starting

1. VERB 开始(做某事)
   If you start to do something, you do something that you were not doing before and you continue doing it.
   1. John then unlocked the front door and I started to follow him up the stairs...
      约翰接着打开前门，我开始跟他上楼。
   2. It was 1956 when Susanna started the work on the garden...
      苏珊娜是从 1956 年开始修建这个花园的。
   3. She started cleaning the kitchen.
      她开始打扫厨房。
   4. Start is also a noun.
      
   5. After several starts, she read the report properly.
      经过几次断续后，她开始顺利地念报告了。
2. V-ERG (使)开始;(使)发生
   When something starts, or if someone starts it, it takes place from a particular time.
   1. The fire is thought to have started in an upstairs room...
      火灾被认为是从楼上的一个房间里开始燃起的。
   2. The Great War started in August of that year...
      第一次世界大战于那年 8 月爆发。
   3. Trains start at 11.00 and an hourly service will operate until 16.00...
      火车 11 点开始发出，每小时一班，一直运营到 16 点。
   4. All of the passengers started the day with a swim.
      所有的乘客那天一开始就先游了个泳。
   5. Start is also a noun.
      
   6. ...1918, four years after the start of the Great War...
      1918 年，第一次世界大战爆发4年后
   7. She demanded to know why she had not been told from the start.
      她想知道为什么一开始没有告诉她。
3. VERB (从…)开始;(从…)着手
   If you start by doing something, or if you start with something, you do that thing first in a series of actions.
   1. I started by asking how many day-care centers were located in the United States...
      我一开始先问了问美国有多少所日托中心。
   2. He started with a good holiday in Key West, Florida.
      他先去佛罗里达的基韦斯特岛度了个愉快的假期。
4. VERB 第一份工作是…
   You use start to say what someone's first job was. For example, if their first job was that of a factory worker, you can say that they started as a factory worker.
   1. Betty started as a shipping clerk at the clothes factory...
      贝蒂的第一份工作是在服装厂里当运务员。
   2. Grace Robertson started as a photographer with Picture Post in 1947.
      格雷斯·罗伯逊于 1947 年参加工作，做了《图片邮报》杂志的一名摄影师。
   3. Start off means the same as start .
      start off 同 start
   4. Mr. Dambar had started off as an assistant to Mrs. Spear's husband.
      丹巴尔先生的第一份工作是给斯皮尔夫人的丈夫当助理。
5. See also: George Granger has started a health centre and I know he's looking for qualified staff... Now is probably as good a time as any to start a business. Start up means the same as start . The cost of starting up a day care center for children ranges from $150,000 to $300,000... He said what a good idea it would be to start a community magazine up. start-up
6. V-ERG 开动，发动(发动机、汽车、机器等)
   If you start an engine, car, or machine, or if it starts, it begins to work.
   1. He started the car, which hummed smoothly...
      他发动了汽车，车发出平稳的嗡嗡声。
   2. We were just passing one of the parking bays when a car's engine started.
      我们从一个停车区经过时，一辆车发动了引擎。
   3. Start up means the same as start .
      start up 同 start
   4. He waited until they went inside the building before starting up the car and driving off...
      他一直等到他们走进大楼后才发动汽车开车离去。
   5. Put the key in the ignition and turn it to start the car up...
      将钥匙插进点火装置，然后转动钥匙发动汽车。
   6. The engine of the seaplane started up.
      水上飞机的发动机启动了。

Start, begin, and commence all have a similar meaning, although commence is more formal and is not normally used in conversation. The meeting is ready to begin... He tore the list up and started a fresh one... The space probe commenced taking a series of photographs. Note that begin, start, and commence can all be followed by an -ing form or a noun, but only begin and start can be followed by a 'to' infinitive.
start，begin和 commence 意思相近，但 commence 较正式，通常不会用在对话中，如：The meeting is ready to begin (会议就要开始了)，He tore the list up and started a fresh one (他把清单撕碎，开始另列一张)，The space probe commenced taking a series of photographs (空间探测器开始拍摄一系列照片)。要注意，begin，start 和 commence 后面都可以跟 -ing 形式或名词，但只有 begin 和 start 后面才能跟带 to 的不定式。

7. VERB 惊起;吓一跳;激灵
   If you start, your body suddenly moves slightly as a result of surprise or fear.
   1. She put the bottle on the table, banging it down hard. He started at the sound...
      她砰的一声把瓶子放到了桌子上，把他吓了一跳。
   2. Rachel started forward on the sofa. — 'You mean you've arrested Pete?'
      雷切尔从沙发上猛地往前一欠身子。——“你的意思是你已经抓到了皮特?”
   3. Start is also a noun.
      
