| 单词 | start off |
| 释义 | start off 1. phrasal verb B1+ If you start off by doing something, you do it as the first part of an activity. She started off by accusing him of blackmail but he more or less ignored her. [V P + by] He started off playing piano background music for silent films. [VERB PARTICLE verb-ing] 2. phrasal verb To start someone off means to cause them to begin doing something. Her mother started her off acting in children's theatre. [VERB noun PARTICLE] 3. phrasal verb To start something off means to cause it to begin. He became more aware of the things that started that tension off. [VERB noun PARTICLE] Best results are obtained by starting the plants off in a warm greenhouse. [VERB noun PARTICLE] 4. start [sense 4]verb B1 See full dictionary entry for start You use start to say what someone's first job was. For example, if their first job was that of a factory worker, you can say that they started as a factory worker. Betty started as a shipping clerk at the clothes factory. [VERB + as] Grace Robertson started as a photographer with Picture Post in 1947. [V as n] Translations: Chinese: 首先做某事 Japanese: 旅立つ |
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