start [ sta:t] vi.跳起；出发；开始
start [ sta:t] vt.开动，着手；开设
start off 出发，动身；开始
start up 突然站起，惊起
start from scratch 从头做起，从零开始
start from scratch 从头做起，从零开始
start from scratch
从头做起，从零开始
start [sta:t] v. 开始,着手,出发,惊动
start [sta:t] 开始
starting ['st1:tiŋ] a.起始的
白手起家 starting from scratch
笨鸟先飞 A slow sparrow should make an early start.
单刀赴会 start a solo run
二次创业 start a new undertaking
开门红 to begin well，to make a good start
抢跑 "false start, beat the gun"
上马 start a project
削减战略核武器会谈 strategic arms reduction talks (START)
Jump Start 助推起动器
noodle, noodlehead 傻子
A: You don't put aluminum-foil in the microwave oven, noodlehead! You could've started a fire.
A: 你不可以(不应该)把铝箔纸放到微波炉里去的! 你有可能引起一场火灾的。
B: I didn't know that.
B: 我不知道的嘛!
- "noodle" 除了常见的复数形当「面条」外, 单数形还有「傻瓜」的意思。它和这里的 "noodlehead" 都是「傻瓜」的意思。
starting lineup （指全体）先发球员
谢谢。你们何时开始办理登机？ Thanks a lot. What time do you start check-in？
笨鸟先飞 A slow sparrow should make an early start.
Civil Service Starting Salaries Review
公务员入职薪酬检讨
Although many experts from universities and institutes consistently maintain that it is an inevitable part of an independent life, parents in growing numbers are starting to realize that people, including teachers and experts in education, should pay considerable attention to this problem.
尽管来自高校和研究院的许多专家坚持认为这是独立生活不可避免的一部分，然而越来越多的家长开始意识到包括教师和教育专家在内的人们应该认真对待这一问题。
Start-up cost 开办费用
起动转速
starting speed
起动性能
starting performance
启喷压力
injection starting pressure
起动性能试验
starting ability test
液力起步
fluid start
零速起动
stall start
Don't get me started on it.
别让我打开话匣子。
Let's get started.
开始吧。
Never forget to turn off the lights of your car after you park, or you won't be able to start your car.
停车后千万不要忘记关上灯，否则你就不能发动汽车了。
Bill started out for school on his bicycle.
比尔骑上自行车赶去学校。
I have never been dishonest, nor do I plan to start being so now.
我从来没有不诚实过, 现在我也不打算开始破这个例。
If he started it now, he would not finish it in time.
就算他现在开始做,也不可能按时完成这项工作了。
He wants to start a new company with a loan of $100,000 from the bank.
他想用从银行得到的十万美元的贷款来开办一家新公司。
The sooner you start, the more quickly you'll be finished.
你开始得越早，完成得就越快。
It was a brave move to start up one's own business in wartime.
在战争时期开办自己的企业是个大胆的做法。
How much would it cost to start up in an Internet business?
开设因特网商业企业需多少钱？
The master conceded 10 points to me at the start of the game, but, even so, he beat me.
比赛开始时，那位大师让了我十个点，可即使这样，我还是输了。
We must start early, to allow for finding their house.
我们得早点出发，留出时间来寻找他们的房子。
Certain problems were apparent from the start.
有些问题从一开始就可以清楚看出。
While discussing the matter, they started to argue in a very loud voice.
讨论这个问题时, 他们竟然高声争吵起来。
His life as a professional player started seven years ago.
七年前，他开始了他的职业选手生涯。
The meeting started with the visiting professor's speech.
会议开始由来访的教授发言。
The revolution started peacefully but later turned violent.
这场革命开始时很平静，但后来变得十分猛烈。
No one can figure out how the fire started.
没人能知道这火是怎么引起的。
I start to read English aloud the first thing after I get up in the morning, and that has become a ritual.
我每天早晨起来后的第一件事就是朗读英语, 这已成了一种习惯。
A famine started which, together with the war, destroyed millions of lives.
饥荒发生了, 它与战争一道夺走了数百万人的性命。
The doctor looked thoughtful for a moment and then started to write something on the paper.
医生考虑了片刻，开始在纸上写了起来。
Her law firm job has a starting salary of thirty thousand pounds a year.
她那份律师事务所的工作起薪为每年3万英镑。
The party is all geared up for the primary election that is just getting started.
该政党已为即将到来的初选作好了充分准备。
They started washing up, so that was a cue focus to leave the party.
他们开始洗刷碗碟，这就暗示我们该离开晚会了。
He told us he had just started a new company and we raised our glasses to him.
他告诉我们他刚创办了一家公司，我们举杯向他祝福。
The car won't start because the battery is dead.
汽车发动不起来，因为蓄电池没电了。
I felt very inferior when they started using long words that I didn’t understand.
当他们开始使用长长的、我听不懂的单词时，我感到很自卑。
We started our journey early, thereby avoiding most of the traffic.
我们早早地上了路，因此避开了许多车辆。
I started school at the age of 6.
我六岁开始上学。
What time do you start work?
你什么时候开始工作？
I start work at 8 o'clock.
我八点开始工作。
She told me she wanted to start a company.
她告诉我她想开公司。
Start a company? But I thought she would be a scholar.
开公司？我原以为她会成为一个学者
I've got to start working out． 我必须开始做健身运动了。
It's supposed to start at 6:30 sharp, but I doubt it will.应该是六点半整的，但是我觉得够呛。
They start, like the pharisee in the parable , by thanking God that the are not as other men are, and proceed to paint a picture of those other men, hardly more flattering than that which Swift painted of the Yahoos.
像寓言中的古法利赛人一样，他们感谢上帝——他们与普通人不一样，去画那些人的图画，几乎比Swift画的人形兽还要好看。
Coming out while you were poised unsteadily on the icy, springy brush they made difficult shooting and I killed two, missed five, and started back pleased to have found a covey to the house and happy there were so many left to find on another day.
（我）出来的时候在冰冷多刺的灌木丛里不太安稳地待着，他们打得很困难，我打到了两只、跑了五只，回来的时候我看到房子边还有一群，很高兴它们留下来的下次好打。
He was about to start.
他即将动身。
The leaves have started to color; it will soon be winter.
树叶已开始变色，很快就是冬天了。
A cigarette thrown into the woods in dry weather may start a fire.
在天气干燥时把点燃的香烟扔进树林可能会引起火灾。
The train starts from Beijing.
这辆火车从北京开出。
Hardly had the game begun when it started raining.
比赛刚刚开始就下起雨来。
He started work here last June.
他是去年六月开始在这里工作的。
The ship will start its maiden voyage next Monday.
这艘船将于下周一开始它的处女航。
Press this button to start the engine.
按这个按钮开动引擎。
I've only recently started learning French.
我是最近才开始学法语的。
Let us start as soon as he comes.
等他一来我们就动身。
We are just about to start.
我们正要出发。
The society was started in 1980.
该协会是1980年创建的。
We must make a new start.
我们必须重新开始。
She's just started up a new company; I hope she makes a success of it.
