英汉词典

start 基本解释

• vt. 开始；启动
• vi. 出发
• n. 开始；起点

start 词态变化

start 中文词源

来自中古英语 start,来自古英语 steort,屁股，尾巴，来自 Proto-Germanic*stertaz 硬的，直的， 来自 PIE*ster,僵的，硬的，固定的，词源同 startle,sterile.

来 自 中 古 英 语 sterten, 突 然 跳 起 ， 冲 出 ， 来 自 古 英 语 styrtan, 跳 动 ， 跳 起 ， 来 自 Proto-Germanic*stirtana,跳动，跳起，跌倒，摔倒，来自 PIE*ster,僵的，硬的，固定的，词源 同 startle,sterile.引申词义开始，启动等。

start 英文词源

start

start: [OE] Start originally meant ‘jump, leap, caper’ (‘Him lust not [he did not like] to play nor start, nor to dance, nor to sing’, Chaucer, Romance of the Rose 1366). This gradually evolved via ‘make a sudden movement’ to ‘begin a journey’, but it did not emerge as a fully-fledged synonym for ‘begin’ until the end of the 18th century. Startle [OE], which came from the same Germanic base *start-, has kept more closely to the notion of ‘sudden movement’.
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start (v.)

Old English *steortian, *stiertan, Kentish variants of styrtan "to leap up" (related to starian "to stare"), from Proto-Germanic *stert- (cognates: Old Frisian stirta "to fall, tumble," Middle Dutch sterten, Dutch storten "to rush, fall," Old High German sturzen, German stürzen "to hurl, throw, plunge"), of uncertain origin. According to Watkins, the notion is "move briskly, move swiftly," and it is from PIE root *ster- (1) "stiff."

From "move or spring suddenly," sense evolved by late 14c. to "awaken suddenly, flinch or recoil in alarm," and by 1660s to "cause to begin acting or operating." Meaning "begin to move, leave, depart" (without implication of suddenness) is from 1821. The connection probably is from sporting senses ("to force an animal from its lair," late 14c.). Transitive sense of "set in motion or action" is from 1670s; specifically as "to set (machinery) in action" from 1841.

Related: Started; starting. To start something "cause trouble" is 1915, American English colloquial. To start over "begin again" is from 1912. Starting-line in running is from 1855; starting-block in running first recorded 1937.

start (n.)

late 14c., "an involuntary movement of the body, a sudden jump," from start (v.). Meaning "act of beginning to move or act" is from 1560s. Meaning "act of beginning to build a house" is from 1946. That of "opportunity at the beginning of a career or course of action" is from 1849. Paired with finish (n.) at least from 1839. False start first attested 1850.

start 词组搭配

start 英文释义

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"

start 同义词解析

begin, start, commence, initiate, inaugurate

这些动词均含有"开始"之意。

begin： 最常用词，含义广泛，其反义词是end，多用于行动、工作等的开始。

start： 在许多场合可与begin通用，但start侧重动作的起点。

commence： 可与begin换用，但commence系书面正式用词，语气庄重，特指有正式程序或一定仪式，或某种正式行动的"开始"。

initiate： 指创始或发起，侧重某过程的第一步，不考虑结束，强调起始。

inaugurate： 指正式而隆重的开始。

depart, leave, go, start, quit, set out

这些动词均含"离开某处"之意。

depart： 较正式用词，指经过周密考虑或郑重地离开，强调离开的起点。

leave： 侧重出发地而不是目的地。

go： 一般用词，指从所在地到其它地方去，着重目的地而非出发地。

start： 可与leave换用，强调目的地，但不及leave普通。

quit： 侧重指离开令人烦恼的地方，或摆脱使人不快的人或事。

set out： 书面用词。

start 双语例句

1. There has been a busy start to polling in today's local elections.

今天地方选举的投票一开始就人头攒动。

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2. Try these toning exercises before you start the day.

在开始一天的活动之前，试着做做这些强身健体的体操。

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3. I saw through your little ruse from the start.

从一开始我就看穿了你的小计谋。

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4. It's just not enough money to start life over.

这些钱根本不够用来开始全新的生活。

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5. The horse made a winning start for his new trainer.

这匹马为它的新驯马师开了个好头。

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start 实用场景例句

I start work at nine.

我每天九点开始工作。

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He's just started a new job.

他刚刚着手一项新工作。

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I only started (= began to read) this book yesterday.

我昨天才开始看这本书。

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We need to start (= begin using) a new jar of coffee.

我们得新开一罐咖啡了。

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The kids start school next week.

孩子们下星期开学。

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It started to rain.

下起雨来了。

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Mistakes were starting to creep in.

不知不觉间，开始出错了。

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She started laughing.

她笑了起来。

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It's a long story. Where shall I start?

说来话长。我从哪儿说起呢？

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It's time you started on your homework.

你该做功课了。

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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。

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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。

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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。

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

第一次世界大战于那年 8 月爆发。

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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。

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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。

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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。

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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。

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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。

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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。

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He started the car, which hummed smoothly...

他发动了汽车，车发出平稳的嗡嗡声。

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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。

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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。

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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?”

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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。

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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。

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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。

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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。

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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。

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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。

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