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）不要發牢騷（或指責）

don't start—I do my fair share.

不要發牢騷，我做我應該做的那一份。

for a start

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

(非正式)首先；一開始

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

這一邊處于優勢，首先是他們人更多。

get the start of

(dated)gain an advantage over

(舊)比…居先，比…占優勢

start a family

conceive one's first child

開始懷第一個孩子

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)開始做（尤指開始說）

people groan when she starts in about her acting ambitions.

當她開始表達當演員的志向時，人們報以不滿的哼哼聲。

start off (或 start someone/thing off)

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

（使）開始；（使）從事

treatment should start off with attention to diet.

治療首先應該從注意飲食開始。

what started you off on this search?.

是什么使你開始這項研究的。

start on

begin to work on or deal with

開始進行；著手處理

I'm starting on a new book .

我正開始寫一本新書。

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

(非正式)開始吵架；開始用言語抨擊

she started on about my not having proper furniture.

她開始指責我沒有合適的家具。

start over

(N. Amer.)make a new beginning

(北美)重新開始

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

你能面對返回學校重新開始讀書嗎。

start out (或 up)

embark on a venture or undertaking, especially a commercial one

著手，開始從事（某事業，尤指商業）

the company will start out with a hundred employees.

這個公司開業時將雇用100名員工。

start something【非正式用語】

To cause trouble.

招致麻煩

to start with

At the beginning; initially.

開始；起先

In any case.

無論如何