她新开办了一家公司，我希望她取得成功。
我开始慢跑锻炼。
I've started jogging.
I've started jogging. (我开始慢跑锻炼。)
Since when? (什么时候开始的?)
几点开始?
What time does it start?
What time does it begin?
我们几点开始?
What time are we starting?
我牙疼。
I have a toothache.
I have a toothache. (我牙疼。)
When did it start? (什么时候开始的?)
My tooth hurts.
My tooth is killing me. (我的牙疼死了。)
她想要个孩子。
She wants to start a family.
我们开始吧。
Let's get started.
Let's begin! *用于任何场合。
Here we go.
Let's get down to business. *谈生意进入正题时使用。
Let's get down to work. (我们开始工作吧。)
全部重做。
Please do it all over again. *all over again“再重新做”，用于不好的事情。
Please do it all over again. (全部重做。)
From the beginning? (从头开始吗?)
Please start over from the beginning.
你别半途而废。
You should finish what you start.
I'm going to give up. (我想放弃了。)
You should finish what you start. (你别半途而废。)
Don't leave things half done. *也可用half done来表示“半途而废”。
恭喜你。/干得不错。/真是件好事。
Good for you. *听到好事时的回答。
I've started jogging. (我开始跑步了。)
Good for you! (这真不错。)
My teacher praised me today. (今天老师表扬我了。)
Good for you! (真是件好事。)
I admire you for it!
That's great!
Kenji and I are friends now. (现在我和健二是好朋友。)
That's great. (那太好了。)
That's good (for you)! (太好了!)
请给我解释一下。
Explain it to me.
You'd better start explaining.
它的由来是这样的……
It started like this...
How did Edison make the light bulb? (爱迪生是怎样发明灯泡的呢?)
It started like this... (它的由来是这样的……)
This is its history...
This is the way it began...
我该怎么做呢?
How should I do it?
Just start the car! (只要发动车!)
How should I do it? (我怎么发动汽车呢?)
暑假什么时候开始?
When does summer break start?
When does summer break start? (暑假什么时候开始?)
On July 25th. (7月25号。)
你真让我心烦。
You're getting on my nerves. *nerve “神经”，get on my nerves“触动我的神经，让我心烦”。
You're getting on my nerves.(你真让我心烦。)
That's not a nice thing to say.(你这样说也太失礼了。)
You're bothering me. (你使我感到烦恼。)*bother“使人为难”、“纠缠不休”、“烦恼”。
You're really irritating me. (你真让我烦。)*irritate“使人心烦，让人着急，使人生气”。
You're starting to get on my nerves. (你又开始做让我心烦的事了。)
她又来了。
There she goes again. *用于常说同样话的人又开始重复同一话题时。
A) Are you listening? I said... (你听着呢吗? 我是说……)
B)(To C) Oh, no! There she goes again. (［对C说］得，她又来了。)
She's starting it again.
She's saying it again. (她又说上了。)
我开始喜欢吃寿司了。
I came to like sushi.
I've started to like sushi.
I've come to like sushi.
Has this seat number started boarding?
这个座位号已开始登机了吗？
Yes, we have done a little. But we have just started and have nothing to show you.
有，我们做了一些，但是因为我们才刚起步，并没有任何资料可以提供给你们。
Shall we start the meeting now?
我们现在开始开会好吗？
Mr. Smith, would you like to start things off?
史密斯先生，你要开始做事了吗？
We'll start with an orientation video. It runs about 15 minutes.
我们将从一个电视简报开始，大概放15分钟。
We hope this will be a good start for profitable business relations and assure you that your offer will receive our careful consideration.
希望这将是我们互利商业往来的良好开端。我们保证将对贵方的报价予以认真的考虑。
son of a gun 与 son of a bitch：
son of a gun 是对好友表示一种惊讶的口语（an interjection or an exclamation of surprise between very good friends），有点像「坏蛋」、「家伙」的味道。
但 son of a bitch（或 SOB）是美国人极为严重的骂人话（curse word），千万不可乱用，以免闹事。因为这不但意味这位 son 没有确定的父亲，同时母亲也是缺乏道德和贞操（less virtuous）。 例如：
* I have not seen you for a long time；you （are）son of a gun！（你这坏蛋啊，我好久不见你了！）
* After the two men called each other“son of a bitch”（SOB）,they started a fight.（这两位男子互骂SOB後，就动起武来。）
至於 son of a gun 的来由，据说从前女人可以住在海军船上服务。结果一位女人生下孩子时，不知父亲是谁，於是船上的人，就以「gun」做为孩子的 paternity，孩子也就被称为「son of a gun」。虽然只用在好友中，但有时也真有坏蛋的意思（evil person or a rogue）所以不是恭维语（complimentary word），除非真正好友，少用为妙。
Here you go 与 Here you go again：
Here you go 是指给别人东西时说：「这就是你要的」（=Here is what you want）；有时也表示同意对方的意见（= you are right）；有时又与 there you go 互用。
* The cashier said, “Here you go！”when she gave me the change. （当收款员找我零钱时，她说：「这就是！」）
但是 Here you（或 we）go again 意思是「你又旧事重提了」，表示对一件事情多次重复的厌烦。（feel annoyed when something is repeated over and over again）。
* When he brought up the same issue to me, I said, “Here you go again！”（当他向我提出同样的问题时，我说：「又是老话题了！」）
至於“Here goes”又是指说话者开始做某事时说：「开始了」。例如：
*“Here goes！”, shouted the racer as he started running.（当赛跑者开始跑步时，喊著「我就开始了！」）
他一开始就出师不利。
He got off on the wrong foot when he started doing it.
He started sucking up to the boss as soon as he got on board.
他一来公司就开始拍老板的马屁。
Let's get started.
咱们开始干吧。
There should be a better way to start a day than waking up every morning.
应该有更好的方式开始新一天，而不是千篇一律的在每个上午都醒来。
A single spark can start a prairie fire.
星星之火，可以燎原。
Early start makes easy stages.
早开始是成功的保证。
Maybe we could start with the Designing Department.
也许我们可以先参观一下设计部门。
We would be glad to start business with you.
我们很高兴能与贵公司建立贸易往来。
Yes, we have done a little. But we have just started and have nothing to show you.
有，我们做了一些，但是因为我们才刚起步，并没有任何资料可以提供给你们。
A I’m so looking forward to the Olympics. It’s going to be a great event.
A 我热切地期待着奥林匹克运动会的召开。这将是一大盛事。
B Me too. I can’t wait for them to start. It’s so exciting.
B 我也是。我都等不及了。太激动人心了。
A There will be so many things to see.
A 到时候将有许多要看的东西。
B I know. What’s your favourite event in the Olympics?
B 我知道。你最喜欢的奥运项目是什么？
A My favourite event I don’t know – I like so many different things!
A 我最喜欢的项目？我不知道——我喜欢的项目太多了！
B I suppose so. There are so many different sports and events.
B 我想也是。有这么多的运动项目。
You can also talk about your sense of excitement or anticipation by saying I can’t wait . . . e.g.: I can’t wait for the Olympics to start.