   4. Sylvia woke with a start...
      西尔维亚猛然惊醒。
   5. He gave a start of surprise and astonishment.
      他被惊得浑身一激灵。
8. See also: head start false start
9. PHRASE 首先;第一
   You use for a start or to start with to introduce the first of a number of things or reasons that you want to mention or could mention.
   1. You must get her name and address, and that can be a problem for a start...
      你必须先打听到她的姓名和地址，而那可能就是第一个难题。
   2. It comes as a surprise to be reminded that he is 70. For a start, he doesn't look it...
      有人提醒我他 70 岁了，这很令人惊讶。首先，他看上去不像。
   3. To start with, where and when did it happen?
      首先，这事发生在何时何地？
10. PHRASE 开局顺利/开局不顺
    If you get off to a good start, you are successful in the early stages of doing something. If you get off to a bad start, you are not successful in the early stages of doing something.
    1. The new Prime Minister has got off to a good start, but he still has to demonstrate what manner of leader he is going to be...
       新首相上任后开了个好头，但他仍得展现出自己的执政风格。
    2. England got off to a bad start in the Five Nations' Championship, losing 35-10 to France.
       英格兰队在五国锦标赛中开局不利，以 10 比 35 输给了法国队。
11. PHRASE (事情、过程等)开始时，一开始
    To start with means at the very first stage of an event or process.
    1. To start with, the pressure on her was very heavy, but it's eased off a bit now...
       一开始，她的压力很大，但现在已经好些了。
    2. Success was assured and, at least to start with, the system operated smoothly.
       成功有保证了，至少该系统一开始运行得挺顺利。
12. in fits and starts → see: fit

1. He had worked in the theatre for many years, starting at the bottom.
   他从最基础的干起，已经从事戏剧工作很多年了。
2. Now people are starting to realise that he means business.
   人们现在才开始明白他不是在开玩笑。
3. He was just starting to become known on the cabaret circuit.
   他在卡巴莱歌舞表演圈中刚刚开始有点名气。
4. Clouds had come down and it was starting to drizzle
   云层压低，开始飘起了毛毛雨。
5. She sees the bar as a starting point and eventually plans to run her own chain of country inns.
   她把那间酒吧当作一个起点，最终计划是经营自己的乡村旅馆连锁店。
6. Government ministers are starting to wonder how long their good fortune can last.
   政府部长们开始怀疑他们的好运还能够持续多久。
7. There were signs on Saturday that the team is starting to gel at last
   周六有迹象表明这支队伍终于开始团结作战了。
8. The starting gun blasted and they were off.
   发令枪响了，他们冲了出去。
9. Are we starting that again? I most sincerely hope not.
   我们又要旧事重提了吗？我真的希望不要。
10. It's starting to infringe on our personal liberties.
    它开始侵犯我们的人身自由。
11. Before starting, he made an inventory of everything that was to stay.
    开始之前，他把所有要留下的东西列了详细的清单。
12. Ryan Giggs is likely to be in Wales's starting line-up for their World Cup qualifying match
    瑞恩·吉格斯可能出现在威尔士队世界杯预选赛的首发阵容中。
13. Starting school is a milestone for both children and parents.
    对于孩子和家长而言，开始上学是一件大事。
14. The economy is starting to climb out of recession
    经济开始走出衰退。
15. He set out in search of ideas for starting a company of his own.
    他开始寻求思路创办自己的公司。
16. Political and personal ambitions are starting to prevail over economic interests.
    政治抱负和个人野心开始压倒经济利益。
17. Those are our hopes; we are starting this clinical trial to investigate whether those hopes will be realised.
    那些就是我们的希望；我们正在开展这些临床试验以调查那些希望是否可以实现。
18. The company is only just starting to reap the rewards of long-term investments
    这家公司才刚刚开始收获长期投资的回报。
19. These proposals represent a realistic starting point for negotiation
    这些建议是谈判的现实出发点。
20. They had already walked a couple of miles or more from their starting point.
    他们从起点出发已经走了至少几英里。
21. I've never taken a holiday since starting this job
    自从做这份工作起，我就没有休过假。
22. There should be some tangible evidence that the economy is starting to recover
    应该有明显迹象表明经济开始复苏了。
23. On the morning before starting the fast, write down your starting weight
    早晨开始禁食前，记下你的体重。
24. When entering a trail or starting a descent, yield to other skiers.
    进入滑雪道或开始下滑时，要给其他滑雪者让路。
25. The analysis of a problem is the starting point for its solution.
    分析问题是解决问题的基点。
26. This won't stop us from starting the work on the project on time.
    这不妨碍我们按期动工。
27. Bad weather prevented me from starting.
    恶劣的天气使我不能动身。
28. It's starting to rain.
    掉点儿了。
29. Starting bare-handed, you have built up so many steel plants. This is nothing short of miracles.
    你们白手起家，修建了这么多钢铁厂，这简直是个奇迹。
30. Our trip takes Midway as a starting point.
    我们的旅行以中途岛为起点。

noun

1. a turn to be a starter (in a game at the beginning)
   1. he got his start because one of the regular pitchers was in the hospital
   2. his starting meant that the coach thought he was one of their best linemen

   Synonym:    start

adj

1. appropriate to the beginning or start of an event
   1. the starting point
   2. hands in the starting position

2. (especially of eyes) bulging or protruding as with fear
   1. with eyes starting from their sockets