●ˌstart sb ˈoff1.(on sth) ( ˌstart sb ˈoff doing (sth)) to help sb begin an activity, an exercise, a job, etc.帮助某人开始(活动、练习、工作等)◆I’ll start you off on the first exercise. 我来带你们做第一个练习。◆His father started him off farming. 他父亲指点他做农活儿。2. ( ˌstart sb ˈoff doing sth) to make sb react in a particular way or begin doing sth使作出反应;使开始(做某事)◆Just mentioning ‘The Simpsons’ started her off again (= made her start laughing). 一提起《辛普森一家》,就又把她逗笑了。◆Don’t shout—you’ll start the baby off (crying) again. 别喊了——不然又要把婴儿吓哭了。SYNset sb off, set sb off doing sthNOTENot used in the passive.不用于被动语态。[v + n/pron + adv]