start

[stɑ:t]

v.开始, 出发, 震惊
n.开始, 震动, 领先优势, 起推动作用的外力

vi.

1. 出发, 起程

We'll start at six on Friday morning.

我们星期五早上六点出发。

2. 开始, 着手

Summer vacation normally starts in early July.

暑假一般在七月初开始。

3. 发生; 启动

4. 突然跳起; 吃惊

She started at the sound of a gun.

她听到枪声, 吓了一跳。

5. 突然出现; 冒出, 涌出

Perspiration started out on her brow.

她额上沁出了汗珠。

6. 凸出, 鼓起

The girl's eyes started in fear.

那女孩吓得瞪大双眼。

7. 松动, 脱开

8. 起始(于)[(+at/with)]

9. 参赛, 出场

vt.

1. 使开始, 开始[O][O4][+to-v][+v-ing]

When did you start to learn English?

你何时开始学英语的?

2. 引起; 发起; 创办

He is thinking of starting a newspaper.

他打算创办一份报纸。

3. 使开始运转, 启动

Do you know how to start the motor?

你会启动马达吗?

4. 使流出, 倒出

5. 使惊跳, 惊起

He started a bird as he walked in the wood.

他在林子里走时, 惊动了一只鸟。

6. 使松动, 使脱开

7. 使参赛, 使出场

8. 开始雇用

The bank started her as a teller.

银行起用她当出纳员。

n.[C]

1. 出发; 出发点; 出发时间

We'll make an early start for the beach.

我们一早出发去海滩。

2. 起始, 最初; 开端

He opposed the scheme from the start.

他一开始就反对这个计划。

3. 开动, 启动

4. 惊跳, 惊吓[S1]

She woke up with a start.

她惊醒过来。

5. 【口】令人吃惊之事

6. 参赛, 上场

7. 起跑; 起跑线(或信号等)

8. (竞赛中给予的)先起跑, 有利条件[S]

9. 松动(或脱开)部分

词形变化

动词过去式: started | 动词过去分词: started | 动词现在分词: starting | 动词第三人称单数: starts |

词义辨析

同义:

vt.开始; 出现; 冒出; 跳起

begin  open  rise  spring  originate  introduce  invent  create  launch  establish  sprout  found  commence  inaugurate  initiate

vt.vi.开始

begin  commence  set out

vt.vi.(使)惊跳

jerk  jump  move suddenly  

同义参见:

seed  contract  stem  opening  trigger  found  actuate  beginning  conception  conceive  dawn  initiative  make  aggress  outset  origin  embark  initiate  onset  kindle  occasion  launch  

反义:

vi.vt.n.出发; (使)开始

end  reach  goal  close  complete  conclude  finish  stop  

反义参见:

arrive  close  abide  conclusion  

英英释义

名词 start:

the beginning of anything

the time at which something is supposed to begin

同义词：beginning, commencement, first, outset, get-go, kickoff, starting time, showtime, offset

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

同义词：starting

a sudden involuntary movement

同义词：startle, jump

the act of starting something

同义词：beginning, commencement

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

同义词：starting line

a signal to begin (as in a race)

同义词：starting signal

advantage gained by an beginning early (as in a race)

同义词：head start

动词 start:

take the first step or steps in carrying out an action

同义词：get down, begin, get, start out, set about, set out, commence

set in motion, cause to start

同义词：begin, lead off, commence

leave

同义词：depart, part, start out, set forth, set off, set out, take off

have a beginning, in a temporal, spatial, or evaluative sense

同义词：begin

bring into being

同义词：originate, initiate

get off the ground

同义词：start up, embark on, commence

move or jump suddenly, as if in surprise or alarm

同义词：startle, jump

get going or set in motion

同义词：start up

begin or set in motion

同义词：go, get going

begin work or acting in a certain capacity, office or job

同义词：take up

play in the starting lineup

have a beginning characterized in some specified way

同义词：begin

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

同义词：begin

bulge outward

同义词：protrude, pop, pop out, bulge, bulge out, bug out, come out

短语词组

at the (very) start

1. 一开始

She was lonely at the very start.

她开始时感到孤独。

for a start

1. 首先

For a start, he is too young.

首先, 他还太年轻。

from start to finish

1. 自始至终

They told me the whole story from start to finish.