你还可以这样来谈论你期待或者激动的心情：I can’t wait . . . /我等不及? . . .例如：I can’t wait for the Olympics to start /我等不及奥运会的召开。
A What about you? What are your career plans?
A 你呢？你的事业计划是什么？
B I’ve got lots of thoughts and ideas. Most of all, I’d like to start my own business.
B 我有很多的想法。大多数的想法是，我想开创自己的生意。
A Doing what? What kind of business?
A 做什么？做哪一行？
B I’m doing a lot of fashion design at the moment. Designing new clothes and so on. I’d like to sell my designs and the clothes I make.
B 我目前在做服装设计。设计新衣服等等。我想卖自己设计和制作的服装。
A That sounds great. I think you should really try and make a business out of that.
A 听起来好极了。 我想你确实应该尝试开创这样的事业。
B I think it would be so good to be independent and have your own business.
B 我想独立自主，有自己的生意是非常好的。
A What’s the best way to go there and see the Olympic site?
A 去看奥运会址的最好方式是什么？
B If you drive, get on the Third Ring Road and head north.
B 如果你开车，就上三环路然后向北。
A And then I should find it easily?
A 然后我就应该很容易找到它吗？
B Yes, keep driving and just follow the signs. It won’t be difficult.
B 是的，一直按着指示牌向前开。不会很难。
A But remember, there will be Olympic events all over the city. The football will be at the Worker’s Stadium, for instance.
A 但是别忘了，北京各处都将举行奥运比赛。例如，足球赛将在工人体育场举行。
B I can’t wait for it to start. Beijing is going to be so exciting during the Olympics.
B 我都等不及奥运会的召开了。奥运会期间北京将是一片欢腾的景象。
A Is it true you used to play the piano?
A 你过去弹过钢琴是真的吗？
B Yes, but it was a long time ago. When I was young, I used to play the piano.
B 是的，但是那是很久以前的事了。我年轻的时候弹过钢琴。
A But you don’t play any more?
A 但是你现在再也不弹了吗？
B No, I don’t have time. Also, I stopped practicing years ago – and you have to keep practicing.
B 是的，我没有时间。还有，我很多年前就不练了——你得一直练习才行。
A That’s true. Especially with the piano, you must keep practicing.
A 确实如此。钢琴尤其是这样。你必须坚持不懈。
B Well, maybe I should start playing again.
B 哦，也许我应该重新开始弹钢琴。
A Hi! It’s good to see you again. It’s been such a long time. It’s ages since I last saw you!
A 你好！很高兴再次见到你。好久不见。自从我上次见到你已经过去好久好久了！
B I know. The last time we met was about a year ago, wasn’t it?
B 我知道。上次我们见面是大约一年前，不是吗？
A Yes, I think it was. What have you been doing since then?
A 是的，我想是的。从那以后你一直在做什么？
B Well, I went to Shanghai for a few months. I had some work there – only for a short time. Then I came back here.
B 哦，我去了上海几个月。我在那里有些工作——只是一小段时间。然后我就回来了。
A And then what did you do?
A 回来以后你做了什么？
B Well, I started a new job here. Then I took a holiday. I went to Thailand. And now I’m back.
B 哦，我在这里开始了一份新工作。然后我放假了。我去了泰国。现在我又回来了。
A Will you be here for the Olympics?
A 你会来观看奥运会比赛吗？
B Yes, I will, I'm glad to say.
B 是的，我会的。我很高兴这样说。
A Me, too. I'll be here with my wife.
A 我也是。我将和我的妻子一起来这里。
B Luckily, I'll be at a conference here the week before.
B 幸运的是，在奥运会召开前一周我将来这里开一个会议。
A What's the start date of the Olympics?
A 奥运会几月几日开幕？
B The eighth of August. The eighth day of the eighth month, 2008. Eight is a very lucky number in China.
B 8月8日。2008年的8月8日。在中国8是一个幸运数字。
A I’m really looking forward to the Olympics. It’ll be so exciting.
A 我非常期待奥运会的召开。那一定会非常激动人心。
B I can’t wait for them to start.
B 我都等不及了。
B What do you like best in the Olympics?
B 你最喜欢的奥运会项目是什么？
A What do I like best? My favourite event? I don’t know – I like everything.
A 我最喜欢什么？我最喜欢的项目？我不知道——我什么都喜欢。
B I love the team events – volleyball, basketball and so on.
B 我喜欢团队项目——排球、篮球等等。
A I’m afraid I have to go. I’ve got an early start tomorrow.
A 我恐怕得走了。我明天早晨得早起。
B Don’t worry. Anyway, it’s been good to see you again. Are you free tomorrow?
B 别担心。不管怎么说，很高兴再次见到你。你明天有空吗？
A Tomorrow? I might be. What time?
A 明天？我可能有空。什么时候？
B How about early evening, just after work? Around six – for dinner.
B 晚上一下班的时候如何？大约6点左右吃晚饭。
A I think that should be fine.
A 我想应该可以。
B Or lunchtime, if that’s easier for you. I’m free either time.
B 或者一起吃午饭，如果对你更方便的话。我两个时间都有空。
A Early evening is best. Shall we say six – in the hotel lobby?
A 傍晚的时候最好。我们6点在旅馆大厅见面好吗？
A What’s the best way to see the Olympic site?
A 从哪里看奥运会场址最好？
B If you take a taxi or drive, go north round the Third Ring Road. Follow the signs.
B 如果你乘出租车或者自己开车，向北绕三环走。按照路牌的指示走就可以。
A And then I should see it easily?
A 那样我就可以很容易看到奥运会场址吗？
B Yes. It won’t be difficult. You can’t miss it.
B 是的。不难。你一定会看到的。
A I must try and get tickets for the events. I’d love to see it.
A 我一定要设法弄到观看比赛的票。我非常想看比赛。
B Me too. I can’t wait for it to start.
B 我也是。我都迫不及待奥运会的召开了。
A Did you play a musical instrument when you were young?
A 你年轻的时候摆弄乐器吗？
B Yes, but it was a long time ago. When I was young, I used to play the flute.
B 是的，那是很久以前的事情了。当我年轻的时候，我常常吹长笛。
A Why did you stop?
A 那你为什么后来不吹了？
B Well, I didn’t have the time. Also, I was more interested in sports. I loved football.
B 哦，我没有时间。而且，我对运动更感兴趣。我喜欢踢足球。
A Now I see. Football instead of the flute.
A 现在我明白了。你用足球取代了长笛。
B Well, maybe I should start playing music again.
B 嗯，也许我应该重新开始玩乐器。
A Hi! Good to see you again. It’s been such a long time. It’s ages since we last met.
A 你好！很高兴再次见到你。这么长时间了，我们好久好久没有见面了。
B I know. The last time we met was about 6 months ago, wasn’t it?
B 我知道。上次我们见面大约是6个月前，不是吗？
A Yes, I think it was. What have you been doing since then?
A 是的，我想是的。从那以后你一直都在做什么？
B Well, I went to Guangzhou for a few months. I was working there – but only for a short time.
B 哦，我去广州呆了几个月。我在那里工作——但是只是很短的一段时间。
A And then what did you do?
