单词 | for a start |
释义 | > as lemmasfor a start P10. colloquial. for a start: to begin with; frequently used to emphasize the first or most significant of a list of reasons, opinions, etc. Cf. to start with —— 2 at start v. Phrasal verbs 2, starter n. Phrases 2. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > order > order, sequence, or succession > beginning > at the beginning [phrase] > to begin with to start with ——1838 as (also for) a starter1846 for a start1874 for starters1952 for (also as) openers1966 1874 Daily News 8 Aug. 6/1 Next came the School of Gunnery, who for a start scored three direct hits, but the two remaining shots went under and over. 1892 Boston Post 24 Dec. 4/2 A Bureau of Roads will do well enough for a start, but a Department of Roads is what we want. 1901 Deb. House of Commons (Canada) 21 May 5775 Well, for a start, we might have an engine or two built there. 1925 C. L. Knox Diary Young Lady (1926) 18 A more prodigious series of accidents than occurred last night can hardly be imagined. For a start Cousin C...took it into her head to sit conversing with me till 11 o'clock. 1971 Radio Times 21 Aug. 47/3 What makes Raven unusual? For a start he's 46, and..he was a ballet dancer, a lieutenant of infantry, a classical actor and a television producer. 1978 L. Thomas Ormerod's Landing iii. 48 Everybody else knows... The submarine crew know for a start. 2011 New Yorker 29 Aug. 82/1 Why her? Well, for a start, there are those eyes. < as lemmas |
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