start

A2 CET-4 Oxf 3000 初中 FREQ #309 ★★★★★

n. 惊起, 出发, 开端, 起点, 吃惊, 有利条件 vi. 开始, 出发, 启动, 跳起, 吃惊, 出现, 松动, 脱落, 起价, 参赛 vt. 使惊起, 开动, 发动, 启动, 开始, 创办, 提议, 使松动, 使脱落, 起用 [计] 起始

发音

UK /stɑːt/
其它 /sta̠ɹ̠t̚/
US /stɑɹt/
CA /stɑrt/
CA /start/

词形变化

starts 复数 started startest starteth starting starts 三单 starts starting 现在分词 started 过去式 started 过去分词 more start 比较级 most start 最高级

教材释义与例句

动词

开始;启动

to do something that you were not doing before, and continue doing it

释义与例句

n. A2 Oxf 3000
  1. 1.

    The beginning of an activity.

    开始

    The movie was entertaining from start to finish.

  2. 2.

    A sudden involuntary movement.

    He woke with a start.

  3. 3.

    The beginning point of a race, a board game, etc.

    起点

    Captured pieces are returned to the start of the board.

  4. 4.

    A young plant germinated in a pot to be transplanted later.

    植物学 商务
  5. 5.

    An appearance in a sports game, horserace, etc., from the beginning of the event.

    Jones has been a substitute before, but made his first start for the team last Sunday.

  6. 6.

    An initial advantage over somebody else; a head start.

    to get, or have, the start

    1914, Ernest Bramah, Max Carrados The man has got two clear days' start and the chances are nine to one against catching him.

  7. 7.

    Alternative letter-case form of Start (“a typical button for video games, originally used to start a game, now also often to pause or choose an option”)

  8. 8.

    A happening or proceeding.

    英国 古体 俚语
  9. 1.

    An instance of starting.

  10. 1.

    A projection or protrusion; that which pokes out.

  11. 2.

    The curved or inclined front and bottom of a water wheel bucket.

  12. 3.

    The arm, or level, of a gin, drawn around by a horse.

v. A1 Oxf 3000
  1. 1.

    To begin, commence, initiate.

    To set in motion.

    to start a stream of water; to start a rumour; to start a business

    I was some years ago engaged in conversation with a fashionable French Abbe, upon a subject which the people of that kingdom love to start in discourse.

  2. 2.

    To begin, commence, initiate.

    To ready the operation of a vehicle or machine.

    启动

    to start the engine

  3. 3.

    To begin, commence, initiate.

    To begin.

    开始

    The President fired the gun to start the footrace.

    The rain started at 9:00.

  4. 4.

    To begin, commence, initiate.

    To put or raise (a question, an objection); to put forward (a subject for discussion).

  5. 5.

    To begin, commence, initiate.

    To bring onto being or into view; to originate; to invent.

  6. 6.

    To have its origin (at), begin.

    不及物

    The speed limit is 50 km/h, starting at the edge of town.

    The blue line starts one foot away from the wall.

  7. 7.

    To move suddenly, from a previous state of rest; to startle.

    To jerk, jump up, flinch, or draw back in surprise.

    胡闹

    不及物
  8. 8.

    To move suddenly, from a previous state of rest; to startle.

    To awaken suddenly.

    不及物
  9. 9.

    To move suddenly, from a previous state of rest; to startle.

    To disturb and set in motion; to alarm; to rouse; to cause to flee.

    及物

    The hounds started a fox.

  10. 10.

    To move suddenly, from a previous state of rest; to startle.

    To come loose, to break free of a firmly set position; to displace or loosen; to dislocate.

    the storm started the bolts in the vessel

  11. 11.

    To put into play.

    及物 体育
  12. 12.

    To pour out; to empty; to tap and begin drawing from.

    及物 航海 交通

    to start a water cask

  13. 13.

    To begin one's menstrual cycle.

    委婉 不及物

    Have you started yet?

adv.
  1. 1.

    Completely, utterly.

    古体 方言

词汇关系

相关短语

词源

From Middle English stert, from the verb sterten (“to start, startle”). See below.

来源:wiktionary