●ˌstart ˈout🔑1.to begin a journey启程；上路◆Check the oil before you start out. 出发前检查一下油量。◆What time did they start out? 他们什么时候动身的？SYNset off2.(as sth)to begin in a particular way, especially in business or work（以某种方式）开始，创业◆We started out originally as a taxi firm. 我们开始创业时开了一家出租车公司。◆When the band started out, they had hardly any equipment. 乐队成立之初，几乎没有什么设备。◆Did you know the tower started out leaning the other way? 你知不知道那座塔开始时是向另一边倾斜的？3. ( ˌstart ˈout to do sth, ˌstart ˈout doing sth) to have a particular idea or intention when you begin to do sth最初想要；起先打算◆I had no idea what I was going to write when I started out. 我提笔之时根本不知道要写些什么。◆She had started out to write a short story but it ended up as a novel. 她起先打算写短篇小说，但最后写成了长篇小说。◆He started out with no political opinions, but soon got involved in student politics. 他开始时不抱任何政见，可是很快就投身于学生参与的政治活动。◆She’d started out meaning to apologize but couldn’t. 她原本打算道歉，可就是开不了口。SYNset out to do sth[v + adv]3also[v + adv + to + inf][v + adv + -ing]