    Daly was a fast-talking Irish-American who had started out as a salesman.

    戴利是个巧舌如簧的爱尔兰裔美国人,他最初是干推销员的。

    2[PHRASAL 短语] 以(做某事)开始

    If you start out by doing something, you do it at the beginning of an activity.

    双语例句

    例:

    I'm careful to start out by saying clearly what I want.

    我小心地从一开始就清楚地说出我想要的。

  • start up

    1[PHRASAL 短语] 开办(同)start)

    Start up means the same as start.

    双语例句

    例:

    The cost of starting up a day-care centre for children ranges from $150,000 to $300,000.

    开办一家儿童日托中心的费用在15到30万美元之间不等。

    2[PHRASAL 短语] 发动(同)start)

    Start up means the same as start.

    双语例句

    例:

    He waited until they went inside the building before starting up the car and driving off.

    他等他们走进那座楼之后才发动汽车开走了。

    例:

    Put the key in the ignition and turn it to start the car up.

    把钥匙插入点火装置,然后转动钥匙发动汽车。

    PHRASE. 习语
  • to start with

    1(事情、过程)刚开始时

    To start with means at the very first stage of an event or process.

    双语例句

    例:

    To start with, the pressure on her was very heavy, but it's eased off a bit now.

    刚开始时她的压力非常大,但现在轻松些了。

  • for a start , to start with

    1首先 , 第一

    You use for a start or to start with to introduce the first of a number of things or reasons that you want to mention or could mention.

    双语例句

    例:

    You must get her name and address, and that can be a problem for a start.

    你得弄到她的姓名和住址,而这可能就是第一个难题。

    VERB. 动词
  • starts , starting , started

    1[T 及物动词] 开始(做某事)

    If you start to do something, you do something that you were not doing before and you continue doing it.

    近义词

    begin

    双语例句

    例:

    John then unlocked the front door and I started to follow him up the stairs.

    接着约翰打开前门,我便随他上楼。

    例:

    It was 1956 when Susanna started the work on the garden.

    苏珊娜是在1956年开始修建那个花园的。

    2[I 不及物动词] 使开始发生 , 开始发生

    When something starts, or if someone starts it, it takes place from a particular time.

    近义词

    begin

    双语例句

    例:

    The fire is thought to have started in an upstairs room.

    火灾被认为是从楼上的一间房开始的。

    例:

    All of the passengers started the day with a swim.

    所有乘客那天一开始就先游了个泳。

    3[I 不及物动词] (以做某事)开始

    If you start by doing something, or if you start with something, you do that thing first in a series of actions.

    近义词

    begin

    双语例句

    例:

    I started by asking how many day-care centres were located in the United States.

    我一开始先问了问美国有多少日托中心。

    4[I 不及物动词] (以做…)开始(职业生涯)

    You use start to say what someone's first job was. For example, if their first job was that of a factory worker, you can say that they started as a factory worker.

    双语例句

    例:

    Betty started as a shipping clerk at the clothes factory.

    贝蒂的第一份工作是在那家服装厂里当运务员。

    5[T 及物动词] 开办

    When someone starts something such as a new business, they create it or cause it to begin.

    双语例句

    例:

    George Granger has started a health centre and I know he's looking for qualified staff.

    乔治·格兰杰开了个保健中心,我知道他正在物色合格的员工。

    6[I 不及物动词] 发动(引擎、汽车、机器等) , (引擎、汽车或机器等)发动

    If you start an engine, car, or machine, or if it starts, it begins to work.

    双语例句

    例:

    He started the car, which hummed smoothly.

    他发动了汽车,汽车发出平稳的嗡嗡声。

    7[I 不及物动词] 惊动

    If you start, your body suddenly moves slightly as a result of surprise or fear.

    双语例句

    例:

    She put the bottle on the coffee table beside him, banging it down hard. He started at the sound, his concentration broken.

    她砰的一声把瓶子放到了他身边的咖啡桌上,他被这声音吓了一跳,注意力也被打断了。