v.①开始,着手 ②开始进行,(使)发生 ③发起,创办 ④动身,出发 ⑤发动,启动

【用法】start后面接不定式或动词-ing形式作宾语,意思相同。但是,当后面接表”感知”意义的动词或当start为进行时时,后面一般接不定式,如:He started to feel that he was wrong./He is staffing to work there next month.

【搭配】to start with ①第一,首先 ②起初,开始时

start off ①开始活动 ②进行(或开展)起来 ③首先进行,一开始是

start out ①开始从事,着手(某工作),从业 ②最初想要,起先打算