[intransitive] (used with an adverb or a preposition 与副词或介词连用) to begin at a particular level开始（于特定水平）；由…起◆Prices for the clothes start at about $100 and run into thousands.服装价格从大约 100 元以至数千元。 [intransitive, transitive] start (sth/sb) (up) to begin to exist; to make sth begin to exist开办；创办◆There are a lot of small business starting up in the area.这一地区创办了许多小企业。◆They decided to start a catering business.他们决定创办一家餐饮企业。  ➡  start-up  ➡  see note at found [intransitive, transitive] start (out/off) (sth) (as sth) to begin in a particular way that changes later以…起步；开始于◆The company started out with just 10 employees.公司创办时只有 10 名员工。 [intransitive, transitive] when you start a machine or a vehicle or it starts, it begins to operate启动，发动（机器、车辆等）◆Just press this button to start the scanner.只要按一下这个钮即可启动扫描仪。  ➡  idiom at fit noun, head noun ●ˌstart ˈoutto begin to do sth, especially in business or work开始从事；着手◆to start out in business开始做生意to have a particular intention when you begin sth最初想要；开始打算◆I started out to fix a bug but I ended up writing a new program.我最初打算修补一个错误，而最终编写了一个新程序。●ˌstart ˈover (especially NAmE) to begin again重新开始◆I messed up the design so I had to start over.我把设计搞糟了，所以只得从头开始。●ˌstart ˈup ●ˌstart sth ˈupto begin working, happening, etc.; to make sth do this启动；发动；开始◆My computer won't start up.我的电脑无法启动。◆Start up the engine.发动引擎。  ➡  start-up jump-start kick-start