A 然后你做什么了？
B Well, I took a short holiday in Hong Kong. Then I started a new job here.
B 哦，我在香港度过了一个短暂的假期。然后我在这里开始做一份新工作。
A I’d love to go to the opening day of the Olympics.
A 我想去看奥运会的开幕式。
B So would I. I think the whole city will be celebrating.
B 我也想去。我想整个北京城都将热烈庆祝奥运会的召开。
A What’s the exact date?
A 具体是哪天？
B You mean for the opening ceremony? The start of the Olympics?
B 你是说开幕式吗？奥运会开始的日子？
A Yes, the first day.
A 是的，第一天。
B The eighth of August. The eighth day of the eighth month, 2008.
B 8月8日。2008年的8月8日。
To ask when a major event like the Olympics starts, you can say: What's the start date? / What's the start date? eg: What's the start date of the Olympics? / What's the start date of the Olympics?
当询问像奥运会开幕这样的大事件时，你可以说：What's the start date? /哪天开始？What's the start date of the Olympics? /奥运会开幕是哪天？
A Are you looking forward to the Olympics?
A 你期待奥运会的召开吗？
B Yes, I can’t wait for them to start. It’s so exciting.
B 是的，我都等不及了。它是如此地激动人心。
A I think the atmosphere in Beijing will be great.
A 我想北京的气氛将非常热烈。
B I know. What’s your favourite event in the Olympics?
B 我知道。你最喜欢的奥运会项目是什么？
A I like the athletics events and the team sports.
A 我喜欢田径项目和团体项目。
B I love all the swimming events. I must try and get tickets.
B 我喜欢所有的游泳项目。我一定要设法弄到票。
You can also talk about your sense of excitement or anticipation by saying I can’t wait . . . / I can’t wait . . . eg: I can’t wait for the Olympics to start / I can’t wait for the Olympics to start.
你也可以这样谈论你激动和期待的心情I can’t wait . . . / 我都等不及 . . . 例如: I can’t wait for the Olympics to start /我都等不及奥运会的召开了。
A Have you got any plans for next August?
A 你明年8月有什么计划吗？
B Yes, I’m going to take some time off to enjoy the Olympics.
B 是的，我将停止工作一段时间去看奥运会。
A My friends are planning to visit Beijing next July.
A 我的朋友们计划明年7月到北京玩。
B That's just before the Olympics start, isn't it?
B 就在北京奥运会开幕之前，对吗？
A Yes, and they're staying for the first two weeks of August.
A 是的，他们计划在8月的头两个星期呆在北京。
B They’ll have a fantastic time. Beijing will be an exciting place to be.
B 他们将非常开心。北京将是个令人激动的地方。
Is there a good bookshop near here?
这附近有好的书店吗？
Yes, I know two bookshops near here, on Wangfujing Street.
有。我知道这附近有两家书店，在王府井大街上。
I’d like to buy some guide books to Beijing.
我想买几本北京导游手册。
No problem. I’ll take you.
没问题。我带你去。
And maybe also a book to start learning Chinese.
也许还买本书开始学中文。
We can find that too. They are good bookshops.
我们也会找到这样的书。那是很不错的书店。
How about you? What sports do you play?
你呢？你做哪些运动？
Well, I don’t have much free time for sports. I prefer watching it on television!
哦，我没有太多的时间做运动。我更喜欢在电视上看各种运动。
Which one do you like?
你喜欢哪种运动？
I always watch football on television，but I also like basketball and gymnastics.
我总是在电视上看足球比赛。但是我也喜欢篮球和体操。
I think you should start playing something – maybe football. It’s good exercise for you.
我想你应该开始做运动——可能是足球。这对你来说是一项不错的运动。
Maybe!
也许吧！
I’m really looking forward to the Olympics. It’ll be so exciting.
我非常期待奥运会的召开。那一定会非常激动人心。
I can’t wait for them to start.
我都等不及了。
What do you like best in the Olympics?
你最喜欢的奥运会项目是什么？
What do I like best? My favourite event? I don’t know – I like everything.
我最喜欢什么？我最喜欢的项目？我不知道——我什么都喜欢。
I love the team events – volleyball, basketball and so on.
我喜欢团队项目——排球、篮球等等。
A What about you? What are your career plans?
A 那么你呢？你有什么今后的职业打算吗？
B I’m not sure at the moment, but I think I’d like to start my own business.
B 我现在还不确定， 但是我想我会建立自己的经营。
A What kind of business?
A 什么样的经营呢？
B I don’t know yet. I just want to be independent.
B 我还不确定。我就是希望它是独立的。
Old age is like everything else. To make a success of it, you have got to start young.
Fred Astaire, American dancer
老年和其他事物一样，要使之成功，必须从年轻时开始。
美国舞蹈家阿斯泰厄.F.
The way to win an atomic war is to make certain it never starts.
Bradley Omar American General
赢得核战争的方法是确保它永远不会发生。
美国上将奥马尔，B.
I've got to start working out．
我必须开始做健身运动了。
He started from scratch when he came to America.
他来美国时,白手起家。
He has difficulty starting his urine flow.
他小便不畅通。
@@@ 自始至终
all along 自始至终; 从头到尾
consist in ...是始终如一的
from start to finish 自始至终
@@@ 开始
acquire a taste for sth. 对...有兴趣, 开始喜欢
come from 开始于...; 起源于...; 出生
于...
come into effect 开始生效, 开始实行
come on (劝说等)来吧; 开始
get busy 开始工作
get cracking 开始; (尤指)大干起来
get down to 开始认真做...
get going 开始, 着手
get off on the wrong foot 开始就不顺利; 一开始就犯了个错误
get off the ground (指活动、事业等)顺利开始
get set 准备好开始
get the ball rolling 开始某种活动, 开始
get to work (on) 开始工作; 开始做...
go ahead 先请; 请开始吧; 继续
go off 爆炸; (闹钟、雷)开始响起来
start out 开始时打算, 本来想要; 动身
take up 1.开始从事
2.提出
3.接纳, 吸收
@@@ 想要, 将要
about to 正要, 即将
drive at 想要说; 意思是
feel like doing sth. 想要...; 想做...
for sale 某物是打算出售的, 要卖出的
start out 开始时打算, 本来想要; 动身
@@@ 想, 思考
capture the imagination of 激发...的想象力
change one's mind 改变主意/想法
come up with 提出, 想出
considerate of 体谅..., 替...着想
cross one's mind 突然想起; 突然从脑海中掠过, 想起来
do about 对...想某种办法或采取某种行动
do the trick 起作用, 管事; 达到理想的结果
dream of 梦想; 向往
drive at 想要说; 意思是
feel like doing sth. 想要...; 想做...
figure out 算出; 理解; 想出
forget about 遗忘, 忘记; 别再想了
guess at 推测, 猜想
I bet. 我确信, 我想一定会.
