start

noun

1. the act of starting something

e.g. he was responsible for the beginning of negotiations

Synonym: beginningcommencement

2. a turn to be a starter (in a game at the beginning)

e.g. he got his start because one of the regular pitchers was in the hospital
his starting meant that the coach thought he was one of their best linemen

Synonym: starting

3. a sudden involuntary movement

e.g. he awoke with a start

Synonym: startlejump

4. the advantage gained by beginning early (as in a race)

e.g. with an hour's start he will be hard to catch

Synonym: head start

5. a signal to begin (as in a race)

e.g. the starting signal was a green light
the runners awaited the start

Synonym: starting signal

6. the beginning of anything

e.g. it was off to a good start

7. a line indicating the location of the start of a race or a game

Synonym: starting linescratchscratch line

8. the time at which something is supposed to begin

e.g. they got an early start
she knew from the get-go that he was the man for her

Synonym: beginningcommencementfirstoutsetget-gokickoffstarting timeshowtimeoffset

verb

1. take the first step or steps in carrying out an action

e.g. We began working at dawn
Who will start?
Get working as soon as the sun rises!
The first tourists began to arrive in Cambodia
He began early in the day
Let's get down to work now

Synonym: get downbegingetstart outset aboutset outcommence

2. set in motion, cause to start

e.g. The U.S. started a war in the Middle East
The Iraqis began hostilities
begin a new chapter in your life

Synonym: beginlead offcommence

3. play in the starting lineup

4. bring into being

e.g. He initiated a new program
Start a foundation

Synonym: originateinitiate

5. get off the ground

e.g. Who started this company?
We embarked on an exciting enterprise
I start my day with a good breakfast
We began the new semester
The afternoon session begins at 4 PM
The blood shed started when the partisans launched a surprise attack

Synonym: start upembark oncommence

6. get going or set in motion

e.g. We simply could not start the engine
start up the computer

Synonym: start up

7. begin or set in motion

e.g. I start at eight in the morning
Ready, set, go!

Synonym: goget going

8. move or jump suddenly, as if in surprise or alarm

e.g. She startled when I walked into the room

Synonym: startlejump

9. leave

e.g. The family took off for Florida

Synonym: departpartstart outset forthset offset outtake off

10. bulge outward

e.g. His eyes popped

Synonym: protrudepoppop outbulgebulge outbug outcome out

11. begin work or acting in a certain capacity, office or job

e.g. Take up a position
start a new job

Synonym: take up

12. begin an event that is implied and limited by the nature or inherent function of the direct object

e.g. begin a cigar
She started the soup while it was still hot
We started physics in 10th grade

Synonym: begin

13. have a beginning, in a temporal, spatial, or evaluative sense

e.g. The DMZ begins right over the hill
The second movement begins after the Allegro
Prices for these homes start at $250,000

Synonym: begin

14. have a beginning characterized in some specified way

e.g. The novel begins with a murder
My property begins with the three maple trees
Her day begins with a workout
The semester begins with a convocation ceremony

Synonym: begin

1. 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.

e.g. John then unlocked the front door and I started to follow him up the stairs...
约翰接着打开前门，我开始跟他上楼。
e.g. It was 1956 when Susanna started the work on the garden...
苏珊娜是从 1956 年开始修建这个花园的。

2. (使)开始;(使)发生
When something starts, or if someone starts it, it takes place from a particular time.

e.g. The fire is thought to have started in an upstairs room...
火灾被认为是从楼上的一个房间里开始燃起的。
e.g. The Great War started in August of that year...
第一次世界大战于那年 8 月爆发。

3. (从…)开始;(从…)着手
If you start by doing something, or if you start with something, you do that thing first in a series of actions.

e.g. I started by asking how many day-care centers were located in the United States...
我一开始先问了问美国有多少所日托中心。
e.g. He started with a good holiday in Key West, Florida.
他先去佛罗里达的基韦斯特岛度了个愉快的假期。

4. 第一份工作是…
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.

e.g. Betty started as a shipping clerk at the clothes factory...
贝蒂的第一份工作是在服装厂里当运务员。
e.g. Grace Robertson started as a photographer with Picture Post in 1947.
格雷斯·罗伯逊于 1947 年参加工作，做了《图片邮报》杂志的一名摄影师。

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

e.g. George Granger has started a health centre and I know he's looking for qualified staff...
乔治·格兰杰开办了一个保健中心，我知道他正在物色合格的职员。
e.g. Now is probably as good a time as any to start a business.
目前可能正是创业的最佳时机。

6. 开动，发动(发动机、汽车、机器等)
If you start an engine, car, or machine, or if it starts, it begins to work.

e.g. He started the car, which hummed smoothly...
他发动了汽车，车发出平稳的嗡嗡声。
e.g. We were just passing one of the parking bays when a car's engine started.
我们从一个停车区经过时，一辆车发动了引擎。

7. 惊起;吓一跳;激灵
If you start, your body suddenly moves slightly as a result of surprise or fear.

start是什么意思

e.g. She put the bottle on the table, banging it down hard. He started at the sound...
她砰的一声把瓶子放到了桌子上，把他吓了一跳。
e.g. Rachel started forward on the sofa. — 'You mean you've arrested Pete?'
雷切尔从沙发上猛地往前一欠身子。——“你的意思是你已经抓到了皮特?”

8. see also: head start;false start

9. 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.

start

e.g. You must get her name and address, and that can be a problem for a start...
你必须先打听到她的姓名和地址，而那可能就是第一个难题。
e.g. It comes as a surprise to be reminded that he is 70. For a start, he doesn't look it...
有人提醒我他 70 岁了，这很令人惊讶。首先，他看上去不像。

10. 开局顺利/开局不顺
If you get off to a good start, you are successful in the early stages of doing something. If you get off to a bad start, you are not successful in the early stages of doing something.

e.g. The new Prime Minister has got off to a good start, but he still has to demonstrate what manner of leader he is going to be...
新首相上任后开了个好头，但他仍得展现出自己的执政风格。
e.g. England got off to a bad start in the Five Nations' Championship, losing 35-10 to France.
英格兰队在五国锦标赛中开局不利，以 10 比 35 输给了法国队。

11. (事情、过程等)开始时，一开始
To start with means at the very first stage of an event or process.

e.g. To start with, the pressure on her was very heavy, but it's eased off a bit now...
一开始，她的压力很大，但现在已经好些了。
e.g. Success was assured and, at least to start with, the system operated smoothly.
成功有保证了，至少该系统一开始运行得挺顺利。

12. in fits and starts -> see fit
to get off to a flying start -> see flying

相关词组：start offstart onstart outstart overstart up

1. 起点：snowmydog 用了原来的游戏模式: 玩家要把水管从 起点 (Start) 连接到 终点 (Finish), 连接时 水会慢慢从起点流出. 如果水在途中流出来, 未能到终点, 玩家就会输 (Game Over).

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2. start：strategic arms reduction treaty; 削减战略武器条约

3. start：strategic arms reduction talks; 削减战略核武器会谈

4. start：st.; 出发