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表示在某个时间点开始。
Please arrive at the starting time.
请在起始时间到达。
起始时间
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起始时间
the time at which something is scheduled to begin
Please arrive at the starting time.
请在起始时间到达。
指活动、事件或程序开始的预定时间
某事预定或应开始的时间点
The moment in time at which something is scheduled or supposed to begin.
The starting time for the meeting is 9 AM sharp.
会议的起始时间是上午9点整。
What is the starting time of the movie?
电影的起始时间是什么？
Please arrive ten minutes before the starting time.
请在起始时间前十分钟到达。
表示在某个时间点开始。
Please arrive at the starting time.
请在起始时间到达。
表示某事件的开始时间。
The starting time of the movie is 7pm.
电影的起始时间是晚上7点。
The starting time is 9:00 AM.
起始时间是上午9点。
可作主语或宾语。
I forgot the starting time.
我忘记了起始时间。
Not this
The game begins in the starting time.
Use this
The game begins at the starting time.
表示具体时间点应用介词"at"，而不是"in"。"in"通常用于一段时间或月份、年份等，而"starting time"是一个具体的时间点。
Not this
We need to know starting time.
Use this
We need to know the starting time.
"starting time"是可数名词，在句中作宾语时需要冠词。这里应使用定冠词"the"表示特指某个已知的起始时间。
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可数名词，常与 at 连用表示开始时间
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