ADJECTIVE | VERB + START | START + NOUN | PREPOSITION | PHRASESADJECTIVE➤auspicious, bright, decent, encouraging, excellent, fine, flying, good, great, impressive, promising, sound, strong, wonderful有利的開始;充滿希望的開端;不錯的開始;鼓舞人心的開始;精彩的開始;佔盡先機的開端;良好的開端;令人印象深刻的開始;扎實的開局◇Despite a promising start, we lost the game.我們雖然開場先聲奪人,但最後還是輸了。➤bad, disappointing, disastrous, poor, rocky, shaky, slow, sluggish, uncertain糟糕的開局;令人失望的開始;災難性的開始;艱難的開始;不穩定的開端;緩慢的開始;吉凶難測的開局➤running, standing (both oftenfigurative) 迅速/原地起步◇The space project went from a standing start to the moon in ten years.航天工程 10 年前從零起步,10 年後登上了月球。➤false錯誤的開端◇After a couple of false starts, she found the job that suited her.在犯了兩三個錯誤之後,她找到了適合自己的工作。➤head (usuallyfigurative) 先機◇All parents want to give their kids a head start in life.所有家長都希望讓自己的孩子在人生道路上搶佔先機。➤fresh, new全新的開始;新的開端▸➤early, late早的/晚的開始▸➤very最開頭◇right from the very start從最開始起VERB + START➤make開始◇I think it's time we made a start.我想咱們該開始了。➤get off to起步◇The company got off to an impressive start this year.今年該公司有了個很好的開局。➤herald, mark, signal預示開始;標誌着開端START + NOUN➤date, time開始日期/時間➤button, menu (computing計算機) , signal啟動按鈕/菜單/信號◇I clicked the icon in the start menu.我點擊啟動菜單中的圖標。➤line, point, position起跑線;起始點;起始位置◇The runners walked up to the start line.參賽選手走向起跑線。◇Push through your heels to return to the start position.用力蹬腳後跟,回到起始位置。PREPOSITION➤at the start (of)在⋯的開始◇Everyone was in a conciliatory mood at the start of the meeting.會議開始時,人人都抱着和解的想法。➤from the start從一開始◇She felt at home in her new job right from the start.她一開始幹起這份新工作就感到得心應手。➤prior to the start開始之前◇He joined the team prior to the start of the season.他在本賽季開始之前就加入了這支隊伍。➤start to⋯的開始◇The fine winter weather heralded a good start to the year.晴朗的冬日天氣預示着一年好的開始。➤start in⋯的起點◇Moving to a good school gave Sally a fresh start in life.轉到一所好學校使薩莉的生活有了一個全新的起點。PHRASES➤be doomed from the start從一開始就注定◇The project was doomed from the start.這一項目的結局從一開始就注定了。➤from start to finish自始至終◇This is a thoroughly good book from start to finish.這本書從頭到尾都寫得很好。start
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ADVERB | VERB + START | PREPOSITION | PHRASESADVERB➤suddenly突然開始◇Her heart suddenly started to race.她的心突然開始狂跳起來。➤immediately立刻開始▸➤just剛剛開始◇He has just started at school.他剛開始上學。◇At that point I just started to hate the man.從那一刻起我開始恨那個男人。➤already已經開始▸➤off, out開始◇We'll start off by doing some warm-up exercises.我們從熱身練習開始。➤up開始⋯◇She started up a conversation with the woman sitting next to her.她開始和坐在身邊的女子攀談起來。➤again, all over again, over (NAmE) 重新開始◇We'll just have to start all over again.我們只好整個從頭再來。VERB + START➤decide to, expect to, hope to, intend to, plan to, want to決定/期待/希望/打算/計劃/想要開始▸➤be due to, be expected to, be scheduled to, be supposed to預定/預計/按計劃(於⋯)/應該開始◇Work is due to start this weekend.工作預定從本週末開始。➤be ready to準備好開始◇By early evening he was ready to start work.到傍晚時,他準備開始工作了。➤be about to, be going to即將/將要開始◇A new term was about to start.新學期就要開始了。➤had better, have to, need to最好/必須/需要開始◇You'd better start packing if you're to leave early tomorrow morning.你要是明天一早走的話,最好現在就開始收拾行李。PREPOSITION➤as以⋯開始◇It started as a hobby and grew from there.開始時只是出於興趣,後來便一發而不可收。➤by以⋯作為開始◇Let's start by reviewing what we did last week.咱們開頭先複習一下上週做過的。➤from從⋯開始◇Start from the beginning and tell me exactly what happened.從開頭講起,告訴我到底發生了什麼事。➤on開始進行⋯◇I've finished decorating the bathroom, so now I can start on the bedroom.衞生間我已經裝修完畢,現在可以開始卧室的裝修了。➤with從⋯開始◇Let's start with this first piece of music.咱們從這第一首曲子開始吧。PHRASES➤get (sb/sth) started開始(着手⋯)◇It's already late, so I think we should get started.已經很晚了,我覺得咱們該開始了。➤a good, great, etc. place to start不錯、絕好等的開始◇If you want to learn about frogs, this book is an excellent place to start.你如果想瞭解青蛙,最好先讀讀這本書。➤let's start咱們開始吧➤start from scratch從頭開始◇I'll have to start again from scratch.我又得從頭再來。➤time to start sth是開始⋯的時候◇It's time to start thinking about next year.該開始考慮明年的事情了。