in retrospect 回想起来; 事后想想
keep to oneself 不与他人交往; 不向他人透露自己的意见和想法
on the tip of one's tongue 一时想不起来, 话到嘴边又忘记
remind of 提醒, 使某人回想起
ring a bell 令人想起某件事; 听起来耳熟
school of thought 学派, 思想流派
search for 寻找; 苦想
speculate on 思索; 猜测
start out 开始时打算, 本来想要; 动身
take one's mind off 使...不再思考或担忧某事
think over 慎重思考
train of thought 思路, 一系列的想法
@@@ 活动, 行动
active volcano 活火山
bring into action 使行动起来
change of pace 变换活动; 换口味
do about 对...想某种办法或采取某种行动
get in on 参加(活动), 加入
get off the ground (指活动、事业等)顺利开始
get the ball rolling 开始某种活动, 开始
get under way 开动
go around 四处活动; 散布, 传播
leave for 动身前往(某地)
recreation center 活动中心
set in motion 开动; 使...运转; 调动...
set out (for) 朝...方向去; 动身去...
start out 开始时打算, 本来想要; 动身
take action 行动, 采取行动
@@@ 自从
all along 自始至终; 从头到尾
come out of 源于; 来自
derive from 由...获得; 来自于, 起源于
emanate from 发自; 来自
from start to finish 自始至终
grow out of 产生自...
off : 离开(indicating departure)
blow off 吹掉
drive off 击退
get off 下车，动身
lift off 离开地面
make off 逃走
move off 离去
pack off 打发走
see off 送行
ship off 运往
start off 动身
send off 送行，解雇
call off 叫走
let off 放出
take off 起飞
touch off 发射
give off 发出
clear off 走开
carry off 夺走
out : 分发，传开(to a number of people or in all directions)
give out 分发
spread out 传开
set out 出发
hand out 分发
share out 分配
divide out 分配
call out 出动
start out 出发
send out 发送
break out 爆发，逃脱
serve out 分发口粮
drop out 离开,退出
that’s good for you. 对你是一件很好的事!
a: i’ve decide to go back to school for some training in programing.
A: 我决定再回学校修点程序设计的课。
b: good for you. when would you like to start?
B: 不错啊! 打算什么时后开始呢?
“good for you” 是用在听到某人(将要或已经)做一件对他自己有益的事时, 所表示「认同」的话。好比一个从来不运动的人告诉你, 他要开始每天运动了, 你就可以回答“Good for you!”。
act up 胡闹，出毛病
The children started to act up as soon as the teacher left the room.
老师一离开教室，孩子们就闹起来了。
It's about time you start thinking ahead 你该想想做些什么了.
"I haven't had a chance to prepare any notes so all I can do is start talking and play it by ear."
“我今天没有什么准备，所以就只好讲到那儿就算那儿了。”
"When Jones started up business in a new town, he didn't know anybody, so he had to fly by the seat of his pants."
“当琼斯在一个新的地方开始经营他的生意的时候，他在那里一个人都不认识。所以他只好全靠自己摸索着办。”
- start from scratch 从零开始，白手起家
There are so many spelling mistakes. I have to write it again from scratch.
- get off to a flying start 来了开门红
Our kindergarten got off to a flying start by having 100 children to sign up in the first month.
We have made a very good start in our business with Japan.
我们和日本在业务上有了良好的开端。
It's better for us to start business on commission basis first.
对我们来说，最好能在给佣金的基础上开展交易。
开办 set up; start; open
开辟 open up; start
You can ask about something or find out information by starting a question with: Do you know . . . ? / Do you know . . .? e.g.: Do you know a good restaurant? / Do you know a good restaurant?; Do you know where I can get a taxi? / Do you know where I can get a taxi?; Do you know the way to the airport? / Do you know the way to the airport?
要询问某事或者找到相关的信息，你可以这样问：Do you know . . . ? /你知道…吗？例如：Do you know a good restaurant? / 你知道哪家餐馆好吗?; Do you know where I can get a taxi? / 你知道我在哪里能打到出租车吗?; Do you know the way to the airport? / 你知道去机场的路吗?
If you want to ask about something specifically, you can start by asking: What kind of . . . ? / What kind of . . .? e.g.: What kind of restaurant? / What kind of restaurant? ; What kind of food do you like? / What kind of food do you like?
如果你要询问某事的具体情况，你可以这样问：What kind of . . . ? / 什么样的. . .? 例如: What kind of restaurant? / 什么样的餐馆? ; What kind of food do you like? / 你喜欢什么样的食物?
A: Is there a good bookshop near here?
A: 这附近有好的书店吗？
B: Yes, I know two bookshops near here, on Wangfujing Street.
B: 有。我知道这附近有两家书店，在王府井大街上。
A: I’d like to buy some guide books to Beijing.
A: 我想买几本北京导游手册。
B: No problem. I’ll take you there.
B: 没问题。我带你去。
A: And maybe also a book to start learning Chinese.
A: 也许还买本书开始学中文。
B: We can find that too. They are good bookshops.
B: 我们也会找到这样的书。那是很不错的书店。
A: How about you, Lin? What sports do you play?
A: 你呢，林？你做哪些运动？
B: Well, I don’t have much free time for sports. I prefer watching it on television!
B: 哦，我没有太多的时间做运动。我更喜欢在电视上看各种运动。
A: Which one do you like?
A: 你喜欢哪种运动？
B: I always watch football on television. But I also like basketball and gymnastics.
B: 我总是在电视上看足球比赛。但是我也喜欢篮球和体操。
A: I think you should start playing something – maybe football. It’s good exercise for you.
A: 我想你应该开始做运动——可能是足球。这对你来说是一项不错的运动。
B: Maybe!
B: 也许吧！
白手起家 [bái shǒu qǐ jiā] /build up from nothing/start from scratch/
笨鸟先飞 [bèn niǎo xiān fēi] /clumsy birds have to start flying early - the slow need to start early/
标新立异 [biāo xīn lì yì] /start something new in order to be different/do something unconventional or unorthodox/create something new and original/
别开生面 [bié kāi shēng miàn] /start something new or original/break a new path/break fresh ground/
不宣而战 [bù xuān ér zhàn] /open hostilities without declaring war/start an undeclared war/
出动 [chū dòng] /(v) start out on a trip/(v) dispatch troops/
出发 [chū fā] /to start out/to set off/
出发点 [chū fā diǎn] /(n) starting point/
出任 [chū rèn] /start in a new job/take up a new post/
创 [chuàng] /begin/initiate/inaugurate/start/create/
创业 [chuàng yè] /(v) begin an undertaking; start a major task/
动工 [dòng gōng] /(v) start construction/
动手 [dòng shǒu] /to hit with hands or fists/to start work/to touch/
发动 [fā dòng] /to start/to launch/to mobilize/
横折 [héng zhé] /(horizontal-starting right angle character stroke)/
惊 [jīng] /to start/to be frightened/to be scared/alarm/
就业 [jiù yè] /get a job/start a career/
开 [kāi] /open/operate (vehicle)/start/
开办 [kāi bàn] /open/start (a business, etc.)/set up/
开动 [kāi dòng] /start/set in motion/move/march/
开端 [kāi duān] /start/beginning/
开工 [kāi gōng] /(v) begin factory operations; start a construction job/
开口 [kāi kǒu] /open one's mouth/start to talk/
开辟 [kāi pì] /to open up/to set up/to start/to build/
开辟 [kāi pì] /(v) open the flow of some stream; start/(v) build a road/
开始 [kāi shǐ] /begin/beginning/start/initial/
开展 [kāi zhǎn] /(begin to) develop/unfold /to start/to launch/to open/
开战 [kāi zhàn] /start a war/
另起炉灶 [lìng qǐ lú zào] /to start from scratch/to set up a separate kitchen/
隆 [lóng] /grand/intense/prosperous/start (a fire)/
启 [qǐ] /to open/to start/
起点 [qǐ diǎn] /starting point/
启动 [qǐ dòng] /to start/
起跑线 [qǐ pǎo xiàn] /starting line (for race)/scratch line (for a relay race)/
亲爱 [qīn ài] /Dear ... (way of starting a letter)/
入手 [rù shǒu] /(v) start or begin/
入学 [rù xué] /(v) enter a school/(v) first start going to school as a child/
上班 [shàng bān] /to go to work/to be on duty/to start work/to go to the office/
竖折 [shù zhé] /(downwards-starting right angle character stroke)/
下手 [xià shǒu] /start/put one's hand to/set about/the seat to the right of the main guest/
须知 [xū zhī] /(n) preliminary instructions; rules that must be known before starting sth/
寻衅 [xún xìn] /to provoke/to start a fit/
帧首定界符 [zhèng shǒu dìng jiè fù] /start of frame delimiter/
自始至终 [zì shǐ zhì zhōng] /from start to finish/
I would not go that far.
