Word · Frequency #205
started
开始;起始
started is the past of start.
核心释义
To begin; to have its origin at a place or time.
- 1.
起源;开始
To have its origin (at), begin.
- 2.
突然移动;惊起;惊动
To move suddenly, from a previous state of rest; to startle.
- 3.
使开始;启动
To put into play.
- 4.
倒出;清空;打开并开始抽取
To pour out; to empty; to tap and begin drawing from.
启动;发动;惊起;吓一跳;倒出;排空;开桶取用;起源;开始;突然移动;惊起;惊动
用法In use
The lecture starts at nine, so we still have time for coffee.
用法提示:start 以第三人称单数形式 starts 表示“开始”,后接时间点说明活动起始时间。
She started learning French last year and now speaks it quite well.
用法提示:started 是 start 的过去式,后接动名词,表示“开始做某事”。
If you press this button, the engine will start immediately.
用法提示:start 用作动词,表示“发动、启动”,主语为物,强调机器开始运转。
start doing sth
后接动名词,强调开始进行某个动作或活动。
She started working at nine this morning.
她今天早上九点开始工作。
start to do sth
后接不定式,与 start doing 意思相近,多用于天气、感觉等不由人控制的动作。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- start a business
- 创业
- She started a small online business.她创办了一家小型网店。
- start over
- 重新开始
- After the project failed, we had to start over.项目失败后,我们不得不重新开始。
- start a conversation
- 开始交谈;搭话
- Small talk is a good way to start a conversation.闲聊是开始交谈的好方法。
- start a family
- 组建家庭
- They want to start a family before they turn thirty.他们想在三十岁前组建家庭。
- start a fire
- 生火
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
start 里藏着 art(艺术),艺术创作要从“开始”下笔。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域:neutral 常见场景:日常对话、一般写作 表示“开始;启动”时,start 属于中性常用词,通常在日常对话和一般书面语中都很自然;正式语体中也可以用 begin,但 start 更为口语化和通用。
语法说明Grammar Note
既可用作及物动词(如start the car),也可用作不及物动词(如The show starts at 8)。常用搭配:start with(以…开始),start by doing(通过做…开始),start on(开始进行),start at(从…开始)。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
这些词里,art、cart、part、smart 都与 start 押韵:重读元音 /ɑr/ 后紧跟 /t/。heart 虽拼作 -ear,实际读 /hɑrt/,也与 start 押韵。注意 lookalike:stare 以 sta 开头但读 /stɛr/,star 读 /stɑr/(没有尾音 /t/),二者都不与 start 押韵。
高价值词汇High-value vocabulary
该词属于 Oxford 核心词汇,值得优先掌握常见搭配和句型。
Dictionary facts from DICTIONARY_API_DEV, ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.