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verbnoun start something I start work at nine. 我每天九点开始工作。 He's just started a new job. 他刚刚着手一项新工作。 I only started (= began to read) this book yesterday. 我昨天才开始看这本书。 We need to start (= begin using) a new jar of coffee. 我们得新开一罐咖啡了。 The kids start school next week. 孩子们下星期开学。 start to do something It started to rain. 下起雨来了。 Mistakes were starting to creep in. 不知不觉间，开始出错了。 start doing something She started laughing. 她笑了起来。 start (on something) It's a long story. Where shall I start? 说来话长。我该从哪儿说起呢？ It's time you started on your homework. 你该做功课了。 Can you start (= a new job) on Monday? 你可以星期一就来上班吗？ start by doing something Let's start by reviewing what we did last week. 我们开始先来复习一下上星期学的内容。 + adj. The best professional musicians start young. 卓有成就的音乐家很早就接触音乐。 When does the class start? 什么时候上课？ Have you any idea where the rumour started? 你知不知道谣言是从哪儿传出来的？ start something Who started the fire? 谁放的火？ Do you start the day with a good breakfast? 你早晨起来会先好好吃一顿早饭吗？ You're always trying to start an argument. 你总是想挑起争论。 start somebody/something doing something The news started me thinking. 那条消息让我思考起来。 Start the engines! 发动引擎！ I can't get the car started. 这辆车我发动不起来。 The car won't start. 这辆车发动不起来。 start (up) There are a lot of small businesses starting up in that area. 小型企业在那一地区大量涌现。 start something (up) They decided to start a catering business. 他们决定开办一家酒席承办公司。 She started a yoga class at work. What time are we starting tomorrow? 我们明天什么时候出发？ I started after her (= began to follow her) to tell her the news. 我起身朝她追去，好把消息告诉她。 He started for the door, but I blocked his way. 他向门口走去，但我挡住了他的去路。 start as something She started as a secretary but ended up running the department. 她起初只是一个秘书，但最后掌管起了整个部门。 start out/off (as something) The company started out with 30 employees. 公司创立之初只有 30 名员工。 start something (as something) He started life as a teacher before turning to journalism. 他开始当过教师，后来改行搞起了新闻。 The trail starts just outside the town. 小径从刚出城的地方开始。 Hotel prices start at €50 a night for a double room. 旅馆的双人房间一宿 50 欧元起价。 The evening started badly when the speaker failed to turn up. 那天晚上的活动一开始挺糟糕，因为演讲者没有来。 The sudden noise made her start. 突如其来的声音吓了她一跳。 The government’s proposal has set alarm bells ringing for people on low incomes. Don't start! I told you I'd be late. 别抱怨啦！我跟你说过我要迟到的。 It's nearly ten o'clock. Let's get started. 快十点了，咱们开始吧。 I seem to have got off on the wrong foot with the new boss. 看来我和新老板的关系一开头就不好。 To start with it’s much too expensive…首先是太贵… The club had only six members to start with. 这家俱乐部起初仅有六名会员。 I'll have melon to start with. 我要先吃甜瓜。 She wasn't keen on the idea to start with. 她一开始并不喜欢这个主意。 ‘Stop fighting, you two!’ ‘He started it!’ “你们俩，别打了！” “是他先动手的！” What time does the concert start/begin?音乐会什么时候开场？ She started/began working here three months ago.她三个月前开始在这儿工作。 The story begins on the island of Corfu.故事从科孚岛开始。 We’ll need to start at 7.00.我们需要在 7 点钟出发。 Who do you think started the fire?你看是谁点的火？ The car won’t start. 这辆车发动不起来。 I didn’t start worrying/to worry until she was 2 hours late.她晚了两小时还没到，我才开始担忧起来。 It’s starting/beginning to rain.开始下雨了。 It’s starting/beginning raining.Do you mind if I sit here? 我坐在这儿可以吗？ Hello, is this seat taken?你好，这个座位有人吗？ May I join you? Can I get you a coffee?可以和你一起吗？我给你拿杯咖啡好吗？ Lovely weather we’re having!/Can you believe this rain/wind/cold/sunshine?多好的天气呀！／真想不到会下这么大雨／刮这么大风／这么冷／阳光这么灿烂！ Excuse me, could I ask you a question?打扰一下，可以问您一个问题吗？ Shall we make a start? I think it's almost three o'clock.我们马上开始好吗？我看都快三点了。 Shall we get started? I'd like to introduce our speaker.我们开始吧？我来介绍一下演讲人。 I think everyone's here, so I'd like to welcome you to this conference.我想大家都到齐了，在此我对出席本次会议的各位表示欢迎。 When does the class start? 什么时候上课？ When does the concert begin? 音乐会什么时候开始？ The story begins on the island of Corfu.故事从科孚岛开始。 ‘Ladies and gentlemen,’ he started.The discussion started off mildly enough. 讨论颇为温和地开展起来。 Tom will kick off with a few comments. 汤姆讲话时要先发表几点意见。 The festival kicks off on Monday, September 13.节期从 9 月 13 日星期一开始。 The meeting is scheduled to commence at noon. 会议定于午间召开。 The story opens with a murder. 故事以一宗谋杀案作序幕。 