他们把这件事从头至尾全对我说了。

get off to a good start

1. 一开始很好

The new scheme got off to a good start.

新计划一开始进展顺利。

start in

1. 开始

Let's start in and clean up the kitchen.

咱们开始打扫厨房吧。

start off

1. 出发; 开始

When shall we start off?

我们什么时候动身?

start on

1. 开始进行

We haven't started on the job yet.

我们还没有开始做这件工作。

start out

1. 出发

They started out this morning.

他们今天上午出发了。

2. 着手进行

He started out to write a novel.

他着手写一部长篇小说。

start up

1. 突然出现

A new idea started up in his mind.

他忽然有了一个新主意。

start with

1. 以……开始

Her illness started with a high fever.

她的病开始时是发高烧。

补充

startstart英:[stɑ:t] 美:[stɑrt]n.1.开始; 开端; 出发The new system was confronted with great difficulties at the start.这项新制度刚开始就遇到了很大的困难。2.起点, 出发点The runners lined up at the start.赛跑选手在起跑线排成一行。3.抢先之量; 先走[跑]之时[距离]4.吃惊, 惊起vt. & vi.1.开始When the rain started the crowd swarmed back into the hotel.雨一开始下, 人群就蜂拥回了旅社。If you want to be a champion swimmer you've got to start young.如果你想成为一名游泳冠军, 必须从小就开始训练。We started our work at eight.我们八点钟开始工作。When the sun started to go down, he stopped and set up his tent.太阳开始下山了, 他停下来搭起帐篷。As soon as we got there, it started raining.我们一到那儿, 天就下起雨来。His criticism started me thinking seriously.他的批评引起我认真思考。2.出发; 启程We're just about to start.我们正要出发。They started their journey home.他们启程回家了。vt.1.开办; 创办He decided to start a newspaper.他决定创办一份报纸。

