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n.

vt.& vi.

vt.

vi.

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1. VERB 开始(做某事) If you start to do something, you do something that you were not doing before and you continue doing it. 

  • John then unlocked the front door and I started to follow him up the stairs...

    约翰接着打开前门，我开始跟他上楼。

  • It was 1956 when Susanna started the work on the garden...

    苏珊娜是从 1956 年开始修建这个花园的。

  • She started cleaning the kitchen.

    她开始打扫厨房。

  • Start is also a noun.

    • After several starts, she read the report properly.

      经过几次断续后，她开始顺利地念报告了。

2. V-ERG (使)开始;(使)发生 When something starts, or if someone starts it, it takes place from a particular time. 

  • The fire is thought to have started in an upstairs room...

    火灾被认为是从楼上的一个房间里开始燃起的。

  • The Great War started in August of that year...

    第一次世界大战于那年 8 月爆发。

  • Trains start at 11.00 and an hourly service will operate until 16.00...

    火车 11 点开始发出，每小时一班，一直运营到 16 点。

  • Start is also a noun.

    • ...1918, four years after the start of the Great War...

      1918 年，第一次世界大战爆发4年后

    • She demanded to know why she had not been told from the start.

      她想知道为什么一开始没有告诉她。

3. VERB (从…)开始;(从…)着手 If you start by doing something, or if you start with something, you do that thing first in a series of actions. 

  • I started by asking how many day-care centers were located in the United States...

    我一开始先问了问美国有多少所日托中心。

  • He started with a good holiday in Key West, Florida.

    他先去佛罗里达的基韦斯特岛度了个愉快的假期。

4. VERB 第一份工作是… You use start to say what someone's first job was. For example, if their first job was that of a factory worker, you can say that they started as a factory worker. 

  • Betty started as a shipping clerk at the clothes factory...

    贝蒂的第一份工作是在服装厂里当运务员。

  • Grace Robertson started as a photographer with Picture Post in 1947.

    格雷斯·罗伯逊于 1947 年参加工作，做了《图片邮报》杂志的一名摄影师。

  • Start off means the same as start .start off 同 start

    • Mr. Dambar had started off as an assistant to Mrs. Spear's husband.

      丹巴尔先生的第一份工作是给斯皮尔夫人的丈夫当助理。

5. VERB See also: start-up; 开办;创办 When someone starts something such as a new business, they create it or cause it to begin. 

  • George Granger has started a health centre and I know he's looking for qualified staff...

    乔治·格兰杰开办了一个保健中心，我知道他正在物色合格的职员。

  • Now is probably as good a time as any to start a business.

    目前可能正是创业的最佳时机。

  • Start up means the same as start .start up 同 start

    • The cost of starting up a day care center for children ranges from $150,000 to $300,000...

      开办一个儿童日托中心的费用在 15 万到 30 万美元之间。

    • He said what a good idea it would be to start a community magazine up.

      他说办一份社区杂志会是个好主意。

6. V-ERG 开动，发动(发动机、汽车、机器等) If you start an engine, car, or machine, or if it starts, it begins to work. 

  • He started the car, which hummed smoothly...

    他发动了汽车，车发出平稳的嗡嗡声。

  • We were just passing one of the parking bays when a car's engine started.

    我们从一个停车区经过时，一辆车发动了引擎。

  • Start up means the same as start .start up 同 start

    • He waited until they went inside the building before starting up the car and driving off...

      他一直等到他们走进大楼后才发动汽车开车离去。

    • Put the key in the ignition and turn it to start the car up...

      将钥匙插进点火装置，然后转动钥匙发动汽车。

    • The engine of the seaplane started up.