Energetic people now routinely work through their 60s and beyond, and remain dazzlingly productive.
我不会说得这么绝对，毕竟现在精力充沛的人们通常能工作到60岁，甚至更久，并仍然具有惊人的创造力。
At 78, Viacom chairman Sumner Redstone jokingly claims to be 53.
78岁的Viacom公司总裁萨姆勒·雷斯顿开玩笑说他只有53岁。
Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O'Connor is in her 70s, and former surgeon general C.Everett Koop chairs an Internet start-up in his 80s.
最高法院法官桑德拉·欧康奈70有余，前卫生局医务主任C·库普80来岁还出任了一个互联网公司的总裁。
While in America the trend started as a reaction to the economic decline — after the mass redundancies caused by downsizing in the late '80s — and is still linked to the politics of thrift, in Britain, at least among the middle class downshifters of my acquaintance, we have different reasons for seeking to simplify our lives.
在美国，这种趋势一开始是对经济衰落所做出的一种反应——出现于80年代后期缩小经济规模所引起的大量人员冗余之后——在英国，至少在我所认识的中产阶级的简化生活者中，这种趋势仍被认为与节俭政治有关联，虽然如此，然而我们有着不同的缘由去寻求使自己的生活简单化。
More recently, as the Web proved to be more than a fashion, companies have started to buy and sell products and services with one another. Such business-to-business sales make sense because business people typically know what product they're looking for.
最近，随着证明网络不仅是一种时尚而已，公司间便开始（在网上）交易产品和服务。这类公司之间的销售是很有道理的，因为商人通常都知道他们需要什么产品。
Companies such as Virtual Vineyards are already starting to use similar technologies to push messages to customers about special sales, product offerings, or other events.
像Virtual Vineyards这样的公司业已开始采用类似的技术将有关特价商品、产品推销或其他活动的信息“推”向用户。
But the tide is unlikely to turn back. In Australia — where an aging population, life-extending technology and changing community attitudes have all played their part — other states are going to consider making a similar law to deal with euthanasia.
但这一潮流已无法逆转。在澳大利亚，人口老龄化，延长寿命技术和公众态度的变化都发挥着各自的作用。其他州也将考虑制定类似的法律来处理安乐死问题。
In the US and Canada, where the right-to-die movement is gathering strength, observers are waiting for the dominoes to start falling.
在美国和加拿大，死亡权利运动正在积蓄力量。观察家们正在等待多米诺骨牌产生的效应。
With the start of BBC World Service Television, millions of viewers in Asia and America can now watch the Corporation's news coverage, as well as listen to it.
随着BBC（英国广播公司）全世界电视节目的开播，亚洲和美洲的数以百万计的人不仅可以听到广播，也能看到它的电视新闻报道了。
{adj: basic, introductory} serving as a base or starting point
"a basic course in Russian"
"basic training for raw recruits"
"a set of basic tools"
"an introductory art course"
{adj: blistering, hot, red-hot} very fast; capable of quick response and great speed
"a hot sports car"
"a blistering pace"
"got off to a hot start"
"in hot pursuit"
"a red-hot line drive"
{adj: cold} marked by errorless familiarity
"had her lines cold before rehearsals started"
{adj: dexter} on or starting from the wearer's right
{adj: doomed, ill-fated, ill-omened, ill-starred, unlucky} marked by or promising bad fortune
"their business venture was doomed from the start"
"an ill-fated business venture"
"an ill-starred romance"
"the unlucky prisoner was again put in irons"- W.H.Prescott
{adj: erratic, temperamental} likely to perform unpredictably
"erratic winds are the bane of a sailor"
"a temperamental motor; sometimes it would start and sometimes it wouldn't"
"that beautiful but temperamental instrument the flute"- Osbert Lancaster
{adj: false} erroneous and usually accidental
"a false start"
"a false alarm"
{adj: fitful, interrupted, off-and-on} intermittently stopping and starting
"fitful (or interrupted) sleep"
"off-and-on static"
{adj: flying} done swiftly in or as if in the air; used e.g. of a racing start in which runners are already in motion as they cross the starting line
"a flying start"
"crossed the goal line with a flying leap"
{adj: fresh} (of a cycle) beginning or occurring again
"a fresh start"
"fresh ideas"
{adj: given, granted} acknowledged as a supposition
"given the engine's condition, it is a wonder that it started"
{adj: intermittent} stopping and starting at irregular intervals
"intermittent rain showers"
{adj: intermittent} stopping and starting at regular intervals
{adj: involuntary} controlled by the autonomic nervous system; without conscious control
"involuntary muscles"
"gave an involuntary start"
<-> voluntary
{adj: pleonastic, redundant, tautologic, tautological} repetition of same sense in different words
"`a true fact' and `a free gift' are pleonastic expressions"
"the phrase `a beginner who has just started' is tautological"
"at the risk of being redundant I return to my original proposition"- J.B.Conant
{adj: quelled, quenched, squelched} subdued or overcome
"the quelled rebellion"
"an uprising quenched almost before it started"
"a squelched rumor"
{adj: running} executed or initiated by running
"running plays worked better than pass plays"
"took a running jump"
"a running start"
<-> standing
{adj: sinister} on or starting from the wearer's left
"bar sinister"
{adj: slick} made slick by e.g. ice or grease
"sidewalks slick with ice"
"roads are slickest when rain has just started and hasn't had time to wash away the oil"
{adj: standing} executed in or initiated from a standing position
"race from a standing start"
"a standing jump"
"a standing ovation"
<-> running
{adj: starting} (especially of eyes) bulging or protruding as with fear
"with eyes starting from their sockets"
{adj: starting} appropriate to the beginning or start of an event
"the starting point"
"hands in the starting position"
{adj: undimmed, bright} not made dim or less bright
"undimmed headlights"
"surprisingly the curtain started to rise while the houselights were still undimmed"
<-> dimmed
{adj: unlimited, limitless} having no limits in range or scope
"to start with a theory of unlimited freedom is to end up with unlimited despotism"- Philip Rahv
"the limitless reaches of outer space"
<-> limited
{adj: well} wise or advantageous and hence advisable
"it would be well to start early"
{adv: afresh, anew} again but in a new or different way
"start afresh"
"wanted to write the story anew"
"starting life anew in a fresh place"
{adv: all of a sudden, all at once} without warning
"all at once, he started shouting"
{adv: anyhow, anyway, in any case, at any rate, in any event} used to indicate that a statement explains or supports a previous statement
"Anyhow, he is dead now"
"I think they're asleep; anyhow, they're quiet"
"I don't know what happened to it; anyway, it's gone"
"anyway, there is another factor to consider"
"I don't know how it started; in any case, there was a brief scuffle"
"in any event, the government faced a serious protest"
"but at any rate he got a knighthood for it"
{adv: aside, by, away} in reserve; not for immediate use
"started setting aside money to buy a car"
"put something by for her old age"
"has a nest egg tucked away for a rainy day"
{adv: auspiciously, propitiously} in an auspicious manner
"he started his new job auspiciously on his birthday"
<-> inauspiciously, unpropitiously
{adv: by fits and starts} intermittently
"he worked on his book by fits and starts"
{adv: even} in spite of; notwithstanding
"even when he is sick, he works"
"even with his head start she caught up with him"
{adv: from start to finish} completely
{adv: inauspiciously, unpropitiously} in an inauspicious manner
"he started his new job inauspiciously on Friday the 13th"
<-> auspiciously, propitiously
{adv: initially, ab initio, at first, at the start} at the beginning