A new term was about to start. At that point I just started to hate the man. By early evening he was ready to start work. He has just started at school. Her heart suddenly started to race. I’ll have to start again from scratch. I’ve finished decorating the bathroom, so now I can start on the bedroom. If you want to learn about frogs, this book is an excellent place to start. It started as a hobby and grew from there. It’s already late, so I think we should get started. It’s time to start thinking about next year. Let’s start with this first piece of music. She started up a conversation with the woman sitting next to her. Start from the beginning and tell me exactly what happened. We’ll just have to start all over again. We’ll start off by doing some warm-up exercises. Work is due to start this weekend. You’d better start packing if you’re to leave early tomorrow morning. He’s just started a new job. 他刚刚着手一项新工作。 Hotel prices start at £65 a night for a double room. I only started this book yesterday. 我昨天才开始看这本书。 It’s time you started on your homework. 你该做功课了。 We need to start a new jar of coffee. 我们得新开一罐咖啡了。 You’re always trying to start an argument. 你总是想挑起争论。 I can’t get the car started. 这辆车我发动不起来。 I should get there by the afternoon if I start early. Make sure you’ve got everything before we start. She had started out late for the meeting. The car won’t start. 这辆车发动不起来。 They had started out from Saigon the previous day. They started out at five o’clock in the morning. What time do we start? a perfect start to the day那一天的美好开端 Things didn't look too hopeful at the start of the year. 在年初，情况显得并不十分乐观。 If we don't hurry, we'll miss the start of the game. The meeting got off to a good/bad start(= started well/badly).会议有一个良好的／糟糕的开端。 The trip was a disaster from start to finish. 那次旅行从头到尾糟糕透顶。 We’ve had problems (right) from the start.我们从（一）开始就遇到了困难。 (informal) This could be the start of something big. 这或许是要有大事的苗头。 I'll paint the ceiling if you make a start on the walls. 你要是动手刷墙，我就刷天花板吧。 I want to make an early start in the morning. 我想早上早点儿出发。 She's moving abroad to make a fresh start (= to begin a new life). 她要移居国外，开始新的生活。 They worked hard to give their children a good start in life. 他们力争为孩子们的人生奠定一个良好的基础。 The job gave him his start in journalism. 那份工作是他加入新闻界的开始。 The runners lined up at the start. 赛跑运动员在起跑线上一字排开。 She went into the second round with a five-minute start on the rest of the cyclists. 她进入第二轮，并取得比其他自行车选手提前五分钟出发的优势。 I gave the younger children a start. 我让年幼的孩子提前起跑。 She has been beaten only once in six starts. 她参加了六次比赛，只败过一次。 She woke from the dream with a start. 她猛地一惊，从梦中醒来。 You gave me quite a start! 你吓了我一大跳！ Because of other commitments I can only write my book in fits and starts. 由于还承担着其他任务，我只能断断续续地写书。 I'm not working there—for a start, it's too far to travel. 我不去那边干活儿。首先，路太远，去不了。 She’s got off to a flying start in her new career. All parents want to give their kids a head start in life. Despite a bright start, Liverpool lost the match. Despite a promising start, we lost the game. Everyone was in a conciliatory mood at the start of the meeting. He joined the team prior to the start of the season. I clicked the icon in the start menu. I think it’s time we made a start. Moving to a good school gave Sally a fresh start in life. She felt at home in her new job right from the start. The company got off to an impressive start this year. The fine winter weather heralded a good start to the year. The project was doomed from the start. The runners walked up to the start line. The space project went from a standing start to the moon in ten years. This is a thoroughly good book from start to finish. right from the very start I’ll paint the ceiling if you make a start on the walls. 你要是动手刷墙，我就刷天花板吧。 If we don’t hurry, we’ll miss the start of the game. She’s moving abroad to make a fresh start. 她要移居国外，开始新的生活。 The meeting got off to a good/bad start.会议有一个良好的／糟糕的开端。 The trip was a disaster from start to finish. 那次旅行从头到尾糟糕透顶。 They worked hard to give their children a good start in life. 他们力争为孩子们的人生奠定一个良好的基础。 We’ve had problems (right) from the start.我们从（一）开始就遇到了困难。 What a perfect start to the day! |