starts
A start is when you do something that you were not doing before and you continue doing it.
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。
The start of something is the time it starts.
1918, four years after the start of the Great War.
1918年,第一次世界大战爆发4年后。
A start is a sudden slight movement of the body, caused by surprise or fear.
Sylvia woke with a start.
希尔维娅猛然惊醒。
start off
Start off means the same as start.
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。
If you start off by doing something, you do it as the first part of an activity.
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。
To start someone off means to cause them to begin doing something.
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。
To start something off means to cause it to begin.
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
If you start on something that needs to be done, you start dealing with it.
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
If someone or something starts out as a particular thing, they are that thing at the beginning although they change later.
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。
If you start out by doing something, you do it at the beginning of an activity.
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
Start up means the same as start.
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。
Start up means the same as start.
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。
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。
to start with
To start with means at the very first stage of an event or process.
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
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.
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。
starts , starting , started
If you start to do something, you do something that you were not doing before and you continue doing it.
begin
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。
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。
When something starts, or if someone starts it, it takes place from a particular time.
begin
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。
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。
If you start by doing something, or if you start with something, you do that thing first in a series of actions.
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。
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.
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。
When someone starts something such as a new business, they create it or cause it to begin.
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。
If you start an engine, car, or machine, or if it starts, it begins to work.
He started the car, which hummed smoothly.
他发动了汽车,汽车发出平稳的嗡嗡声。
If you start, your body suddenly moves slightly as a result of surprise or fear.
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。