单词 | start |
释义 | start1/stɑːt![]() verb 1 [no object] Begin or be reckoned from a particular point in time or space; come into being: the season starts in September we ate before the film started below Roaring Springs the real desert starts...
Synonyms begin, get under way, go ahead, get going informal kick off formal commence come into being, begin, be born, come into existence, appear, arrive, come forth, emerge, erupt, burst out, arise, originate, break, unfold, develop, crop up, first see the light of day formal commence 1.1Embark on a continuing action or a new venture: I’m starting on a new book [with infinitive or present participle]: I started to chat to him we plan to start building in the autumn...
Synonyms make a start, begin, make a beginning, take the first step, lay the first stone, make the first move, get going, go ahead, set things moving, take something forward, buckle to/down, turn to, put one's shoulder to the wheel, put one's hand to the plough, start/get/set the ball rolling informal get moving, get cracking, get stuck in, get down to it, get to it, get down to business, get one's finger out, get the show on the road, take the plunge, kick off, pitch in, get off one's backside, fire away British informal get weaving formal commence 1.2Use a particular point, action, or circumstance as an opening for a course of action: the teacher can start by capitalizing on children’s curiosity I shall start with the case you mention first...
1.3 [no object, with adverbial of direction] Begin to move or travel: we started out into the snow he started for the door...
Synonyms set off, set out, start out, set forth, begin one's journey, get on the road, depart, leave, get under way, make a start, sally forth, embark, sail informal hit the road, hit the trail, push off archaic set forward 1.4 [with object] Begin to engage in (an occupation), live through (a period), or attend (an educational establishment): she will start school today he started work at a travel agent they started their married life...
1.5Begin one’s working life: he started as a mess orderly he started off as doctor in the house...
1.6Cost at least a specified amount: fees start at £300...
2 [with object] Cause to happen or begin: two men started the blaze those women started all the trouble I’m starting a campaign to get the law changed...
Synonyms establish, set up, found, lay the foundations of, lay the cornerstone of, lay the first stone of, sow the seeds of, create, bring into being, institute, initiate, inaugurate, introduce, open, begin, launch, float, kick-start, put in place, get something off the ground, get something going, get something moving, get something working, get something functioning, activate, originate, pioneer, organize, mastermind, embark on, make a start on, tackle, set about informal kick something off 2.1Cause (a machine) to begin to work: we had trouble starting the car he starts up his van...
Synonyms activate, set in motion, switch on, turn on, fire up; energize, actuate, set off, start off, get/set something going/moving, start something functioning, start something operating, kick-start 2.2 [no object] (Of a machine) begin operating or being used: the noise of a lorry starting up there was a moment of silence before the organ started...
Synonyms begin working, start functioning, get going, start operating 2.3Cause or enable to begin doing something: his father started him off in business [with object and present participle]: what he said started me thinking...
2.4Give a signal to (competitors) to start in a race.Then he starts a Slam Dunk competition between Vince Carter and Tracy McGrady....
3 [no object] Jerk or give a small jump from surprise or alarm: ‘Oh my!’ she said, starting...
Synonyms flinch, jerk, jump, twitch, recoil, shrink, blench, wince, shy 3.1 [no object, with adverbial of direction] literary Move or appear suddenly: she had seen Meg start suddenly from a thicket Synonyms jump, leap, spring, bound, dash, charge, pounce, dive, rush, dart 3.2(Of eyes) bulge so as to appear to burst out of their sockets: his eyes started out of his head like a hare’s...
3.3Be displaced or displace by pressure or shrinkage: [no object]: the mortar in the joints had started...
3.4 [with object] Rouse (game) from its lair. noun [usually in singular] 1The point in time or space at which something has its origin; the beginning: he takes over as chief executive at the start of next year the event was a shambles from start to finish his bicycle was found close to the start of a forest trail...
Synonyms beginning, inception, onset, emergence, (first) appearance, arrival, eruption, dawn, birth; establishment, foundation, institution, origination, inauguration, induction, creation, opening, launch, float, floating informal kick-off formal commencement origin, source, root, starting point, germ, seeds, beginning, genesis; cause, reason, motivation, motive; Latin fons et origo literary fountainhead, wellspring, fount 1.1The point or moment at which a race begins: make sure you are not over the line at the start...
1.2An act of beginning to do or deal with something: I can make a start on cleaning up an early start enabled us to avoid the traffic...
1.3Used to indicate that a useful initial contribution has been made but that more remains to be done: if he would tell her who had put him up to it, it would be a start...
1.4A person’s position or circumstances at the beginning of their life: she’s anxious to give her baby the best start in life...
Synonyms advantageous beginning, flying start, opening, opportunity, chance, helping hand, encouragement, lift, assistance, support, boost, kick-start informal break, leg up 1.5An advantage consisting in having set out in a race or on a journey earlier than one’s rivals: he had a ninety-minute start on them...
Synonyms lead, head start, advantage, advantageous position 2A sudden movement of surprise or alarm: she awoke with a start the woman gave a nervous start...
Synonyms jerk, twitch, flinch, wince, spasm, convulsion, jump 2.1 dated A surprising occurrence: you hear of some rum starts there...
Phrasesdon't start (or don't you start) for a start get started get the start of start a family start a hare start something to start with Phrasal verbsstart again start in start off (or start someone/thing off) start on start over start out (or up) OriginOld English styrtan 'to caper, leap', of Germanic origin; related to Dutch storten 'push' and German stürzen 'fall headlong, fling'. From the sense 'sudden movement' arose the sense 'initiation of movement, setting out on a journey' and hence 'beginning of a process, etc.'.
RhymesSTART2/stɑːt![]() abbreviation Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty, an agreement between the US and the Soviet Union to limit and reduce strategic nuclear weapons, first signed in 1991. |
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