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start noun ADJECTIVE | VERB + START | START + NOUN | PREPOSITION | PHRASES ADJECTIVEauspicious, bright (especially BrE) , decent, encouraging, excellent, fine, flying, good, great, impressive, promising, sound, strong, wonderful 有利的开始；充满希望的开端；不错的开始；鼓舞人心的开始；精彩的开始；占尽先机的开端；良好的开端；令人印象深刻的开始；扎实的开局◆Despite a promising start, we lost the game.我们虽然开场先声夺人，但最后还是输了。bad, disappointing, disastrous, poor, rocky, shaky, slow, sluggish, uncertain 糟糕的开局；令人失望的开始；灾难性的开始；艰难的开始；不稳定的开端；缓慢的开始；吉凶难测的开局running (especially NAmE) , standing (both often figurative) 迅速／原地起步◆The space project went from a standing start to the moon in ten years.航天工程 10 年前从零起步，10 年后登上了月球。false 错误的开端◆After a couple of false starts, she found the job that suited her.在犯了两三个错误之后，她找到了适合自己的工作。head (usually figurative) 先机◆All parents want to give their kids a head start in life.所有家长都希望让自己的孩子在人生道路上抢占先机。fresh, new 全新的开始；新的开端early, late 早的／晚的开始very 最开头◆right from the very start从最开始起VERB + STARTmake 开始◆I think it's time we made a start.我想咱们该开始了。get off to 起步◆The company got off to an impressive start this year.今年该公司有了个很好的开局。herald (especially BrE) , mark, signal 预示开始；标志着开端START + NOUNdate, time 开始日期／时间button, menu (computing 计算机) , signal 启动按钮／菜单／信号◆I clicked the icon in the start menu.我点击启动菜单中的图标。line, point, position 起跑线；起始点；起始位置◆The runners walked up to the start line.参赛选手走向起跑线。◆Push through your heels to return to the start position.用力蹬脚后跟，回到起始位置。PREPOSITIONat the start (of) 在⋯的开始◆Everyone was in a conciliatory mood at the start of the meeting.会议开始时，人人都抱着和解的想法。from the start 从一开始◆She felt at home in her new job right from the start.她一开始干起这份新工作就感到得心应手。prior to the start 开始之前◆He joined the team prior to the start of the season.他在本赛季开始之前就加入了这支队伍。start to ⋯的开始◆The fine winter weather heralded a good start to the year.晴朗的冬日天气预示着一年好的开始。start in ⋯的起点◆Moving to a good school gave Sally a fresh start in life.转到一所好学校使萨莉的生活有了一个全新的起点。PHRASESbe doomed from the start 从一开始就注定◆The project was doomed from the start.这一项目的结局从一开始就注定了。from start to finish 自始至终◆This is a thoroughly good book from start to finish.这本书从头到尾都写得很好。 |