      水上飞机的发动机启动了。

Usage Note :

Start, begin, and commence all have a similar meaning, although commence is more formal and is not normally used in conversation. The meeting is ready to begin... He tore the list up and started a fresh one... The space probe commenced taking a series of photographs. Note that begin, start, and commence can all be followed by an -ing form or a noun, but only begin and start can be followed by a 'to' infinitive.

start，begin和 commence 意思相近，但 commence 较正式，通常不会用在对话中，如：The meeting is ready to begin (会议就要开始了)，He tore the list up and started a fresh one (他把清单撕碎，开始另列一张)，The space probe commenced taking a series of photographs (空间探测器开始拍摄一系列照片)。要注意，begin，start 和 commence 后面都可以跟 -ing 形式或名词，但只有 begin 和 start 后面才能跟带 to 的不定式。

7. VERB 惊起;吓一跳;激灵 If you start, your body suddenly moves slightly as a result of surprise or fear. 

  • She put the bottle on the table, banging it down hard. He started at the sound...

    她砰的一声把瓶子放到了桌子上，把他吓了一跳。

  • Rachel started forward on the sofa. — 'You mean you've arrested Pete?'

    雷切尔从沙发上猛地往前一欠身子。——“你的意思是你已经抓到了皮特?”

  • Start is also a noun.

    • Sylvia woke with a start...

      西尔维亚猛然惊醒。

    • He gave a start of surprise and astonishment.

      他被惊得浑身一激灵。

8. See also: head start; false start;  
9. PHRASE 首先;第一 You use for a start or to start with to introduce the first of a number of things or reasons that you want to mention or could mention. 

  • You must get her name and address, and that can be a problem for a start...

    你必须先打听到她的姓名和地址，而那可能就是第一个难题。

  • It comes as a surprise to be reminded that he is 70. For a start, he doesn't look it...

    有人提醒我他 70 岁了，这很令人惊讶。首先，他看上去不像。

  • To start with, where and when did it happen?

    首先，这事发生在何时何地？

10. PHRASE 开局顺利/开局不顺 If you get off to a good start, you are successful in the early stages of doing something. If you get off to a bad start, you are not successful in the early stages of doing something. 

  • The new Prime Minister has got off to a good start, but he still has to demonstrate what manner of leader he is going to be...

    新首相上任后开了个好头，但他仍得展现出自己的执政风格。

  • England got off to a bad start in the Five Nations' Championship, losing 35-10 to France.

    英格兰队在五国锦标赛中开局不利，以 10 比 35 输给了法国队。

11. PHRASE (事情、过程等)开始时，一开始 To start with means at the very first stage of an event or process. 

  • To start with, the pressure on her was very heavy, but it's eased off a bit now...

    一开始，她的压力很大，但现在已经好些了。

  • Success was assured and, at least to start with, the system operated smoothly.

    成功有保证了，至少该系统一开始运行得挺顺利。

12.   in fits and starts→see: fit;  to get off to a flying start→see: flying; 
相关词组：
start off  start on  start out  start over  start up 
Noun

1. the beginning of anything;

  • "it was off to a good start"

2. the time at which something is supposed to begin;

  • "they got an early start"
  • "she knew from the get-go that he was the man for her"

3. a turn to be a starter (in a game at the beginning);

  • "he got his start because one of the regular pitchers was in the hospital"
  • "his starting meant that the coach thought he was one of their best linemen"

4. a sudden involuntary movement;

  • "he awoke with a start"

5. the act of starting something;

  • "he was responsible for the beginning of negotiations"

6. a line indicating the location of the start of a race or a game

7. a signal to begin (as in a race);

  • "the starting signal was a green light"
  • "the runners awaited the start"

8. advantage gained by an early start as in a race;

  • "with an hour's start he will be hard to catch"
Verb

1. take the first step or steps in carrying out an action;

  • "We began working at dawn"
  • "Who will start?"
  • "Get working as soon as the sun rises!"
  • "The first tourists began to arrive in Cambodia"
  • "He began early in the day"
  • "Let's get down to work now"

2. set in motion, cause to start;

  • "The U.S. started a war in the Middle East"
  • "The Iraqis began hostilities"
  • "begin a new chapter in your life"

3. leave;

  • "The family took off for Florida"

4. have a beginning, in a temporal, spatial, or evaluative sense;

  • "The DMZ begins right over the hill"
  • "The second movement begins after the Allegro"
  • "Prices for these homes start at $250,000"