"at first he didn't notice anything strange"
{adv: rowdily, raucously} in a rowdy manner
"the crowd got drunk and started to behave rowdily"
{adv: seriously, earnestly, in earnest} in a serious manner
"talking earnestly with his son"
"she started studying snakes in earnest"
"a play dealing seriously with the question of divorce"
{n: Alzheimer's disease, Alzheimer's, Alzheimers} a progressive form of presenile dementia that is similar to senile dementia except that it usually starts in the 40s or 50s; first symptoms are impaired memory which is followed by impaired thought and speech and finally complete helplessness
{n: Bastille} a fortress built in Paris in the 14th century and used as a prison in the 17th and 18th centuries; it was destroyed July 14, 1789 at the start of the French Revolution
{n: Boy Scouts} an international (but decentralized) movement started in 1908 in England with the goal of teaching good citizenship to boys
{n: Carina} a keel-shaped constellation in the southern hemisphere; contains the start Canopus
{n: Garcia Lorca, Frederico Garcia Lorca, Lorca} Spanish poet and dramatist who was shot dead by Franco's soldiers soon after the start of the Spanish Civil War (1898-1936)
{n: Henry VIII} son of Henry VII and King of England from 1509 to 1547; his divorce from Catherine of Aragon resulted in his break with the Catholic Church in 1534 and his excommunication 1538, leading to the start of the Reformation in England (1491-1547)
{n: Kaposi's sarcoma} a sarcoma that starts with purplish spots on the feet and legs and spreads from the skin to lymph nodes and internal organs; a common manifestation of AIDS
"until 1980 Kaposi's sarcoma occurred almost exclusively with Jewish or Italian or black men"
{n: Michelson-Morley experiment} a celebrated experiment conducted by Albert Michelson and Edward Morley; their failure to detect any influence of the earth's motion on the velocity of light was the starting point for Einstein's theory of relativity
{n: Nero, Nero Claudius Caesar Drusus Germanicus, Lucius Domitius Ahenobarbus} Roman Emperor notorious for his monstrous vice and fantastic luxury (was said to have started a fire that destroyed much of Rome in 64) but the Empire remained prosperous during his rule (37-68)
{n: Poland, Republic of Poland, Polska} a republic in central Europe; the invasion of Poland by Germany in 1939 started World War II
{n: Sisyphus} (Greek legend) a king in ancient Greece who offended Zeus and whose punishment was to roll a huge boulder to the top of a steep hill; each time the boulder neared the top it rolled back down and Sisyphus was forced to start again
{n: Spode, Josiah Spode} English potter who started a pottery famous for its bone china (1754-1827)
{n: Steffens, Lincoln Steffens, Joseph Lincoln Steffens} United States journalist who exposes in 1906 started an era of muckraking journalism (1866-1936)
{n: Virginia reel, reel} an American country dance which starts with the couples facing each other in two lines
{n: acromphalus} abnormal protrusion of the navel; sometimes the start of umbilical hernia
{n: amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, ALS, Lou Gehrig's disease} thickening of tissue in the motor tracts of the lateral columns and anterior horns of the spinal cord; results in progressive muscle atrophy that starts in the limbs
{n: arithmetic progression} (mathematics) a progression in which a constant is added to each term in order to obtain the next term
"1-4-7-10-13- is the start of an arithmetic progression"
{n: attractor, attracter} (physics) a point in the ideal multidimensional phase space that is used to describe a system toward which the system tends to evolve regardless of the starting conditions of the system
{n: backstitch} overlapping stitch made by starting next stitch at middle of preceding one
{n: balkline, baulk-line, string line} line across a billiard table behind which the cue balls are placed at the start of a game
{n: ballast, light ballast} an electrical device for starting and regulating fluorescent and discharge lamps
{n: base, home} the place where you are stationed and from which missions start and end
{n: beginning, commencement, first, outset, get-go, start, kickoff, starting time, showtime, offset} the time at which something is supposed to begin
"they got an early start"
"she knew from the get-go that he was the man for her"
<-> middle, end
{n: beginning, start, commencement} the act of starting something
"he was responsible for the beginning of negotiations"
{n: beginning} the event consisting of the start of something
"the beginning of the war"
<-> ending
{n: bon voyage, send-off} an organized expression of goodwill at the start of a trip or new venture
{n: bottom} the lowest part of anything
"they started at the bottom of the hill"
{n: broad jump, long jump} the act of jumping as far as possible from a running start
{n: car bomb} a bomb placed in a car and wired to explode when the ignition is started or by remote control or by a timing device
{n: casus belli} an event used to justify starting a war
{n: cataphyll} a reduced or scarcely developed leaf at the start of a plant's life (i.e., cotyledons) or in the early stages of leaf development
{n: center} a position on a basketball team of the player who participates in the jump that starts the game
{n: chill, shivering} a sensation of cold that often marks the start of an infection and the development of a fever
{n: company} an institution created to conduct business
"he only invests in large well-established companies"
"he started the company in his garage"
{n: contents, table of contents} a list of divisions (chapters or articles) and the pages on which they start
{n: control operation, control function} an operation that controls the recording or processing or transmission of interpretation of data
"a control operation started the data processing"
{n: coon} an eccentric or undignified rustic
"I'll be a gone coon when the battle starts"
{n: crank handle, starting handle} crank used to start an engine
{n: critical mass} the minimum amount (of something) required to start or maintain a venture
"the battle for the computer market has now reached critical mass"
"there is now a critical mass of successful women to take the lead"
"they sold the business because it lacked critical mass"
{n: curfew} a signal (usually a bell) announcing the start of curfew restrictions
{n: dieback} a disease of plants characterized by the gradual dying of the young shoots starting at the tips and progressing to the larger branches
{n: diphthong} a vowel sound that starts near the articulatory position for one vowel and moves toward the position for another
{n: double dribble} an illegal dribble in basketball (the player uses both hands to dribble or the player starts to dribble a second time after coming to a stop)
{n: electrical system} equipment in a motor vehicle that provides electricity to start the engine and ignite the fuel and operate the lights and windshield wiper and heater and air conditioner and radio
{n: end} a final part or section
"we have given it at the end of the section since it involves the calculus"
"Start at the beginning and go on until you come to the end"
<-> beginning, middle