例句

1. 1918, four years after the start of the Great War1918年, 第一次世界大战开爆发4年后 2. the start of the tax year税收年度的开始 3. It's not much, but it's a start.虽然算不了什么, 但毕竟是个开端。 4. We need a fresh start.我们需要一个全新的开始。 5. Shall we make a start on the washing-up?咱们可以开始洗餐具了吗？ 6. We'll have to make an early start if we want to get there by lunchtime.如果想在午饭之前到那儿, 我们必须及早动身。 7. I was terribly lonely at the start.开始时我非常孤单。 8. They were lined up at the start.他们在起跑线处排成一行。 9. He woke with a start.他猛然惊醒。 10. He gave a start of surprise and astonishment.他被惊得浑身一激灵。 11. You must give me fifty metres' start.你必须让我50米。 12. She told us the full story, in fits and starts.她断断续续地把整件事讲给我们听。 13. For a start, you're too young.首先, 你太年轻了。 14. England got off to a bad start in the Five Nations' Championship, losing 35-10 to France.英格兰在五国锦标赛中开局不利, 10比35输给了法国。 15. The new Prime Minister has got off to a good start, but he still has to show what kind 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。 16. My father started work when he was ten.我父亲10岁开始工作。 17. I started learning French three years ago.我三年前开始学习法语。 18. He started laughing.他开始大笑。 19. Ralph started to run.拉尔夫跑了起来。 20. starting a new jar of face cream开始用一罐新面霜 21. I started a fire.我生起了一堆火。 22. He couldn't start the car.他发动不了汽车。 23. He couldn't get his engine started.他发动不了引擎。 24. He raised the money to start a restaurant.他筹钱开了一家餐厅。 25. He wants to start his own business.他想自己创业。 26. She started a campaign against drugs.她发起了一场抵制毒品的运动。 27. What time does it start?什么时候开始？ 28. The meeting starts at 7.会议7点钟开始。 29. The fire is thought to have started in an upstairs room.人们觉得火是从楼上的一个房间烧起来的。 30. We started at dawn and reached Kushinagar in the dark.我们黎明时启程, 在夜色中到达拘尸那迦。 31. She started as a photographer with Picture Post.她刚工作时是《图片邮报》的摄影师。 32. The car wouldn't start.汽车发动不起来。 33. Don't start!别惹麻烦！ 34. Wine started from a hole in the cask.桶上破了个洞, 葡萄酒汩汩流出。 35. He had started the day in a good mood.他心情舒畅地开始了一天。 36. All of the passengers started the day with a swim.所有旅客一天中的第一件事是游泳。 37. To start with, United looked the stronger team.开始时, 曼联队看起来实力更强一些。 38. He was an engineer to start with, then a designer.他一开始是一位工程师, 后来成了一位设计师。 39. To start with, where and when did it happen?首先, 事情是在何时何地发生的？ 40. The bus will start at 7:30 tomorrow morning.汽车将于明晨7时30分准时开出。 41. In order to get out of the peak-hour traffic, we must start early.我们得早点儿动身以避开交通高峰期。 42. When will the film start on TV?电视上什么时候上演这部影片? 43. How can I start in such confusion?情况这么混乱，让我怎么动手呀? 44. She saw a fish start from the water.她看到一条鱼跃出了水面。 45. The rabbit started from the bush.野兔从灌木丛中突然窜了出来。 46. I never thought such an old woman could start out of the sofa.我怎么也不敢相信，这么老的老太太能从沙发上一蹦而起。 47. You caused us to start.你吓了我们大家一跳。 48. The spring starts.泉水冒出来了。 49. Blood started from the bandage.血从绷带上又渗了出来。 50. He started as a lawyer before he went in for politics.他从政前做律师工作。 51. He started his first clinic when he was 20 .他20岁时，开了他立业的第一个诊所。 52. His eyes started out of his head in surprise when he saw she was still in the bed.当他看到她依然睡在床上时，他惊愕得瞪大了眼睛。 53. Now count the numerals, and start at 1, please.数数吧，从1数起。 54. OK,let me start with the particles.好吧，就让我从小品词开始讲起吧。 55. It doesn't matter; only a nut started.没什么大毛病，就是有个螺母松动了。 56. The beam has started.横梁已经翘曲了。 57. I want to know if he could start in today's match.我想知道今天的比赛他是不是能上场。 58. to start an automobile启动汽车 59. to start a fight挑起一场打斗 60. to start a book开始读(或写)一本书 61. to start at the bottom of the ladder[口语]始于卑微 62. to start a new business创办一项新事业 63. Rock-'n'-roll was started in the 1950s.摇滚乐发源于20世纪50年代。 64. to start a plan for the city construction制定城市建设的规划 65. The film in which she starred started her on the way to stardom.她所主演的那部影片使她跻身于明星之列。 66. He started his troops to Italy over the Alps.他下令让他的部队出发，翻过阿尔卑斯山脉去意大利。 67. He started another matter to enrage me, but I didn't care.他又提出另一问题，想以此激怒我，可我并没在意。 