5. bring into being;

  • "He initiated a new program"
  • "Start a foundation"

6. get off the ground;

  • "Who started this company?"
  • "We embarked on an exciting enterprise"
  • "I start my day with a good breakfast"
  • "We began the new semester"
  • "The afternoon session begins at 4 PM"
  • "The blood shed started when the partisans launched a surprise attack"

7. move or jump suddenly, as if in surprise or alarm;

  • "She startled when I walked into the room"

8. get going or set in motion;

  • "We simply could not start the engine"
  • "start up the computer"

9. begin or set in motion;

  • "I start at eight in the morning"
  • "Ready, set, go!"

10. begin work or acting in a certain capacity, office or job;

  • "Take up a position"
  • "start a new job"

11. play in the starting line-up

12. have a beginning characterized in some specified way;

  • "The novel begins with a murder"
  • "My property begins with the three maple trees"
  • "Her day begins with a work-out"
  • "The semester begins with a convocation ceremony"

13. begin an event that is implied and limited by the nature or inherent function of the direct object;

  • "begin a cigar"
  • "She started the soup while it was still hot"
  • "We started physics in 10th grade"

机械

<名>
  • 1.起动
  • 2.使某部分机构开始运动的动作。

电力

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  • 1.滑参数启停
  • 2.startup and shutdown with variable parameters
  • 3.启动流量
  • 4.start-up flow rate
  • 5.启动压力
  • 6.start-up pressure
  • 7.启动中子源
  • 8.start-up neutron source
  • 9.启动系统
  • 10.start-up system
  • 11.机组启动曲线
  • 12.start-up curve of generating unit
  • 13.启动操作
  • 14.start-up operation

计算机

  • 1.起[启]动，开[起]始[ST,STRT]
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  • 1.启动
1. A cigarette thrown into the woods in dry weather may catch [start] a fire.
在干燥的天气里将点燃的香烟扔在树林里容易失火。

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2. A major order ensured that our business got off to a good start.
一份大额定货单确保了我们的生意有了良好的开端。

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3. A single spark can start a prairie fire.
星星之火，可以燎原。

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4. A single sparkcan start a prairie fire.
星星之火，可以燎原。

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5. After a dull start, it should brighten up later.
早晨阴天，过会儿就会晴朗。

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6. After the fire, we had to start over and build the business again from the beginning.
那场火灾之后，我们不得不再从头开始重建。

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7. As a reporter, you must be well primed with facts before you start to write your article.
作为一名记者，在撰稿前先要拥有充足的事实。

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8. As soon as we get the green light, we'll start advertising for new staff.
一得到许可，我们就将开始打广告招募新员工。

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9. At the start of the project we were raring to go but unfortunately we've lost a lot of our early enthusiasm.
这个项目开始的时候我们都满怀热情，但不幸的是我们现在已经没有当初那么热心了。

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10. Be ready to follow your nose when you start a new job.
当你开始新工作时，准备好凭直觉行事。

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11. Be thrifty and hardworking in whatever undertaking you are to start on.
办任何事都要勤俭。

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12. Before they could start a mist arose.
在他们动身前，起了雾。

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13. Before you start to work, I'll show you around the factory.
开始工作前，我要先领你参观工厂。

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14. Can you hurry the rest of the crowd into the theater? The performance is about to start!
你能不能叫其他的观众赶快进入剧场，演出就要开始了。

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15. Cut out the shenanigans and start studying!
不要胡说了，开始用功吧！

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16. Disaffection broke out almost from the start.
几乎一开头就爆发出不满情绪。

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17. Don't always try to start something when everything is running smoothly.
当一切都进行得很顺利时，不要总想惹是生非。

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18. Don't start moving until the traffic lights change to green.
交通信号灯改变为绿灯之前，不要开动汽车。

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19. Don't start trying labels on me yet.
先不要扣帽子。

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20. Don't take any notice of the boy. If you scold him, he'll only start acting up.
不要理那孩子， 你要是责骂他，他反倒会开始调皮捣蛋。

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