start

漢語翻譯

n. 驚起, 出發, 開端, 起點, 吃驚, 有利條件
vi. 開始, 出發, 啟動, 跳起, 吃驚, 出現, 鬆動, 脫落, 起價, 參賽
vt. 使驚起, 開動, 發動, 啟動, 開始, 創辦, 提議, 使鬆動, 使脫落, 起用
【計】 起始
【經】 開始, 開設, 創辦
相關詞組:
from start to finish
get the start of sb
start after sb
start against sb
start aside
start back
start in
start off
start on
start out
start something
start up
to start with
start with
start to one's feet
make a good start
make a bad start
get a good start in life
at the very start

詞型變化：

動詞過去式:started 過去分詞:started 現在分詞:starting 第三人稱單數:starts 

詞意辨析：

begin, start, commence, initiate, inaugurate

這些動詞均含有“開始”之意。
begin: 最常用詞，含義廣泛，其反義詞是end，多用於行動、工作等的開始。
start: 在許多場合可與begin通用，但start側重動作的起點。
commence: 可與begin換用，但commence系書面正式用詞，語氣莊重，特指有正式程式或一定儀式，或某種正式行動的“開始”。
initiate: 指創始或發起，側重某過程的第一步，不考慮結束，強調起始。
inaugurate: 指正式而隆重的開始。

depart, leave, go, start, quit, set out

這些動詞均含“離開某處”之意。
depart: 較正式用詞，指經過周密考慮或鄭重地離開，強調離開的起點。
leave: 側重出發地而不是目的地。
go: 一般用詞，指從所在地到其它地方去，著重目的地而非出發地。
start: 可與leave換用，強調目的地，但不及leave普通。
quit: 側重指離開令人煩惱的地方，或擺脫使人不快的人或事。
set out: 書面用詞。

英文解釋：

名詞 start:

1. the beginning of anything
2. the time at which something is supposed to begin
   同義詞：beginning, commencement, first, outset, get-go, kickoff, starting time, showtime, offset
3. a turn to be a starter (in a game at the beginning)
   同義詞：starting
4. a sudden involuntary movement
   同義詞：startle, jump
5. the act of starting something
   同義詞：beginning, commencement
6. a line indicating the location of the start of a race or a game
   同義詞：starting line
7. a signal to begin (as in a race)
   同義詞：starting signal
8. advantage gained by an beginning early (as in a race)
   同義詞：head start

動詞 start:

1. take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
   同義詞：get down, begin, get, start out, set about, set out, commence
2. set in motion, cause to start
   同義詞：begin, lead off, commence
3. leave
   同義詞：depart, part, start out, set forth, set off, set out, take off
4. have a beginning, in a temporal, spatial, or evaluative sense
   同義詞：begin
5. bring into being
   同義詞：originate, initiate
6. get off the ground
   同義詞：start up, embark on, commence
7. move or jump suddenly, as if in surprise or alarm
   同義詞：startle, jump
8. get going or set in motion
   同義詞：start up
9. begin or set in motion
   同義詞：go, get going
10. begin work or acting in a certain capacity, office or job
    同義詞：take up
11. play in the starting lineup
12. have a beginning characterized in some specified way
    同義詞：begin
13. begin an event that is implied and limited by the nature or inherent function of the direct object
    同義詞：begin
14. bulge outward
    同義詞：protrude, pop, pop out, bulge, bulge out, bug out, come out

例句：

1. She started at the sound of my voice.
   她聽到了我的聲音，驀地一驚。
2. The society was started in 1980.
   該協會是1980年創建的。
3. What a start you gave me!
   你嚇了我一大跳！
4. We are just about to start.
   我們正要出發。
5. We must make a new start.
   我們必須重新開始。