68. He started his ace left halfback on the second half.在下半场，他派了出色的左中卫上场。 69. The floor of the house has been started.那所房间里的地板都已翘曲了。 70. She started some whiskey into my coffee cup.她往我的咖啡杯里倒了些威士忌。 71. He was started again.他又获得了重新起用。 72. I have been started in his firm for ten years.我受雇在他的公司工作，已经有十年了。 73. the season starts in September.该季节始于九月。 74. we ate before the film started.我们在电影开始前吃的饭。 75. below Roaring Springs the real desert starts.在罗灵斯普林斯以南才是真正沙漠的开始。 76. I started to chat to him.我开始与他聊天。 77. we plan to start building in the autumn.我们计划在秋季动工。 78. the teacher can start by capitalizing on children's curiosity.老师可以利用孩子们的好奇心作为出发点。 79. I shall start with the case you mention first.我可以从你首先提到的那件事开始。 80. we started out into the snow.我们冒着雪出发了。 81. he started for the door.他向门边走去。 82. she will start school today.她今天要开始上学。 83. he started work at a travel agent.他开始在一家旅行社工作。 84. he started as a mess orderly.他刚工作时是当炊事兵。 85. he started off as doctor in the house.他刚开始是做住院医生。 86. they started their married life.他们开始过婚姻生活。 87. fees start at around £300.费用起码要300英镑左右。 88. two men started the blaze which caused the explosion.两人引燃的火苗导致爆炸。 89. those women started all the trouble.所有这些麻烦全是由那些女人引起的。 90. I'm starting a campaign to get the law changed.我正在发起一场运动以改变那项法律。 91. we had trouble starting the car.我们发动汽车遇到麻烦。 92. he starts up his van.他发动了面包车。 93. the noise of a lorry starting up.卡车的噪音开始响起来。 94. there was a moment of silence before the organ started.在风琴响起来以前有一会儿很安静。 95. his father started him off in business.他父亲开始让他做生意。 96. [with obj. and present participle]what he said started me thinking.他的话引起了我的思考。 97. ‘Oh my!’ she said, starting.她吃惊地说：“哦！我的天。”。 98. she had seen Meg start suddenly from a thicket.她曾看到梅格从一片灌木丛中突然走了出来。 99. his eyes started out of his head like a hare's.他的眼睛像兔眼一样从脸上鼓起。 100. [noobj.]the mortar in the joints had started.连接处的泥灰已经脱落了。 101. he takes over as chief executive at the start of next year.明年年初他接任主管。 102. the event was a shambles from start to finish.那件事自始至终一团糟。 103. his bicycle was found close to the start of a forest trail.他的自行车是在靠近林中一条小道的起始处被发现的。 104. make sure you are not over the line at the start.开始，着手。 105. I can make a start on cleaning up.我可以开始打扫卫生。 106. an early start enabled us to avoid the traffic.早出发可以使我们避开交通堵塞。 107. if he would tell her who had put him up to it, it would be a start.如果他愿意告诉她是谁怂恿他干那件事的，那么这将是一个好的开端。 108. she's anxious to give her baby the best start in life.她渴望给她的宝宝一生中最好的开端。 109. he would have a ninety-minute start on them.他有比他们早出发90分钟的优势。 110. she awoke with a start.她猛然惊醒。 111. the woman gave a nervous start.那女人吓得神经兮兮的。 112. you hear of some rum starts there.你会听到一些那里的怪人怪事。 113. don't start—I do my fair share.不要发牢骚，我做我应该做的那一份。 114. this side are at an advantage—for a start, there are more of them.这一边处于优势，首先是他们人更多。 115. she wasn't very keen on the idea to start with.开始时她对那想法不感兴趣。 116. to start with, I was feeling down.首先，我感到情绪低落。 117. people groan when she starts in about her acting ambitions.当她开始表达当演员的志向时，人们报以不满的哼哼声。 118. she started in on her face.她开始化妆。 119. treatment should start off with attention to diet.治疗首先应该从注意饮食开始。 120. what started you off on this search?.是什么使你开始这项研究的。 121. she started off with porridge .她先喝了些粥。 122. I'm starting on a new book .我正开始写一本新书。 123. she started on about my not having proper furniture.她开始指责我没有合适的家具。 124. could you face going back to school and starting over?.你能面对返回学校重新开始读书吗。 125. the company will start out with a hundred employees.这个公司开业时将雇用100名员工。 126. Turn over your exam papers and start now.现在翻开试卷，开始作答。 127. We'll have to start (= leave) early if we want to be in Dover by 10.00我们要在10时之前到达多佛尔的话，就必须及早动身。 128. Prices start at £5.售价由5英镑起。 129. After waiting for an hour, the customers started to complain.等了一个小时后，顾客开始抱怨。 130. She started playing the piano when she was six.她六岁开始弹钢琴。 131. What time does the concert start?音乐会什么时候开始？ 132. I'd like to start the meeting now.我想现在就开会。 