| 单词 | false start |
| 释义 | false startnounSports. a premature start by one or more of the contestants, as in a swimming or track event, necessitating calling the field back to start again. a failure to begin an undertaking successfully. Origin of false startFirst recorded in 1805–15 Words nearby false startfalse relation, false rib, false ribs, false scorpion, false Solomon's-seal, false start, false step, false suture, false teeth, false topaz, falsetto Definition for false start (2 of 2)false-start [ fawls-stahrt ] / ˈfɔlsˈstɑrt / verb (used without object) Sports.to leave the starting line or position too early and thereby necessitate repeating the signal to begin a race. Origin of false-startFirst recorded in 1805–15 Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Idioms and Phrases with false startfalse start A wrong beginning, as in After several false starts she finally managed to write the first chapter. The term originated in racing, where it refers to beginning a race before the starting signal has been given. The expression was soon transferred to other kinds of failed beginning. [Early 1800s] The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. |
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