start
🇺🇸
/stɑːrt/
🇬🇧
/stɑːt/
verb
A1
To begin an activity or use something.
I start work at nine.
我在九点开始工作。
A1
To cause something to begin or to begin happening.
What time does the show start?
演出什么时候开始？
A1
To activate a machine or vehicle.
He started the recording.
他开始了录音。
A1
To create or establish something.
They want to start a family.
他们想要成立一个家庭。
A2
To begin from a certain point or situation.
The trail starts just outside the town.
小径在城镇外开始。
B1
To begin in a particular way that may change later.
It started as a hobby and grew from there.
它起初是一个爱好，然后从那里发展起来。
R
To set off on a journey.
What time are we starting tomorrow?
我们明天什么时候开始？
R
To move suddenly in a direction, often due to surprise.
He started for the door, but I blocked his way.
他朝门口走去，但我挡住了他的路。
R
To react to a stimulus, especially due to surprise or fear.
The sudden noise made her start.
突如其来的噪音让她吓了一跳。
noun
A2
The beginning of something.
The campaign is off to a promising start.
这场运动有一个充满希望的开端。
B2
The act of beginning an activity.
We need to get an early start in the morning.
我们需要在早上早点开始。
B2
An opportunity to begin something successfully.
Moving to a different school gave Sally a fresh start.
搬到不同的学校给了萨莉一个全新的开始。
R
The place where a race begins.
The runners walked up to the start line.
跑步者走到了起跑线。
R
An advantage given to someone at the beginning of a race.
I gave the younger children a start.
我给了年幼的孩子们一个开始。
R
An occasion when someone competes in a game or race.
He has scored three goals in his last three starts.
他在最近三次首发中打进了三个球。
R
A sudden movement caused by surprise or fear.
You gave me quite a start!
你吓了我一跳！
translation
开始, 使开始, 启动, 创建, 从...开始, 以某种方式开始, 出发, 惊动, 惊跳
开始, 起始, 起点, 起跑优势, 参赛, 惊跳
词形变化
3rd Present
starts
Progressive
starting
Past
started
Perfect
started
Plural
starts