133. The police think a young woman may have started the fire.警方认为火灾可能是一个年轻女子引起的。 134. The car won't start.这汽车发动不起来。 135. We heard an engine starting up in the street.我们听见街上有发动引擎的声音。 136. He got onto his motor bike, started the engine and rode away.他骑上摩托车，发动引擎，开车走了。 137. They've decided to start their own business.他们决定自己开业做生意。 138. There are a lot of new companies starting up in that area now.现在那个地区开了许多家新公司。 139. A loud noise outside made me start.外面的一声巨响吓了我一跳。 140. ‘Why are you so angry?’ ‘Well, to start off with, you're late, and secondly you've lied to me.’“你为什么这样生气？”“唉，首先是你迟到了。其次你说谎骗我。” 141. Everything was fine to start with, but the marriage quickly deteriorated.起初一切顺利，但这桩婚姻很快恶化。 142. I'd like to start off by welcoming you all to Leeds.首先我要欢迎你们到利兹来。 143. She started out as a teacher in Glasgow.她起初在格拉斯哥当教师。 144. to make a fresh start (= do sth again in a different way)以不同的方式重新开始 145. The athletes are now lining up at the start.现在运动员在起跑线排成一行。 146. ‘Why can't we go on holiday?’ ‘Well, for a start we can't afford it...’“为什么我们不能去度假？”“唉，首先，我们负担不起…” 147. They started clearing land for the new housing development.为了新的房产开发，他们开始清理土地。 148. He started the speech (out) with a joke.他以笑话作为演讲的开头。 149. He started studying music at the age of five.他五岁时开始学音乐。 150. She saw her divorce as an opportunity to start a new life. = She saw her divorce as an opportunity to start life anew/afresh/over.她把离婚当作开始新生活的一次机会。 151. "As soon as you're ready to play, we'll start."你一准备好，我们就开始。 152. Let's start with some warm-up exercises.咱们先做些热身运动。 153. He deleted what he wrote and started fresh/again/over.他删掉已经写好的内容，开始重新写。 154. "Nothing like this had ever been done before, so we had to start from scratch. [=we had to begin from a point at which nothing had been done yet]"从没有这方面的先例，我们不得不从头开始。 155. Olympic athletes start young and train hard.奥林匹克运动员从小就开始艰苦的训练。 156. The tire tracks at the scene of the crime were a starting point for investigators. [=investigators used the tire tracks to start their investigation]对于调查人员来说，犯罪现场的轮胎印迹是调查的起点。 157. I started the quilt last month.我从上个月开始缝这床被子。 158. Have you started your book report?你开始写读书报告了吗？ 159. Did you start (reading) the book yet?你开始读这本书了吗？ 160. We started the meeting at 6:30.我们6：30开会。 161. She started the meeting with a brief review of the previous meeting.会议开始时她首先对先前的会议做了简短总结。 162. He starts every day with a cup of coffee.他每天以一杯咖啡作为一天的开始。 163. She started to feel dizzy soon after the accident.事故发生后她就开始觉得眩晕。 164. I'm starting to think the oversight was intentional.我开始觉得这疏忽是故意的。 165. She started feeling dizzy soon after the accident.事故发生后她就开始觉得眩晕。 166. He started having chest pains.他开始觉得胸痛。 167. I start my new job next Monday.我下周一开始新的工作。 168. When does she start school?她什么时候开始上学？ 169. I just got a new job. I start next week.我刚刚找到了一份新工作，下周开始上班。 170. The fire started in the cellar.火是从地窖燃起的。 171. The rain will start soon and should end sometime this evening.很快就要下雨了，估计傍晚时分停。 172. The game started late.比赛开始晚了。 173. "starting next week, all employees will be required to wear ID tags."从下周开始，所有员工都要佩戴身份牌。 174. The movie just started.电影刚刚开始。 175. What is the movie's starting time?电影何时开始？ 176. When does school start?学校什么时候开学？ 177. The game was just starting when it began to rain.比赛刚刚开始就下起雨来。 178. It started to rain.开始下雨了。 179. The leaves are starting to change colors.树叶开始变色了。 180. It started raining.开始下雨了。 181. He started a scholarship fund.他设立了一个奖学金基金。 182. The tradition was started many years ago.这个传统始于多年以前。 183. "“Stop fighting, you two!” “He started it.” [=he did something to cause the fight]"“不要打了，你们两个！”“是他先动手的。” 184. She's always starting arguments.她总是引起争端。 185. They want to start a family [=begin to have children] soon.他们希望很快就有孩子。 186. The car/engine won't start.汽车/引擎启动不了。 187. She started the car and drove away.她发动汽车，开走了。 188. You'll have to start a new roll of tape. This one's empty.你得启用新带子了，这一卷用完了。 