start out

start out

vb (intr, adverb) 1. to set out on a journey2. to take the first steps, as in life, one's career, etc: he started out as a salesman. 3. to take the first actions in an activity in a particular way or specified aim: they started out wanting a house, but eventually bought a flat.

Thesaurus

Verb

1.start out - take the first step or steps in carrying out an action; "We began working at dawn"; "Who will start?"; "Get working as soon as the sun rises!"; "The first tourists began to arrive in Cambodia"; "He began early in the day"; "Let's get down to work now"begin, commence, set out, start, set about, get down, getrecommence - begin again; "we recommenced his reading after a short nap"strike out - set out on a course of action; "He struck out on his own"fall - begin vigorously; "The prisoners fell to work right away"jump off - set off quickly, usually with success; "The freshman jumped off to a good start in his math class"get to - arrive at the point of; "She gets to fretting if I stay away from home too long"auspicate - commence in a manner calculated to bring good luck; "They auspicated the trip with a bottle of champagne"attack - set to work upon; turn one's energies vigorously to a task; "I attacked the problem as soon as I got out of bed"break in - start in a certain activity, enterprise, or rolelaunch, plunge - begin with vigor; "He launched into a long diatribe"; "She plunged into a dangerous adventure"come on - occur or become available; "water or electricity came on again after the earthquake"embark, enter - set out on (an enterprise or subject of study); "she embarked upon a new career"get moving, get rolling, get started, get weaving, bestir oneself, get cracking, get going - start to be active; "Get cracking, please!"begin - begin to speak, understand, read, and write a language; "She began Russian at an early age"; "We started French in fourth grade"

2.start out - leave; "The family took off for Florida"take off, set forth, set off, set out, start, depart, partgo forth, leave, go away - go away from a place; "At what time does your train leave?"; "She didn't leave until midnight"; "The ship leaves at midnight"lift off, take off - depart from the ground; "The plane took off two hours late"roar off - leave; "The car roared off into the fog"blaze out, blaze - move rapidly and as if blazing; "The spaceship blazed out into space"sally forth, sally out - set out in a sudden, energetic or violent manner

Translations

动身

start¹

(staː) verb1. to leave or begin a journey. We shall have to start at 5.30 a.m. in order to get to the boat in time. 出發 出发2. to begin. He starts working at six o'clock every morning; She started to cry; She starts her new job next week; Haven't you started (on) your meal yet?; What time does the play start? 開始 开始3. to (cause an engine etc to) begin to work. I can't start the car; The car won't start; The clock stopped but I started it again. 發動 发动4. to cause something to begin or begin happening etc. One of the students decided to start a college magazine. 創辦 创办 noun1. the beginning of an activity, journey, race etc. I told him at the start that his idea would not succeed; The runners lined up at the start; He stayed in the lead after a good start; I shall have to make a start on that work. 出發 出发2. in a race etc, the advantage of beginning before or further forward than others, or the amount of time, distance etc gained through this. The youngest child in the race got a start of five metres; The driver of the stolen car already had twenty minutes' start before the police began the pursuit. 佔先(時間或距離) 占先（时间或距离） ˈstarter noun1. a person, horse etc that actually runs etc in a race. 參加賽跑的人或馬 参加赛跑的人或马2. a person who gives the signal for the race to start. (賽跑)發令員 （赛跑）发令员 3. a device in a car etc for starting the engine. 自動器 自动器ˈstarting-point noun the point from which something begins. 起點 起点for a start (used in argument etc) in the first place, or as the first point in an argument. You can't have a new bicycle because for a start we can't afford one. 首先(用於爭辯) 首先（用于争辩） get off to a good/bad start to start well or badly in a race, business etc. (良好的或不利的)開端 （良好的或不利的）开端 start off1. to begin a journey. It's time we started off. 出發 出发2. to cause or allow something to begin, someone to start doing something etc. The money lent to him by his father started him off as a bookseller. 開始 开始start out to begin a journey; to start off. We shall have to start out at dawn. 動身 动身start up to (cause to) begin or begin working etc. The machine suddenly started up; He has started up a new boys' club. 發動 发动to start with1. at the beginning. He was very nervous to start with. 開始(時) 开始（时） 2. as the first point (in an argument etc). There are many reasons why he shouldn't get the job. To start with, he isn't qualified. 首先 首先