词组 | start out |
释义 | start out 1. start out to begin to go somewhere: ▪ We started out at 10 o'clock in the morning, and reached Ambleside by 5 pm. ▪ My father and I started out for the church, as we did every week. ▪ Before you start out, stock up on drinking water and high-energy snack food. ■ SIMILAR TO: ↑set off, ↑set out 2. start out to begin your life or career in a particular way: ▪ Jerry Seinfeld started out on amateur nights at the comedy clubs. + as ▪ Cardoso started out as a singer in small clubs, and later released the hit 'Song of Too Much Love'. ■ SIMILAR TO: ↑start off 3. start out to begin to exist in a particular way: ▪ Starting out with the purchase of six local companies, U.S. Delivery quickly spread across the country. + as ▪ Jose's taco shop originally started out as a fast food take-out restaurant. ■ SIMILAR TO: ↑start off 4. start out to do sth to intend to do something from the beginning: ▪ Originally the group started out to make a concert film with backstage clips in it. ▪ "I didn't start out to be a model," says Yasmin. "I did it once, and then more work just kept coming." ■ SIMILAR TO: ↑set out |
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