189. The English alphabet starts with A and ends with Z.英语字母表从A开始，以Z结束。 190. The first word in a sentence should start with a capital letter.句子第一个单词的首字母要大写。 191. The parade starts at the intersection of First and Main.游行从第一大街和主街的交叉口开始。 192. The path/trail starts here and ends at the lake.小路从这里延伸到湖边。 193. What started (off) as a simple idea has become an expensive and complicated project.最初的一个简单想法演变成耗资巨大而复杂的项目。 194. She started (out) as a sales assistant but is now the marketing director.她刚开始只是一名销售助理，但现在已经是营销主管了。 195. We'll start for home soon.我们很快就动身回家。 196. We should start back to the camp before it gets dark.我们应该在天黑之前动身返回营地。 197. He started toward the door.他开始朝门走去。 198. The dog started after the squirrel.那只狗开始追赶松鼠。 199. The rates start at $10 per hour.价格从每小时10美元起。 200. "At his company, salaries start at around $30,000. [=$30,000 is the lowest salary]"在他的公司，起薪是大约3万美元。 201. Interest rates for CDs were starting at 3.9 percent.定期存款的利率从3.9%起。 202. What is the starting salary for the job? [=what is the salary people are paid when they start the job?]这份工作的起薪是多少？ 203. "The starting price [=the basic price when nothing extra has been added] for the car is $18,000."这款车的起价是18000美元。 204. "Despite his injury, he'll start in center field today."尽管有伤，今天比赛他还是首发打中外场。 205. The manager removed the starting pitcher [=the pitcher who was playing at the beginning of the game] in the third inning.主教练在第三局时换下了首发的投手。 206. He's in the starting lineup. [=a list of the players who will be playing when the game begins]他在首发阵容。 207. Who's starting for the home team?谁会在主队中首发？ 208. He'll start today's game in center field.今天的比赛他会首发打中外场。 209. a pitcher who has started five games so far this year今年已经首发五场的投手 210. She started the race but wasn't able to finish.她一开始参加了比赛却没有坚持到最后。 211. The coach is starting him at quarterback for the next game.教练打算让他在下一场比赛中首发上场，担任四分卫。 212. He plans to start [=enter] the horse in only a few races this year.他计划今年让那匹马只参加几场比赛。 213. Her questions started me thinking.她的问题促使我思考。 214. The company started him at the same salary he had been getting at his previous job.公司以他之前工作的薪水作为起薪。 215. “What do you think of the new boss?” “Don't get me started. I can't stand him.”“你认为新老板怎么样？”“不要和我谈这个话题，我受不了他。” 216. Don't get him started on the war: he'll never stop!不要和他谈战争的话题：他谈起来没完！ 217. The loud noise made him start. [=jump]巨大的噪声吓了他一跳。 218. The horse started when the shot rang out.枪声响起时，马受到了惊吓。 219. "He started with me, so I hit him."他和我争论，所以我打了他。 220. Don't (you) start (with me). I made a mistake—that's the end of it.不要埋怨（我）了。我做错了，到此为止吧。 221. You (had) better get started if you want to finish on time.如果你想按时完成，最好现在着手开始。 222. newlyweds who are just getting started [=who are just starting their lives together]刚开始共同生活的新婚夫妇 223. "He took a break from painting to eat lunch, then started in again."他作画中途吃午饭休息了一会儿。之后，又开始画起来。 224. She started in on another book.她开始写另一本书。 225. My dad started in on me about not having a job.我爸爸责备我没有找到工作。 226. He started off by introducing himself.他一开始先做了自我介绍。 227. She started off (her run) at a slow jog.她从慢跑开始跑起。 228. The performance started off badly.演出开始时很糟糕。 229. I started off my speech with a joke.我以一个笑话开始演讲。 230. We started off the meal with shrimp cocktails.我们晚餐时首先喝了小虾鸡尾酒。 231. The team started the season off with a 10-game winning streak.球队以连赢十场的战绩开启了本赛季。 232. She started off as a sales assistant but is now the marketing director.她刚开始只是一名销售助理，但现在已经是营销主管了。 233. The house is perfect for a couple just starting off.对于刚结婚的夫妻来说，这栋房子最理想了。 234. She ate breakfast before starting off for work.她去工作之前吃了早餐。 235. He started his daughter off on the piano.他让女儿开始学钢琴。 236. The game-show host started her off with some easy questions.电视有奖竞赛节目主持人以几个简单的问题开始向她提问。 237. Did you start on your homework yet?你开始做家庭作业了吗？ 238. The doctor started him on [=made him start taking] antibiotics.医生要他开始服用抗生素。 239. When should we start the baby on solid food? [=start feeding the baby solid food]我们什么时候开始让宝宝吃固体食物？ 