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出处：按学科分类—语言、文字 辽宁人民出版社《英汉辞典》第1244页（1807字）

【释义】：

vi．①惊起，惊跳起来，吓一跳：start up from one’s seat从座位上惊跳起来．He started at a sudden noise．突然的吵闹声吓了他一跳．②突出，涌出：His eyes started from his sockets．他吓得瞪起眼睛来．Tears started to her eyes．她泪水盈眶．③出发，动身，启程：start for Shanghai动身到上海去．We started at six．我们是六点出发的．④发生，开始，开动：Where did the fire start?火从什么地方烧起的?I can’t make the engine start．我开动不了这台发动机．start in【口语】开始：It started in to rain．下雨了．He started in on the cake．他吃起饼来了．start out【口语】着手做：start out to write a novel着手写小说．⑤脱节，裂开，松弛，弯翘：The nail has started．这根钉子松了．The ship has started at the seams．船的接缝裂开了．The planks have started．厚木板翘了．

－vt．①惊起：We started two birds as we walked in the wood．我们在树林里走时惊起了两只鸟．②开始，着手，开动：start a train开动火车．start a newspaper创办报纸．She started working(or to work)．她开始工作．My watch has stopped and I must start(up)it again．我的表停了，要上弦．③引起，使出现，使发生：start a war发动战争．start a controversy引起争论．start a fire起火．start a baby【口语】怀孕．The heavy smoke started her coughing．浓烟呛得她直咳嗽．④使脱节，使裂开，使松弛，使弯翘：start an anchor起锚．start a bolt(tooth)拔插销(牙)．The damp has started the timbers．木材因潮湿而翘了．⑤发起跑信号．

△start off 1)开始：The concert started off with a chorus．音乐会以合唱开始．2)动身，出发：start off for the rear of the enemy到敌人后方去．start with 1)首先：To start with，we have a correct political line；and then，we have the support of the masses．首先，我们有正确的政治路线；其次，我们有群众的支持．2)在开始时：We had only a few members to start with．开始时我们只有几个成员．start up 1)惊起，惊动．2)突然出现，突然发生．

－n．①惊起，惊吓：awake with a start 惊醒．The news gave me a start．这消息吓了我一跳．②出发，动身：I advice you to make an early start．我劝你早点动身．③开始，着手：the start of a race起跑．from start to finish从头至尾．Everything is difficult at the start．万事开头难．④脱节部，松弛部．⑤(赛跑等的)先跑权，优先地位，优势：The small girls had a start of 10 metres in the race．赛跑时小女孩们有先跑十米的权利．get(or have)the start of sb．比某人先下手，优越于某人．