start
We wont finish the job today, but we have made a start. 此句中的start用作名词,意为开头,开端,起始,这是start的常用法之一。
It started to rain. 此句中的start用作动词,意为开始,这是start的常用法之二。
除了以上用法外,start还有其它用法。如:
① The news gave me quite a start.(start用作名词,意为吃惊,惊起。)
② Isnt it time we start back? Its getting dark. (start back意为动身返回。)
③ What time do you start for work? (start for... 意为动身去。)
④ I told him the whole story, from start to finish. (from start to finish意为自始至终,从头到尾。)
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