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单词 start
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verb | noun
startstart1 /stɑrt/ verb 1 to start doing something► start
if you start doing something, you were not doing it before but you are doing it now:
  • The clown fell down and the kids all started laughing.
  • When do you start your new job?
  • She tried to start a conversation with him.
    • ► begin
    begin means the same as start but is more formal:
  • They slowly began to climb up the mountain.
  • The company plans to begin work on the bridge next year.
  • She began reading.
    • ► launch
    to start something new or important, such as an effort to do something or an attack:
  • The town launched a campaign to attract more tourists.
    • ► take up
    to become interested in a sport or activity, and start doing it regularly:
  • When did Bryan take up golf?
    • ► initiate AWL (formal)
    to start something, especially something important such as a new process, discussion, or plan:
  • Both sides have agreed to initiate peace talks in an effort to end the war.
    • ANTONYMS ➔ see stop1, finish1SYNONYM CHECKStart or begin?Start and begin both mean the same, but begin is a little more formal. With some words, you can only use start. You say: start an argument/war/fire. You do not use begin with these words.    2 to start happening► start
    if something starts happening, it was not happening before but is happening now:
  • What time does the movie start?
  • The rain started again.
    • ► begin
    begin means the same as start but is more formal:
  • The meeting begins at 10:30 a.m.
  • It began to snow.
    • ► commence AWL (formal)
    to start. Commence is more formal than start and begin:
  • Work on the new building will commence immediately.
    • ► break out
    to start happening. You use break out about unpleasant things such as wars, fires, or diseases:
  • The fire broke out on the top floor of the hotel.
    • ANTONYMS ➔ see end2 (1)    3 to start doing something again► start over
    to start doing something again from the beginning, especially because you want to do it better:
  • If you make a mistake, just erase it and start over.
    • ► resume
    to start something again after stopping it or being interrupted:
  • The court does not work on the weekend and the trial will resume on Monday morning.
    • 4 to make something start to exist► start
    if someone starts a business or organization, it did not exist before but it exists now:
  • She started her own company five years ago.
    • ► establish AWL
    to start a company or organization, especially a big or important one that lasts for a long time:
  • The company was established in 1938.
    • ► found AWL
    to start a company or an organization such as a school or hospital, especially by providing money for it:
  • Stanford University was founded by Leland and Jane Stanford in 1885.
    • ► set up
    to start a business, organization, or system, and make the arrangements for it:
  • The leaders of the different groups in this African country will meet to set up a new government.
    •  ➔ see turn on/off
    verb | noun
    startstart2 /stɑrt/ noun ► start
    the time or moment when something begins:
  • At the start of the second half of the basketball game, the score was 32 to 28.
  • She was in charge of the project from start to finish.
    • ► beginning
    the first part of an event, period of time, story, etc., when something begins:
  • At the beginning of the movie, the two main characters hate each other.
  • We hope this is the beginning of a time of peace in our country.
  • The show lasts from the beginning until the end of August.
    • ► introduction
    the part at the beginning of a book, report, or speech, that explains what it is about:
  • In the introduction to her book, Julia writes about how she first became interested in cooking.
    • ► origin also origins
    the beginning of something that started a long time ago:
  • Scientists still have many questions about the origins of language in humans.
    • ► birth
    the time when something starts to exist, especially something important that has a big effect on people’s lives:
  • The website is about the singers and bands of the 1950s and the birth of rock ‘n’ roll.
    • ► outbreak
    a time when fighting or a disease starts:
  • At the outbreak of the war, he was living in Boston.
  • There was an outbreak of food poisoning at the hotel.
    • ► outset
    the time when you start doing something or something starts happening:
  • We knew from the outset that it was not going to be an easy task.
    • ➔ Outset is only used in the phrases from the outset and at the outset.
    ANTONYMS ➔ see end1 (1)SYNONYM CHECKBeginning or start?Beginning and start mean the same thing. However, if you use beginning, the amount of time seems longer than the start of something: Did you see the beginning of the game? means the moment it started and a period of time after that. Did you see the start of the game? means only the moment it started.You usually use beginning about stories or movies, or about long periods of time such as months.You usually use start about events, such as meetings or races.
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