{n: face-off} (ice hockey) the method of starting play; a referee drops the puck between two opposing players
{n: factory whistle} a whistle at a factory that is sounded to announce times for starting or stopping work
{n: family, family unit} primary social group; parents and children
"he wanted to have a good job before starting a family"
{n: finish, finishing} the act of finishing
"his best finish in a major tournament was third"
"the speaker's finishing was greeted with applause"
<-> start
{n: fire watching} (during World War II in Britain) watching for fires started by bombs that dropped from the sky
{n: firelighter} (a piece of) a substance that burns easily and can be used to start a coal or coke fire
{n: first gear, first, low gear, low} the lowest forward gear ratio in the gear box of a motor vehicle; used to start a car moving
{n: fish} the flesh of fish used as food
"in Japan most fish is eaten raw"
"after the scare about foot-and-mouth disease a lot of people started eating fish instead of meat"
"they have a chef who specializes in fish"
{n: fits and starts} repeated bursts of activity
"they worked in fits and starts"
{n: flat} a shallow box in which seedlings are started
{n: flying start, running start} a quick and auspicious beginning
{n: flying start, running start} a racing start in which the contestants are already in full motion when they pass the starting line
{n: follow-up, followup} a piece of work that exploits or builds on earlier work
"his new software is a follow-up to the programs they started with"
{n: fresh start, clean slate, tabula rasa} an opportunity to start over without prejudice
{n: fuel line, gas line} a pipe that carries gasoline from a tank to a gasoline engine
"the car wouldn't start because dirt clogged the gas line"
{n: geometric progression} (mathematics) a progression in which each term is multiplied by a constant in order to obtain the next term
"1-4-16-64-256- is the start of a geometric progression"
{n: grubstake} funds advanced to a prospector or to someone starting a business in return for a share of the profits
{n: gun} the discharge of a firearm as signal or as a salute in military ceremonies
"two runners started before the gun"
"a twenty gun salute"
{n: high sign} a silent signal of warning or recognition
"she started to speak but he gave her the high sign"
{n: hobbyhorse} a topic to which one constantly reverts
"don't get him started on his hobbyhorse"
{n: housing start} the act of starting to construct a house
{n: inauguration, startup} the act of starting a new operation or practice
"he opposed the inauguration of fluoridation"
"the startup of the new factory was delayed by strikes"
{n: incendiary bomb, incendiary, firebomb} a bomb that is designed to start fires; is most effective against flammable targets (such as fuel)
{n: indentation, indention, indent, indenture} the space left between the margin and the start of an indented line
{n: initiation, founding, foundation, institution, origination, creation, innovation, introduction, instauration} the act of starting something for the first time; introducing something new
"she looked forward to her initiation as an adult"
"the foundation of a new scientific society"
"he regards the fork as a modern introduction"
{n: instrumental role, instrument} the semantic role of the entity (usually inanimate) that the agent uses to perform an action or start a process
{n: interlock, ignition interlock} a device that prevents an automotive engine from starting
"car theives know how to bypass the ignition interlock"
{n: jumpstart, jump-start} starting an automobile engine that has a weak battery by means of jumper cables to another car
"my battery was dead so I had to get a jumpstart from my neighbor"
{n: kick starter, kick start} a starter (as on a motorcycle) that is activated with the foot and the weight of the body
{n: kickoff, send-off, start-off} a start given to contestants
"I was there with my parents at the kickoff"
{n: kickoff} (football) a kick from the center of the field to start a football game or to resume it after a score
{n: kindling, tinder, touchwood, spunk, punk} material for starting a fire
{n: kip, upstart} a gymnastic exercise performed starting from a position with the legs over the upper body and moving to an erect position by arching the back and swinging the legs out and down while forcing the chest upright
{n: lead} the playing of a card to start a trick in bridge
"the lead was in the dummy"
{n: load} an amount of alcohol sufficient to intoxicate
"he got a load on and started a brawl"
{n: long jump, broad jump} a competition that involves jumping as far as possible from a running start
{n: low-level formatting, initialization, initialisation} (computer science) the format of sectors on the surface of a hard disk drive so that the operating system can access them and setting a starting position
{n: lyric, words, language} the text of a popular song or musical-comedy number
"his compositions always started with the lyrics"
"he wrote both words and music"
"the song uses colloquial language"
{n: magazine, mag} a periodic publication containing pictures and stories and articles of interest to those who purchase it or subscribe to it
"it takes several years before a magazine starts to break even or make money"
{n: mentally retarded, retarded} people collectively who are mentally retarded
"he started a school for the retarded"
{n: merry-go-round} a never-ending cycle of activities and events (especially when they seem to have little purpose)
"if we lose the election the whole legislative merry-go-round will have to start over"
{n: opening} a ceremony accompanying the start of some enterprise
{n: pace lap} the first lap of a car race that prepares the cars for a fast start
{n: paper chase, hare and hounds} an outdoor game; the hares start off on a long run scattering bits of paper (the scent) and the hounds try to catch them before they reach a designated spot
{n: pass, mountain pass, notch} the location in a range of mountains of a geological formation that is lower than the surrounding peaks
"we got through the pass before it started to snow"
{n: pitch pipe} a small pipe sounding a tone of standard frequency; used to establish the starting pitch for unaccompanied singing
{n: plot, secret plan, game} a secret scheme to do something (especially something underhand or illegal)
"they concocted a plot to discredit the governor"
"I saw through his little game from the start"
{n: pole horse} the horse having a starting position next to the inside rail in a harness race
{n: pole position} the most favorable position at the start of a race
{n: post, stake} a pole or stake set up to mark something (as the start or end of a race track)
"a pair of posts marked the goal"
"the corner of the lot was indicated by a stake"
{n: pump priming} introducing water into a pump to improve the seal and start the water flowing
{n: punctuated equilibrium, theory of punctuated equilibrium} a theory of evolution holding that evolutionary change in the fossil record came in fits and starts rather than in a steady process of slow change
{n: pursuit, chase, pursual, following} the act of pursuing in an effort to overtake or capture
"the culprit started to run and the cop took off in pursuit"
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