to start
01
开始, 启动
to begin something new and continue doing it, feeling it, etc.
Transitive: to start doing sth | to start to do sth
例子
I started learning a new language last month.
我上个月开始学习一门新语言。
例子
After saying goodbye, she started for the train station to catch the early morning train.
道别后，她出发前往火车站赶早班火车。
例子
I started when I heard the loud noise outside.
当我听到外面的大声噪音时，我吓了一跳。
例子
He started as a part-time cashier but was promoted to store manager.
他开始时是一名兼职收银员，但被提升为店长。
02
开始, 启动
to come into existence or become active from a particular place or specific time
Intransitive: to start point in time | to start somewhere
例子
The concert will start promptly at 7 p.m., so please be on time.
音乐会将在晚上7点准时开始，所以请准时到场。
例子
The faulty wiring started a fire that destroyed the building.
有故障的线路引发了一场大火，摧毁了建筑物。
2.2
启动, 开始运转
(of a machine or device) to begin functioning or operating
Intransitive
例子
When the computer starts, it displays the company's logo on the screen.
当电脑启动时，它会在屏幕上显示公司的标志。
Start
例子
Even a small donation is a start towards achieving our fundraising goal.
即使是小额捐赠也是实现我们筹款目标的开始。
例子
She marked the start of her new job with a celebratory lunch.
她以庆祝午餐标志着新工作的开始。
03
开始, 起点
the initial conditions or opportunities a person experiences at a beginning, which can influence their future development and success
例子
Her internship at the law firm was the start she needed to launch her legal career.
04
开始, 参赛机会
the opportunity or instance of being entered into a race as a contestant
例子
The track meet gave her a start in the 100-meter dash alongside elite athletes.
田径赛让她有机会与精英运动员一起参加100米短跑的起跑。
05
开始, 开始的机会
the opportunity or instance of being selected to participate as a starter in a sports team at the beginning of a game
例子
After weeks of hard work, she received her first start as a defender in the soccer match.
经过数周的辛勤工作，她作为后卫在足球比赛中获得了她的第一次首发机会。
例子
She felt a start when the unexpected flash of lightning lit up the room.
当意外的闪电照亮房间时，她感到一阵惊跳。
例子
The runner received a ten-second start over the rest of the competitors in the 5 K race.
这位跑步者在5公里比赛中比其他选手获得了十秒的起跑优势。
Old use例子
The unexpected announcement at the meeting was a real start for everyone involved.
会议上意外的宣布对所有参与者来说都是一个真正的开始。
例子
The coach reminded the runners to stay behind the start line until the race officially began.
教练提醒跑步者在比赛正式开始前要保持在起跑线后面。
词汇树
restart
starter
starting
start
