| 词组 | start |
| 释义 | See beginnings start verb 1 to start your menstrual period US, 2001. 2 to act as if you want a fight IRELAND, 1998 start back 1. start back to begin the journey back to the place where you started from: Shouldn't you start back before it gets dark?+ to As they start back to the cabin, Gary realizes his keys are missing. We waved goodbye to Uncle Rick and started back to the village.2. start back to suddenly move backwards away from something because you are frightened or surprised: She started back as the mouse ran across the kitchen floor. start for start for sth to begin going to a particular place: "I've got to go," Laura said, starting for the door. Without hesitation, they climbed into the car and started for the sea. start in 1. start in AmE to begin criticizing or complaining about someone or something: Don't start in again, Jeff, or I'll leave right now.+ on Before I knew it, my mother had started in on my wife.2. start in AmE to begin eating something+ on Marge started in on her seven-layer rum cake. start in on start in on sth AmE to begin doing or dealing with something: Julia starts in on the assignment without asking questions. When I arrived at work, Kent had already started in on our project.■ SIMILAR TO: begin, start start off 1. start off • start off sth • start sth off to begin doing something in a particular waystart off (sth) by doing sth I'd like to start off by thanking my friends and family who have supported me during this difficult time. The Ducks started off the season by defeating Washington State and Texas Tech.start off (sth) with sth Start your weekend off with a gourmet dinner and a bottle of California's finest wine.■ SIMILAR TO: begin, kick off informal2. start off to begin your life or career in a particular way: How sad for a child to start off in life with such a cruel father and a weak mother.+ as Following her own dreams, she started off as an English teacher and later became a writer.■ SIMILAR TO: start out3. start off to begin in a particular way+ as What had started off as a joke soon became a very serious matter. "Dead Ringers" starts off as a black comedy, but ends as a tragedy.start off on the right/wrong foot (=begin to do something in a way that is likely to be successful or unsuccessful) Many political experts say that the Clinton presidency started off on the wrong foot during the first six months.■ SIMILAR TO: start out4. start off to begin a journey, or to begin moving in a particular direction: Quinn insisted on starting off at 6:00 so we would reach Santa Fe before dark. The bus started off down the road, leaving Lorene behind.■ SIMILAR TO: set off, set out5. start sb off • start off sb to help someone begin an activity: Danielson starts the students off with stretching exercises and some basic drills.6. start off • start sb off especially BrE to begin laughing or crying a lot, or begin talking a lot about something that you often talk about, or to make someone do this: Don't mention Tammy's name to Martin - you'll only start him off.+ about Bernice started off about her medical problems, telling us every detail of her knee surgery.■ SIMILAR TO: set off start on 1. start on sth to begin doing something, especially something that needs to be done: Don't wait until the last minute to get started on your college applications. Let's get started on the campfire before it gets dark.2. start on sth to begin eating or drinking something, or to begin taking a drug: My son was 13 when he started on marijuana. "Do you think you should start on another beer?" "You'd better not. You're supposed to be driving us home."3. start sb on sth to make someone start doing something regularly, especially because it is good for them: We started Ellen on solid foods when she was four months old. When I became ill, Dr. Nelson started me on antibiotics.4. start on sb BrE to begin criticizing someone or complaining to someone about something: After yelling at me for leaving the kitchen a mess, Mom started on Gary for coming home late.+ at Ray's wife started on at him about how he spends too much time in the pub.■ SIMILAR TO: start in AmE, lay into informal 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 out2. 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 off3. 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 off4. 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 start over start over • start sth over AmE to do something again from the beginning, especially because you want to do it better: Slow down and start over, please. I can't understand a word you're saying. Let's start the game over - Brian was cheating. start up 1. start up sth • start sth up • start up to begin exist and operate, or to make something do this - used about businesses, organizations, programmes, and systems: Do you have the money to start up your own store? There were rumours that Jesse Jackson had decided to start up a talk show on CNN instead of running for president. At least a half-dozen new high-tech businesses have started up in Scotts Valley since January.start-up adj related to beginning and developing a new business, organization, programme etc: Start-up costs for the new recycling program are expected to be about $60,000.start-up n C a small newly developed business, organization, programme etc: From a start-up in 1982, the company has grown to 2,600 employees and yearly sales of $550 million.2. start up sth • start sth up if you start up an engine, car, machine etc, or it starts up, it begins to work: Arthur got into the car and started it up without any problems. My computer always takes a long time to start up.■ SIMILAR TO: fire up informal, especially AmE3. start up • start up sth • start sth up if a sound, event, or activity starts up, or someone starts it up, it begins to exist or happen: When the music started up, Ed was the first person on the dance floor. The hunting season starts up again in August. (one's) startThe beginning point of or first opportunity in one's career. Often followed by "in (something)." I got my start in publishing as an editorial assistant, and I just kept climbing the ranks from there. My father's friend was a senator when I was in college, she gave me my start in politics. *start1. and *jump(start) battery power to help start someone's car, etc. (*Typically: get ~; have ~; give someone ~.) My car is stalled. I need to get a start. I got my car going. I got a jump from John. 2. help in beginning one's career; a first opportunity in the beginning of one's career. (*Typically: get ~; have ~; give someone ~.) She got a start in show business in Cincinnati. She had a start when she was only four. start somethingto start a fight or an argument. (Something can be replaced by anything or nothing with the negative.) Hey, you! Better be careful unless you want to start something. I don't want to start anything. I'm just leaving. start/light/build a fire under Slang To urge or goad to action.
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