240. Don't start on at me again about spending money!不要又来批评我花钱的事！ 241. He started out by introducing himself.他一开始先做了自我介绍。 242. She started out at a slow jog.她从慢跑开始。 243. The day started out hot and humid.那天一开始就潮湿闷热。 244. "The story started out good, but I didn't like the ending."故事开头不错，但我不喜欢结尾。 245. She started out wanting to be a doctor but became a midwife instead.她起初想做一名医生，但后来成了一名助产士。 246. I started out with $100 but I have only $10 left.我开始有100美元，但后来只剩下10美元了。 247. Let's start out with some warm-up exercises.咱们从热身运动开始。 248. What started out as a simple idea has become an expensive and complicated project.最初的一个简单的想法演变成耗资巨大而复杂的项目。 249. He started out in teaching before becoming a lawyer.他在成为律师之前是个教师。 250. The couple is just starting out.这对夫妻刚刚开始新婚生活。 251. She started out on a career in teaching.她开始了教书生涯。 252. They started out in the early morning.他们清晨动身了。 253. The parade starts out at the intersection of First and Main.游行从第一大街和主街的交叉口开始。 254. "I'm sorry, but you'll have to start over. = I'm sorry, but you'll have to start (all) over again."对不起，但是你得重做。 255. She saw her divorce as an opportunity to start (her life) over.她把离婚当作开始（新生活）的一次机会。 256. "In the spring, the eggs hatch, and the cycle starts over. = The cycle starts (all) over again."春天，蛋开始孵化，新的一轮循环又开始了。 257. She is always trying to start something.她总是要惹事。 258. Don't start anything.不要找麻烦。 259. New businesses are starting up all over the state.新企业在州内各地纷纷涌现。 260. The rain started up again.又开始下雨了。 261. The car/engine won't start up.汽车/引擎无法启动。 262. He started the lawn mower up.他开动了割草机。 263. "“I don't think we should buy the car.” “Why not?” “To start with, I'm not sure we can afford it.”"“我认为我们不应该买车。”“为什么不呢？”“首先，我不确定我们能够买得起。” 264. "She has lost a lot of weight, and she wasn't very heavy to start with."她的体重已经减掉了很多，而且她原本也不是很重。 265. "He didn't like his job to start with [=at first, initially], but he got used to it eventually."他一开始并不喜欢自己的工作，但是最终习惯了。 266. "At the season's start, the team didn't play well."赛季开始时，球队表现不佳。 267. It was clear from the (very) start that she would eventually succeed.从一开始就毫无疑问，她最终会成功。 268. The game was close from start to finish.从开始到结束，双方的比分一直接近。 269. The start of the race was delayed.比赛开始的时间推迟了。 270. The restaurant is off to a promising/shaky start.餐厅一开始就前途光明/前景堪忧。 271. His parents gave him a good start in life.父母给他的人生开了个好头。 272. Their marriage got off to a good/bad start. [=was good/bad at the beginning]他们的婚姻有个美好/糟糕的开端。 273. We missed the start of the game.我们错过了比赛的开头。 274. Their discovery could be the start of something big.他们的发现也许是某个重大发现的开端。 275. the company where he got his start [=where he started his career]他开始职业生涯的那家公司 276. She got her start in an off-Broadway play.她在外百老汇戏剧中开始了自己的表演生涯。 277. She gave him his start in the business.她给了他在这行发展的起步机会。 278. Housing starts [=the number of new houses that people started to build] declined in September.九月份新建房数量下滑。 279. "Despite his late start, he managed to take the lead in the race."尽管他起跑晚了，他还是设法在比赛中领先了。 280. She got an early start working in the garden the next morning.第二天早晨，她早早开始在园子里干活。 281. "We didn't get as much done as we'd hoped, but it's a start."我们做的没有希望的那样多，不过这是个开始。 282. Her divorce gave her an opportunity to make a fresh/new start. [=to start a new life]离婚给了她开始新生活的机会。 283. He made a start on dinner. [=he started dinner]他开始吃晚饭。 284. "She gave a start [=started, jumped] when he tapped her on the shoulder."他轻拍她的肩膀时，她吓了一跳。 285. He woke with a start.他突然惊醒了。 286. The runners lined up at the start.运动员们在起跑线上排成一条线。 287. He's undefeated in six starts this year. [=he has started six games and has won them all]他今年六次首发全胜。 288. He pitched poorly in his last start.他在上次首发出场中投得不好。 289. The horse has had 10 starts this season.这匹马本赛季参赛了10次。 290. "“What was the restaurant like?” “Well, for a start [=for starters], the food was fantastic.”"“这家餐厅怎么样？”“首先嘛，菜肴就很棒。”