start

don't start (或 don't you start)

(informal)used to tell someone not to grumble or criticize

(非正式)告訴（某人）不要發(fā)牢騷（或指責(zé)）

don't start—I do my fair share.

不要發(fā)牢騷，我做我應(yīng)該做的那一份。

for a start

(informal)used to introduce or emphasize the first or most important of a number of considerations

(非正式)首先；一開(kāi)始

this side are at an advantage—for a start, there are more of them.

這一邊處于優(yōu)勢(shì)，首先是他們?nèi)烁唷?/p>

get the start of

(dated)gain an advantage over

(舊)比…居先，比…占優(yōu)勢(shì)

start a family

conceive one's first child

開(kāi)始懷第一個(gè)孩子

start a hare

start something

(informal)cause trouble

(非正式)惹是生非

start in

(informal)begin doing something, especially talking

(非正式)開(kāi)始做（尤指開(kāi)始說(shuō)）

people groan when she starts in about her acting ambitions.

當(dāng)她開(kāi)始表達(dá)當(dāng)演員的志向時(shí)，人們報(bào)以不滿(mǎn)的哼哼聲。

start off (或 start someone/thing off)

begin (or cause someone or something to begin) working, operating, or dealing with something

（使）開(kāi)始；（使）從事

treatment should start off with attention to diet.

治療首先應(yīng)該從注意飲食開(kāi)始。

what started you off on this search?.

是什么使你開(kāi)始這項(xiàng)研究的。

start on

begin to work on or deal with

開(kāi)始進(jìn)行；著手處理

I'm starting on a new book .

我正開(kāi)始寫(xiě)一本新書(shū)。

(informal)begin to talk to someone, especially in a critical or hostile way

(非正式)開(kāi)始吵架；開(kāi)始用言語(yǔ)抨擊

she started on about my not having proper furniture.

她開(kāi)始指責(zé)我沒(méi)有合適的家具。

start over

(N. Amer.)make a new beginning

(北美)重新開(kāi)始

could you face going back to school and starting over?.

你能面對(duì)返回學(xué)校重新開(kāi)始讀書(shū)嗎。

start out (或 up)

embark on a venture or undertaking, especially a commercial one

著手，開(kāi)始從事（某事業(yè)，尤指商業(yè)）

the company will start out with a hundred employees.

這個(gè)公司開(kāi)業(yè)時(shí)將雇用100名員工。

start something【非正式用語(yǔ)】

To cause trouble.

招致麻煩

to start with

At the beginning; initially.

開(kāi)始；起先

In any case.

無(wú)論如何