Word · Frequency #205
starting
开始；起始
starting is the present participle of start.
To begin; to have its origin at a place or time.
- 1.
To have its origin (at), begin.
起源；开始
- 2.
To move suddenly, from a previous state of rest; to startle.
突然移动；惊起；惊动
- 3.
To put into play.
使开始；启动
- 4.
To pour out; to empty; to tap and begin drawing from.
倒出；清空；打开并开始抽取
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
In use
The lecture starts at nine, so we still have time for coffee.
She started learning French last year and now speaks it quite well.
If you press this button, the engine will start immediately.
Verb forms
base start · third person starts · -ing starting · past started · past participle started
规则动词，过去式和过去分词加-ed。
Connections
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
- Campers need dry wood to start a fire.露营者需要干柴来生火。
- start a car
Learner notes
Memory Tip
start 里藏着 art（艺术），艺术创作要从“开始”下笔。
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。
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）。
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。
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。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 5，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.