false start

n.1. Sports a. An illegal racing start in which one of the competitors begins moving before the starting signal. b. A violation of the rules governing the start of play in which a player moves from a set position before play is initiated, especially a rule violation in football in which an offensive player other than the center moves from a set position before the ball is snapped.2. A misguided or unsuccessful attempt to begin something: wrote the first paragraph after several false starts.

false′-start′ v.

false start

n 1. (General Sporting Terms) sport an illegal start to a race, caused by a competitor beginning to move before the prescribed signal 2. any premature attempt to begin an activity vb (General Sporting Terms) (intr) to make a false start

false′ start′

n. 1. a premature start by a contestant in a race, as in a swimming or track event, necessitating calling the field back to start again. 2. an unsuccessful launch of an undertaking. [1805–15]

Translations

错误的起步

false

(foːls) adjective1. not true; not correct. He made a false statement to the police.不真实的2. not genuine; intended to deceive. She has a false passport.假的3. artificial. false teeth.人造的4. not loyal. false friends.无信义的ˈfalsehood noun (the telling of) a lie. She is incapable of (uttering a) falsehood.说谎ˈfalsify (-fӕi) verb to make false. He falsified the accounts.伪造ˌfalsifiˈcation (-fi-) noun伪造ˈfalsity noun慌言false alarm a warning of something which in fact does not happen. 一场虚惊false start in a race, a start which is declared not valid and therefore has to be repeated. 错误的起步

false start

1. In a sporting event, a situation in which one player or team begins before the official signal has been given. The team was issued a penalty by the referee after the false start.2. An unsuccessful attempt to begin something. After several false starts, Gina was finally able to make some progress in writing her term paper.See also: false, start

false start

A wrong beginning, as in After several false starts she finally managed to write the first chapter. The term originated in racing, where it refers to beginning a race before the starting signal has been given. The expression was soon transferred to other kinds of failed beginning. [Early 1800s] See also: false, start

(make) a false ˈstart

an attempt to begin something that is not successful: After a few false starts, I finally managed to work the fax machine. ♢ He made a few false starts early on in his acting career, but then found success with the Royal Shakespeare Company.In sport, a false start is a situation when a competitor in a race starts before the official signal has been given.See also: false, start

单词	false start
释义	false start false start n.1. Sports a. An illegal racing start in which one of the competitors begins moving before the starting signal. b. A violation of the rules governing the start of play in which a player moves from a set position before play is initiated, especially a rule violation in football in which an offensive player other than the center moves from a set position before the ball is snapped.2. A misguided or unsuccessful attempt to begin something: wrote the first paragraph after several false starts. false′-start′ v. false start n 1. (General Sporting Terms) sport an illegal start to a race, caused by a competitor beginning to move before the prescribed signal 2. any premature attempt to begin an activity vb (General Sporting Terms) (intr) to make a false start false′ start′ n. 1. a premature start by a contestant in a race, as in a swimming or track event, necessitating calling the field back to start again. 2. an unsuccessful launch of an undertaking. [1805–15] Translations 错误的起步 false (foːls) adjective1. not true; not correct. He made a false statement to the police. 不真實的不真实的2. not genuine; intended to deceive. She has a false passport. 假的，虛偽的假的3. artificial. false teeth. 人造的人造的4. not loyal. false friends. 無信義的无信义的ˈfalsehood noun (the telling of) a lie. She is incapable of (uttering a) falsehood. 說謊说谎ˈfalsify (-fӕi) verb to make false. He falsified the accounts. 偽造伪造ˌfalsifiˈcation (-fi-) noun 偽造伪造ˈfalsity noun 謊言慌言false alarm a warning of something which in fact does not happen. 一場虛驚一场虚惊false start in a race, a start which is declared not valid and therefore has to be repeated. 錯誤的起步错误的起步 false start false start 1. In a sporting event, a situation in which one player or team begins before the official signal has been given. The team was issued a penalty by the referee after the false start.2. An unsuccessful attempt to begin something. After several false starts, Gina was finally able to make some progress in writing her term paper.See also: false, start false start A wrong beginning, as in After several false starts she finally managed to write the first chapter. The term originated in racing, where it refers to beginning a race before the starting signal has been given. The expression was soon transferred to other kinds of failed beginning. [Early 1800s] See also: false, start (make) a false ˈstart an attempt to begin something that is not successful: After a few false starts, I finally managed to work the fax machine. ♢ He made a few false starts early on in his acting career, but then found success with the Royal Shakespeare Company.In sport, a false start is a situation when a competitor in a race starts before the official signal has been given.See also: false, start false start false start A condition in which a gas turbine engine fails to attain a stable light up, and the engine does not accelerate to a self-sustaining, or idling, RPM. AcronymsSeeFSThesaurusSeefalse
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